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Midterm 2
Muscles, Bones, Membranes
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/22/2008

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bursae
Definition
small cushionlike sacs b/t moving body parts
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keratin
Definition
tought, waterproof, abrasion resistant, protective
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stratum corneum
Definition
horny outer layer of epidermis
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cyanosis
Definition
bluish gray, not enough O2
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dermal papillae
Definition
bumps, fingerprints
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reticular layer
Definition
deeper network of interlacing fibers
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lanugo
Definition
hair on a baby
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hair papilla
Definition
where hair growth begins
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trabeculae
Definition
needlelike structures of spongy bone
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osteon
Definition
bone matrix organized into osteons or haversian systems
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periosteum
Definition
bone membrane
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axial skeleton
Definition
skull, spine, chest and hyoid
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appendicular skeleton
Definition
upper and lower extremeties
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true ribs
Definition
7 pairs
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false ribs
Definition

5 pairs incl u pairs floating

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synarthrosis
Definition
ex.  fixed joint in skull
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medullary cavity
Definition
yellow marrow
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endosteum
Definition
lines medullary cavity
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articular cartilage
Definition
covers ephyses as cushion
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lacrimal
Definition
1st bone inside orbit.  upper cheek.
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vomer
Definition
inside bottom nasal cavity
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trochanters
Definition
proximal end of femur
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amphiarthrosis
Definition
pubic bone cartilage
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malleolus
Definition
ankle
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saddle
Definition
thumb joint
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condyloid
Definition

wrist

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tonic
Definition
maintain body position
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sarcomeres
Definition
basic contractile unit separated by Z lines.  consist of thick and thin filaments
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myofibrils
Definition
wires in cable. 
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thick/thin filaments

Definition
thick myosin thin actin
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contraction
Definition
needs atp and calcium
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isometric
Definition
no movement
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isotonic
Definition
movement at joint
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