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Composed of skin, hair, oil & sweat glands, nails, & sensory receptors
Maintains body temperature, protects body, & provides sensory information of the environment
Body’s first line of defense |
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Covers external surface of body
Largest organ in the body
2 m2 (22 ft2) and ~5 kg (~11 lbs)
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Two main parts: Epidermis & dermis |
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| arthr-joint; logy-study of |
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| kinesi-movement logy-study of |
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| no synovial cavity; dense irregular connective tissue (collagen fibers) little movement; sutures; syndesmoses; interosseous membranes |
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| no synovial cavity; cartlilage medium movement; |
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| synovial cavity; dense irregular connective tissues most movement; planar joints-biaxial; hinge joints- convex&concave; pivot joints-monoaxial; condyloid joints-knuckle |
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| saclike structures- resemble joint capsules |
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| tubelike bursae, wrap around tendons |
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| decrease in angle between articulating bones |
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| increase in angle between articulating bones |
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| movement of the distal end of a body part in a circle |
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| (synovial)- articular surface fits into a saddle |
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| transforms into an osteoblast |
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| functions in resorption, breakdown of bone matrix |
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