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Week 12 Anatomy control systems

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Largest organ of the body   Skin 8-12 pounds  
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Functions of the skin   protection,, prevent dehydration, heat regulation, sensation, makes vitamin D  
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Epidermis   most superficial layer of skin  
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epidermis vascular/avascular?   avascular  
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4 layers of epidermis   stratum corneum, lucidim, spinosim, basale/germanativim  
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merkel cell   touch receptor  
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melanocyte   produces melanin  
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Langerhans cell   immune cell  
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Keratonicyutes   produce keratin to harden cells and make them waterproof  
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Dermis   2nd layer of skin  
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sudoriferous glands   sweat glands contained in the dermis  
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sebaceous glands   oil glands found in dermis  
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dermis is vascular?   true  
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meisner corpuscle   touch receptor  
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arrector pilli   smooth muscle that raises hair on skin  
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Subcutaneous layer   also called hypodermis, superficial fascia  
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Subcutaneous layer contains...   adapose & connective tissue  
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Orbit   bones that protect the eyeball  
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Bones that makes up the roof of the orbit   frontal  
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Bone that makes up the medial portion of the orbit   ethmoid  
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Bone that makes up the lateral portion of the orbit   zygomatic  
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bone that makes up the floor of the orbit   maxilla  
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portion of the eyeball that is exposed   1/6  
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Palpabrie   eyebrows  
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conjunctiva   membrane that lines the eyes and runs over the surface of the eyeball  
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Eyelashes   traps dust & dirt & protects eyes  
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lacrimal apparatus   makes & drains tears  
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lacrimal fluid   tears  
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3 layers of the eyeball   fibrous, vascular, retina  
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sclera   white of eye, protects and shapes  
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cornea   avascular layer covered by conjunctiva  
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choroids   dense pigment that absorbs light and prevents reflection of light in back of eyeball  
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cilliary body   makes aqueous humor  
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Aqueous humor   flows just behind cornea, replaced every 90 minutes  
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Glaucoma   too much aqueous humor  
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Iris   colored part of eye that contains pupil & regulates the diameter of the pupil  
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Retina   innerportion of the eye containing specialized nerve cells for vision  
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cones   photo receptors for color and bright light  
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rods   photo receptors responsible for B& W vision & dim light  
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Optic disc   contains no rods & cones - blind spot  
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Lens   behind iris & pupil, focuses light rays on back of retina  
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accomodation   the lense changing shape  
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vitreous humor   thick gel-like fluid that fills the posterior chamber, not replaced  
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