Test Two Flashcards
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integumentary system (4 general traits)
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-protection from infection -thermoregulator -starts vitamin D pathway -sensation source
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reticular fibers
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make up stroma, the walls of soft organs (spleen and liver)
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keratin
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a waterproof protein
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apical surface
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top, may have cilia or microvili
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lamellae
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rings of bone around central canal
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endoderm
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inner, epithelial, inside of the digestive tract
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mesoderm
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middle, epithelial, connective, muscle
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osteoporosis
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loss of bone density (age)
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hypodermis
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attaches skin to underlying structures
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major danger behind 3rd degree burns
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infection
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chondroblasts
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immature cartilage cells
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3 kinds of cell junctions
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-tight junctions- “fuse adjacent cells with a web-like strip of protein”, keeps cells close and liquid out -desmosomes- (little bit loose) links adjacent cels with transmembrane glycoproteins -gap junctions- protein tunnels made of connexions, allow material to pass between cells (ex- cardiac cells)
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osteoblasts
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immature bone cells
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zone of resting cartilage
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chondrocytes anchor the epiphyseal plate to the epiphysis
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epidermis
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outer layer, can be thick (palms) or thin
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osteoprogenitor cells
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bone stem cells, only kind of bone cell that cal divide, initially an osteoprogenitor cell itself (to keep the stem cell line going)
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perichrondrium
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membrane around cartilage inside linings are inactive osteoprogenitor cells
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4 exocrine glands associated with the skin and their products
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-mammary glands- milk -ceruminous glands- ear wax (cerumin) -sebaceoous glands- oil (sebum) -sudoferous glands- sweat
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avascular
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no blood vessels
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compare spongy bone to compact bone
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-spongy- red bone marrow, epiphysis, spaces -compact- yellow bone marrow, diaphysis, osteons
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pseudomonas
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opportunistic bacteria that infects us when we are damaged (secretes green fluorescent material) always on us
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basement membrane
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give cells to connective tissue
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list the 6 parts of a long bone and what they are
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-epiphysis- ends -diaphysis- shaft -medullary cavity- space in diaphysis (yellow marrow) -periosteum- bone covering -articulating surface- joint surface (hyaline cartilage is here) -metaphysis/epiphyseal plates- line between epiphysis and diaphysis, where growth occurs
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sebum
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oil (from sebaceous glands)
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layers of the epidermis (5)
-stratum corneum- outlet (lobe) -\*stratum lucidum- only palms and soles -stratum granulosum -stratum spinosum -\*stratum basale- only layer than actively carries on mitosis TOP 3 ARE DEAD
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tissues
group of similar cells that perform a specialized function
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epidermal wound healing
stratum basale cells of dermis break free, walk across bottom of wound until they connect
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elastic fibers
allows for a return to shape
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"-cyte"
mature cells
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"-blast"
immature cells
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pathologist
looks for a disease in the 4 main tissues (epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous)
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reverse isolation
hospital must protect the patient from us
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zone of proliferating cartilage
what Dr. is interested in, only zone where actual division occurs
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desmosomes
junction links adjacent cells with a transmembrane glycoproteins (little bit loose)
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melanin
brown pigment, protects the skin cells from UV radiation
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3 primary germ layers
-endoderm- inner, epithelial, inside digestive tract -mesoderm- middle, epithelial, connective, muscle -ectoderm- outer, epithelial (skin), nervous
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deep wound healing
break into dermis or below, 3 WBC types will attack the infection
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what is hypocalcemia, its symptoms, what hormone responds to this?
-low blood calcium -symptoms- tremors, spasms -parathyroid hormone (PTH)- raises blood calcium levels {by stimulating osteoclasts}
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connexions
an assembly of 6 proteins called connexins that form the ore for a gap junction between the cytoplasm of 2 adjacent cells
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4 membranes and where you wound find each
-mucus membrane- open to outside -serous membrane- not open to outside -synovial membrane- joint cavities -meninges- around CNS
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metastasis
when cancer spreads (usually to blood/lymph), often to the lungs or liver (many small vessels)
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dermis
under epidermis, basement layer is between, contains hair and glands
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what is a compound fracture?
most dangerous (breaks skin), high infection rates, blood loss, fat embolism from yellow marrow being released
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osteocyte
mature cells, live in lacunae
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list the 6 epithelial cell arrangements
-simple squamous -stratified squamous -simple cudoidal -stratified cuboidal -simple columnar -stratified columnar -pseudostratified
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exocrine glands
have ducts, 3 types (merocrine, apocrine, holocrine)
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albinism
failure to produce any pigment (albino)
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skeletal system functions (5)
-movement -support -protection -mineral storage -hemopoiesis
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canaliculi
little cracks, allow for nutrients to flow
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2 general types of tumors and the difference between
-benign- smooth, clear edges -malignant- tendrils that extend out to other cells
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3 burn types and tell them apart
1st degree- redness, pain (epidermal) 2nd degree- blister (epidermal and dermal) 3rd degree- no pain in area (nerve damage) but pain around (epidermal, dermal, and hypodermal)
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what is a comminuted fracture?
more than 1 fragment
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endochondral ossification
most bones follow this cartilage model of growth (long bones, etc)
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3 types of cartilage
-fibrocartilage- intervertebral discs -hyaline cartilage- growth plates of bone -elastic cartilage- pinna of ear
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basophils
release histamine (causes inflammatory response- more blood = more WBC) ('B'ee sting swelling)
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stroma
walls of soft organs (spleen and liver)
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osteoblasts
immature bone cells, makes bone matrix by laying down collagen fibers for the calcium phosphate
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why is the stratum basale important
-its the only layer that is actively carrying on mitosis (growing)
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adipose
fats layer (energy storage), insulation, thermoregulation
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calcitriol
most active form of vitamin D (D3)
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chondroitin sulfate
ground substance for cartilage
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osteocytes
mature bone cells (maintain matrix)
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contact inhibition
when the stratum basale cells meet, it stops other basal cels from entering the wound
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osteon
functional unit of compact bone
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Meissner's Corpuscles
sense of light touch
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serous membrane, its 2 layers, and where are these layers found (generally)
-visceral layer- on the outside of the organ -parietal layer- lines the cavity the organ sits in
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trebeculae
lattice network that lamellae made in spongy bone
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gap functions
protein tunnels made of CONNEXIONS, allow material to pass between cells (ex- cardiac cells)
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glands
groups of cells that produce a specific substance
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intermembranous ossification
making a bone inside a membrane (think skull bones (finished by 2nd year))
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hyaluronic acid
gel-like ground substance for soft and dense connective tissues
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2 important events that happen in endochondral ossification
-hypertrophy of chondrocytes alters the area's pH, activating the osteoprogenitor cells -rapid growth of these cells punctures the nutrient arteries, brings blood in to the area
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collagen fibers
parallel bundles, strong but flexible, gives bones its flexibility
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Volkmann's canal
side to side
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zygotes
beginning cell (union of sperm and egg) forms the 3 primary germ layers (make all tissues)
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connective tissue (4 general traits)
-most varied and abundant tissue in the body -under epithelial cells -widely spaced cells with lots of matrix in between -HIGHLY vascular (except cartilage)
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ectoderm
outer, epithelial (skin), nervous
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zone of hypertrophy
cells enlarge and burst, altering pH (and leaving a hollow space)
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apocrine glands
sudiferous (sweat) glands active at puberty, modified glands of axillary and groin
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6 parts of an osteon
-haversian (central) canal -lamellae -lacunae -osteocytes -canaliculi -Volkmann's canal
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what is a greenstick fracture?
most common childhood fracture (because most of a child's bone is still cartilage), only break one side
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Pacinian Corpuscles
sense of pressure
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what are the 2 layers of the dermis and what are they made of
-papillary region- made of areolar connective tissue (have Meissener's Corpuscles) -reticular region- made of dense irregular tissues (have Pacinian Corpuscles)
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Haversian (central) canal
top to bottom
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eccrine glands
sudiferous (sweat) glands all over the body (active at birth)
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matrix
stuff between cells
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epithelial tissues
avascular, cover all free surfaces (outermost tissue surface), make up glands, tightly packed cells (tight junctions)
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what are the four fracture types
-greenstick -compound -comminuted -stress
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connective tissue matrix (2 things)
-ground substance- (hyalukonic acid, chondroitin sulfate, calcium phosphate) -fibers- (collagen- flexibility, elastic- return to shape, reticular- made of stroma)
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macrophages
HIGHLY phagocytic, these are monocytes that have left blood and entered tissue (clean up wound) (pac man)
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calcium phosphate
ground substance for bone, this is calcium, phosphate specifically is what gives bone its strength
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neutrophils
phagocytic- leave blood, enter wound, eat up bad stuff (calvary)
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list the 3 exocrine gland groups, what they do, and an example of where they are found
-mecrocrine- secretion is packaged by golgi apparatus as vesicles (salivary glands and pancreas) -apocrine- secrete by breaking off corners (found in groin, axillary regions; puberty) -holocrine- fill until cell explodes (sebaceous glands, oils)
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cancer
"abnormal cell division" (faulty p53 protein)
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chondroblasts/chondrocytes
immature cartilage cells mature and hypertrophy and get bigger
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carcinogen
"a cancer causing agent"
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what is hypercalcemia, its symptoms, what hormone responds to this?
-high blood calcium -symptoms- heart stops, weakness -calcitonin- lowers blood calcium levels {by stimulating osteoblasts}
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3 tumor varieties and where they are located
-carcinoma- epithelial tissue -sarcoma- connective tissue -leukemia- blood cancers
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microvili
small folds
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6 classes of bones (with example)
-long bones- tibia -short bones- carpals/tarsals -sesamoid bones- patella -irregular bones- vertebrae -Wormian (sutural) bones- between skull sutures
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cell junctions
how tissue cells are connected
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2 sudiferous glands (where and when)
-appocrine- puberty, axillary and groin regions -eccrine- birth, all over
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7 soft connective tissues and where they are located
-areolar CT- papillary (upper) part of dermis -adipose- hypodermis (only soft CT that matures its own cells) -reticular CT- in stroma (walls) of soft tissue organs -elastic CT- artery walls -dense regular CT- reticular (lower) layer of dermis -dense irregular CT- dermis -cartilage- housed in the lacunae
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endocrine glands
no ducts, make hormones
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rickets
vitamin D deficiency, bowed legs (soft bone)
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mesoderm
middle, epithelial, connective, muscle
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lacunae
lakes in lamellae
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4 zones in an epiphyseal plates
-zone of resting cartilage -zone of proliferating cartilage -zone of hypertrophy -zone of calcification
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cerumin
ear wax (from ceruminous glands)
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zone of calcification
fills the hollow space (becomes the lamellae)
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epiphyseal plate
region in immature bones where growth occurs (growth plates)
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cilia
small, hairlike structures
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fibroblasts
immature soft and dense connective tissue cells
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why is a compound fracture so dangerous?
-high infection rates -blood loss -fat embolism from yellow marrow being released
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3 types of connective tissue fibers
-collagen fibers- parallel bundles, strong but flexible, gives bone its flexibility -elastic fibers- allows for a return to shape -reticular fibers- make up stroma, the walls of soft organs (spleen and liver)
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osteoclasts
phagocytic bone cells (break down bone)
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what do each of the vitaamins do for bone growth
-C- synthesis of Collagen fibers -A- Activity of osteoblasts -D- needed for calcium to be absorbed, UV rays activate
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membranes
flat thing sheets that cover or line body surfaces
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tight junctions
"fuse adjacent cells together with a web-like strip of protein", common between epithelial cells like skin, stomach; keeps cell close and liquids out
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what vitamins are important for bone growth?
C, A, D
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2 kinds of marrow (which are you born with, which develops with time)
-yellow marrow- develops with time -red marrow- born with
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tumor
abnormal growth -benign = smooth, clear edges -malignant = tendrils extend out to other cells
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serous membrane
line body cavities that do not open to the outside (thoracic cavity)
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2 base epithelial cell parts
-apical surface -basement membrane
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what is a stress fracture?
break from repeated trauma
