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Bio 210
skeletal & integumentary system
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Biology
Not Applicable
09/22/2010

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process
Definition
A GENERAL TERM FOR A PROJECTION FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BONE
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TUBERCLE
Definition
A RELATIVELY SMALL BUMP ON A BONE
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TUBEROSITY
Definition
A RELATIVELY LARGE, ROUGH AREA ON A BONE;
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HEAD
Definition
A HEMISPHERIC PROJECTION THAT ARTICULATES WITH ANOTHER BONE;
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NECK
Definition
A CONSTRICTION BELOW THE HEAD;
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TROCHANTER
Definition
A LARGE BUMP ON FEMUR;
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FORAMEN
Definition
SHALLOW HOLE;
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FORAMEN
Definition
SHALLOW HOLE; FORAMEN MAGNUM OF OCCIPITAL BONE
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SINUS
Definition
A CAVITY;
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MEATUS OR CANAL
Definition
A DEEP HOLE
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FOSSA
Definition
A SHALLOW DEPRESSION IN A BONE;
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FISSURE
Definition
A LONG DEEP CLEFT;
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PROCESS
Definition
STYLOID PROCESS OF ULNA
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TUBERCLE
Definition
GREATER TUBERCLE OF HUMERUS
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TUBEROSITY
Definition
DELTOID TUBEROSITY OF HUMERUS
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HEAD
Definition
HEAD OF FEMUR
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NECK
Definition
NECK OF RIB
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TROCHANTER
Definition
GREATER AND LESSER TROCHANTER OF FEMUR
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FORAMEN
Definition
FORAMEN MAGNUM OF OCCIPITAL BONE
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SINUS
Definition
MAXILLARY SINUS
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MEATUS
Definition
EXTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS OF TEMPORAL BONE
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FOSSA
Definition
ILIAC FOSSA
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FISSURE
Definition
INFERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE
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EPIDERMIS
Definition
_______ IS COMPOSED OF KERATINIZED STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM HARDERED WITH THE PROTEIN KERATIN
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STRATUM SPINOSUM
Definition
THE LAYER OF NUMEROUS CELLS SUPERFICIAL TO THE STRATUM BASALE IS THE __________
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MELANIN
Definition
A BROWN PIGMENT THAT PROTECTS THE STRATUM BASALE FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF UV RAYS
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MELANOCYTES
Definition
SPECIALIZED CELLS LOCATED IN THE STRATUM BASALE
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KERATIN
Definition
TOUGH MATERIAL THAT PROTECTS THE EPIDERMIS FROM WEAR AN TEAR
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STRATUM GRANULOSUM
Definition
A LAYER OF GRANULAR CELLS
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STRATUM LUCIDUM
Definition
IT IS FOUND IN THE PALMS OF HANDS AND THE SOLES OF FEET.
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STRATUM CORNEUM
Definition
A TOUGH LAYER OF THE INTEGUMENT CONSISTING OF DEAD CELLS FLATTENED AT THE SURFACE
Term
determinate hair
Definition
hair that grows to a specific length and stops; ex. eyelashes, eyebrows
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determinate hair
Definition
hair that grows to a specific length and stops; ex. eyelashes, eyebrows
Term
eccrine glands
Definition
the most common sudoriferous glands and are sensitive to temperature and produce normal body perspiration.
Term
interdeterminate hair
Definition
hair that grows without regard to length; ex. scalp, beard
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interdeterminate hair
Definition
hair that grows without regard to length; ex. scalp, beard
Term
interdeterminate hair
Definition
hair that grows without regard to length; ex. scalp, beard
Term
interdeterminate hair
Definition
hair that grows without regard to length; ex. scalp, beard
Term
interdeterminate hair
Definition
hair that grows without regard to length; ex. scalp, beard
Term
interdeterminate hair
Definition
hair that grows without regard to length; ex. scalp, beard
Term
sebum
Definition
an oily material which lubricates the hair.
Term
hair follicles
Definition
_____ are projections of the epidermal layers into the dermis.
Term
pilorector muscle
Definition
a cluster of parlled smooth muscle fibers that connects the hair follicle to the upper regions of the dermis.
Term
periosteum
Definition
the outer surface of the bone covered with a dense connective tissue sheath
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periosteum
Definition
the anchoring point for tendons and ligaments
Term
articular cartilage
Definition
composed of hyaline cartilage and help reduce friction as the joint moves.
Term
diaphysis
Definition
the shaft of the bone is called the ______
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epiphyses
Definition
the proximal and distal ends of the long bone
Term
epiphyseal plate
Definition
a plate of hyaline cartilage between the epiphysis and the diaphysis
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lacunae
Definition
rings of dark spots around the central canal
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osteocytes
Definition
mature bone cells
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osteoclasts
Definition
cells that remove collagen by acid phosphates and minerals by HCL
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