Exam 1 Review
This term means towards the front of the body...
What is anterior
One of the main functions of the integumentary system is protecting the body from this external factor.
What are pathogens (or germs)?
This is one of the primary functions of bones, providing shape and framework to the body.
What is support?
This is the total number of bones in the adult human body.
What is 206?
This directional term means "toward the midline of the body."
What is medial?
This plane divides the body into right and left...
What is the sagittal plane?
This is the outermost layer of the skin.
What is the epidermis?
The hard outer layer of bone that provides strength is called this.
What is compact bone?
The femur is part of this division of the skeletal system.
What is the appendicular skeleton?
This protein in the epidermis makes skin waterproof and tough.
What is keratin?
This anatomical region refers to the area behind the knee...
What is the popliteal region?
These small glands in the dermis secrete oil to lubricate the skin and hair.
What are sebaceous glands?
These bone cells are responsible for breaking down bone tissue during remodeling.
What are osteoclasts?
These bones, such as the ribs and some skull bones, are thin and often curved.
What are flat bones?
The hollow shaft of a long bone, also known as the diaphysis, is filled with this type of marrow in adults.
What is yellow bone marrow?
The sternum is _____ to the spine
What is anterior?
These specialized cells produce melanin, the pigment responsible for skin color.
What are melanocytes?
This protein gives bone its flexibility and tensile strength.
What is collagen?
This type of bone marrow is responsible for producing red blood cells.
What is red bone marrow?
This type of fracture occurs when one side of the bone bends and the other side breaks, common in children.
What is a greenstick fracture?
A surgeon performing brain surgery from the top of the head would most likely be using this body plane...
What is the coronal (frontal) plane?
This deeper layer of the dermis contains blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue, and supports the epidermis.
What is the reticular layer?
This type of fracture occurs when the bone is shattered into three or more pieces.
What is a comminuted fracture?
his process, essential for skeletal development and maintenance, involves the replacement of cartilage or fibrous tissue with bone, and continues throughout life to repair and remodel the skeleton.
What is ossification (or bone remodeling, depending on context — ossification for development, remodeling for maintenance)?
An MRI scan taken in this plane would show a view separating the body into upper and lower halves.
What is the transverse (or horizontal) plane?