Vocab. Skin Flashcards
(25 cards)
Superior
Up
Inferior
Down
Anterior
Forward
Posterior
Behind
Proximal
Close
Distal
Far
Lateral
Outwards
Medial
Inwards
Epidermis
Outer layer of skin
Dermis
Inner layer of skin holding nerves, sweat glands, and muscles
Melanocytes
The things in your skin that contain melanin
Melanin
The pigment in your skin that gives your skin color
Pores
Where your sweat glands push out sweat
Follicles
Where your hair is in your skin
Vertebrae
Spine bones
Joints
Where bones connect to allow movement
Ligaments
a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint
Cartilage
Fake bone
Osteoporosis
A disease when your bones gets weak
Axial skeleton
is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate.
Appendicular Skeleton
is the portion of the skeleton of vertebrates consisting of the bones that support the appendages
Involuntary Muscle
A muscle reacts on its own.
Voluntary Muscle
A muscle that you control with your mind
Tendon
Muscle that attaches to bone