Lab practical 2 (specific pages) Flashcards
What are the functions of the skin
Insulation, cushion, protects, prevents water loss, regulates body temp
What are the basic structures of the skin
An epidermis made of epithelium
a dermis made of connective tissue
- cemented together at dermal papilae
How does a blister happen
When the dermis and the epidermis seperate
What is the dermal papillae
The reticular and papillary layer
Most superficial layer; 20-30 layers of dead cells, essentially flat membranous sacs filled with keratin. Glycolipids in extracellular space
Stratum corneum
One to five layers of flattened cells, organelles deteriorating; cytoplasm full of lamellar granules and keratinohyaline granules
Stratum granulosum
Several layers of keratinocytes unified by demosomes. cells contain thick bundles of intermediate filaments made of pre-keratin
Stratum Spinosum
Deepest epidermal layer; one layer of actively mitotic stem cells; some newly formed cells become part of the more superficial layers. See occasional melanocytes and tactile epithelial cells
Stratum basale
What are the accessory organs of the skin
- Hair
- Nails
- cutaneous glands
What do articulations do
Hold bones together and allow body movements
What are the three structural types of articulations
Fibrous, synovial, cartilaginous
What are the functional types of articulations
Synarthroses
Amphiarthroses
DIarthroses
Freely moveable joints
Synarthroses
Slightly moveable joints
Ampiarthroses
Immovable joints
Diarthroses
Example of an structurally immovable joint
Fibrous joints: suture
have no joint cavity
two major types
Fibrous joints
What are the two major types of fibrous joints
Suture and syndesmoses (also gomphosis)
Joint held together by a ligament. fibrous tissue can vary in length, but is longer than in sutures
- Short ligament of dense fibers
Syndesmoses
joint held together with very short inteconnecting fibers, and bone edges interlock. (found only in the skull)
Suture joints
What is an example of a syndesmosis joint
the ligament that hold the fibula and the tibia together
Synovial joints have a
articular capsule = fibrous joints + synovial membrane
joint cavity containing fluid that is freely moveable
synovial joint
What are the 6 types of synovial joints
- ball and socket
- condyloid
- hinge
- plane
- pivot
- saddle