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Exam #2
Chapters 4 & 6-8
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Nursing
Not Applicable
08/27/2011

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Type tissue most protective body?
Definition
Epithelial
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Avascular layer protective tissue?
Definition
Epidermis
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Vascular layer protective tissue?
Definition
Dermis
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Types connective tissues?
Definition
blood, lymph, tendons, ligaments, capsules (coverings) around some organs, cartilage, bone tissue
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Neurons & neuroglia type tissue?
Definition
Nervous
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Neurons functions?
Definition
Contains nucleus & carry impulses toward/ away cell body.
Term
Neuroglia functions?
Definition
Support & protect nervous tissue.
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3 types muscle tissues?
Definition
Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth
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Skeletal muscle tissue voluntary or involuntary? Function & organ find?
Definition
voluntary; moves skeleton
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Cardiac muscle tissue voluntary or involuntary? Function & organ find?
Definition
involuntary; forms main part heart
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Smooth muscle tissue voluntary or involuntary? Function & organ find?
Definition
involuntary; forms visceral organs (stomach, intestines, gall bladder, urinary bladder, blood vessels, base body hair)
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Visceral membrane? "Cover" or protect?
Definition
Portion serous membrane attached organ covers surface heart, lungs, organs abdomen.
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Parietal membrane? "Cover" or protect?
Definition
Portion serous membrane attached wall cavity or sac lines thoracic (chest) cavity & fibrous sac encloses heart.
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Peritoneal location & organs or viscera protected?
Definition
Abdominal Cavity; abdominal organs
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Pleural location & organs or viscera protected?
Definition
Thoracic cavity; lungs
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Pericardial location & organs or viscera protected?
Definition
Thoracic cavity; heart
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Type tissue or membrane meninges?
Definition
Connective, brain & spine "protect & serve"
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Type tissue or membrane adeno?
Definition
Epithelial, glands
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Type tissue or membrane lipo?
Definition
Connective, fat
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Type tissue or membrane derm?
Definition
Epithelial, skin
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Type tissue or membrane eschar?
Definition
Epithelial, dead tissue
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Type tissue or membrane fibrous?
Definition
Connective,tissue repair
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Type tissue or membrane scar?
Definition
Connective, tissue repair
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Types cells responsible coloring our skin?
Definition
Melanocytes
Term
Types cells responsible water-proofing our skin?
Definition
Epidermal keratin
Term
Superficial burn & damage seen tissue?
Definition
Involves epidermis, possible portion dermis, tissue reddened, may blister. Ex: sunburn
Term
Partial burn & damage seen tissue?
Definition
Involves epidermis, portions dermis, tissue blistered & broken w/ weeping surface. (nerves & blood vessels) Causes include scalding & exposure flame.
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Full burn & damage seen tissue?
Definition
Full skin, sometimes subcutaneous tissue & underlying tissues as well, tissue broken, dry & pale, or charred. (down bone) May need skin grafting & may lose digits or limbs.
Term
Why do skin checks determine person irregular, discolored, changed areas their skin? Danger not getting treatment these areas?
Definition
Check melanoma. If spreads & becomes systemic can cause death.
Term
Long bone example?
Definition
Femur
Term
Short bone examples?
Definition
Wrist, ankles
Term
Flat bone examples?
Definition
Skull, ribs, breast
Term
Irregular bone examples?
Definition
Hip, vertebrae
Term
Mineral plays important role maintenance healthy bone & vitamin essential its absorption? Depleted level mineral & vitamin combination lead?
Definition
Calcium & Vitamin D. Osteopenia which can lead osteoporosis.
Term
Bones comprise axial skeleton?
Definition
Ossicles
Term
Bones comprise appendicular skeleton?
Definition
Tibia
Term
Frontal location?
Definition
Forehead, anterior skull's roof, eye orbit (socket)
Term
Parietal location?
Definition
Top & side wall cranium
Term
Temporal location?
Definition
Part sides & some base skull
Term
Occipital location?
Definition
Skull's posterior & part base
Term
Hyoid location & function?
Definition
U-shaped bone under lower jaw; used muscle attachments (detect strangulation)
Term
Ossicles location & function?
Definition
Middle ear; transmit sound waves inner ear
Term
Sinuses location & function?
Definition
Skull bones; air space
Term
Sutures location & function?
Definition
Cranium; unite skull bones
Term
Frontanels location & function?
Definition
Skull; allow skull compress, change shape during birth process & rapid brain growth during infancy. 
Term
Spinal bones line up?
Definition
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx
Term
Kyphosis?
Definition
exaggeration thoracic curve, "hunchback"
Term
Lordosis?
Definition
Excessive lumbar curve, "swayback" pregnat woman
Term
Scoliosis?
Definition
Lateral curvature, "S" curve
Term
If person afflicted curvature spine, what worry about happening person's quality & quantity life?
Definition
Compression internal organs
Term
Vertebral body function?
Definition
Enclose spinal cord
Term
Intervertebral discs function?
Definition
absorb shock & provide flexibility
Term
Vertebral foramen or canal function?
Definition
Spinal nerves emerge from spinal cord
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Type bone fracture most likely interfere body's greatest protective tissue? Implications patient? 
Definition
Open; broken bone protrudes through skin or external wound leads broken bone causing risk infection.
Term
Type fluid commonly found number joints body?
Definition
Synovial
Term
Hinge joint? Location?
Definition
Allows movement one direction, changing angle bones at joint; elbow, between phalanges fingers & toes
Term
Ball & socket? Location?
Definition
Allows movement many directions around central point & gives greatest freedom movement; shoulder & hip
Term
Pivot? Location?
Definition
Allows rotation around length bone; between 1st & 2nd cervical vertebrae (head); proximal ends radius & ulna
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