integumentary, hearing, sight Flashcards
1
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integumentary system
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hair, skin, nails, oil glands
2
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skin layers
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- epidermis
- dermis
- hyperdermis
3
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langerhans cells
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immune cells in epidermis
4
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merkal cells
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sensory cells in epidermis
5
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epidermal layers
“come, lets get sunburned”
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- stratum corneum
- stratum luciderm (thick skin)
- stratum granulosum
- stratum spinosum
- strutum basale
6
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dermis layers
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- papilary layer (fingerprints)
- reticular layer
- subcutis/ hyperdermis (fat)
7
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corpuscles
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tactile-touch
lamellar- pressure
8
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presperation types
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- insensible- maintain body temp
2. sensible- heat
9
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sweat gland types
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- eccrine- palms, feet, forehead
2. apocrine- arm pits and groin
10
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mechanoreceptors
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detect sound waves and pressure on the skin and in the inner ear
11
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chemoreceptors
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detect the molecules in our food and air
12
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glomerulus
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interprets smells
13
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mitral cell
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neuron that connects to glomerulus
14
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sound frequency
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the number of waves that pass a certain pointin a given time frame- high is short waves
15
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sound amplitude
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the difference between the high and low pressures created in the air by the soundwave
