HESI ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM
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1. epidermis:
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outer most protective layer made of dead, keratinized epithelial cells
2. dermis:
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the underlyinh layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve ending, and the
associated skin structures
3. dermis:
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this rests on the subcutaneous tissue that onects the skin to the superficial muscle
4. sratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, and stratum
germinativum:
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4 layers of the epidermis
5. stratum germinativum:
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contains stratum basale and stratum spinosum
6. melanin:
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epidermal cells contain pigment called
7. melanin:
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,protects against radiation from the sun
8. dermis:
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composed of fibrosis connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve ending,
hair follicles and glands
9. eccrine sweat glands:
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regulate body temp by releasing a watery secretion that exaportates from the
surface of the skin
10. apocrine sweat glands:
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mainly in armpit and groin area
11. apocrine sweat glands:
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the secretion contains bits of cytoplasm from secreting cells. this debis attracts
bacteria, and the presence of bacteria on the skin results in body odor
12. sebaceous glands:
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release an oily secretion (sebum) through the hair follicles that lubricates the skin
and prevents drying
13. sebum:
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produced by holocrine secretion, in which whole cells of the galnd are part of
secretion
14. histology:
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study of tissues
,15. tissue:
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group of cells that act together to perform a specific function
16. epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous:
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four types of tissues
17. connective tissue:
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is the framework of the body, providing support and structure for the organs
18. nerve tissue:
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composed of neuron and connective tissue cellls referred to as neurolgia
19. neurolgia:
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Helper cells that support and nourish the neurons
20. muscle tissue:
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has ability to contract or shorten
, 21. skeletal muscle:
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voluntary muscle
22. smooth muscle:
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involuntary muscle found in internal organs
23. cell:
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basic unit of life and building blocks of tissues and organs
24. organelles:
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in the cell, each with own function
25. nucleus:
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contains DNA
26. ribosomes:
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involved in protein synthesis
27. proteins:
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include enzymes that regulate all chemical reactions in the body
28. mitosis:
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