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Membranes, Skin Layers, Muscles, Fractures, Glands

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Mucous Membranes   Line the interior walls of organs and tubes opening to the outside of the body, such as those of the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems.  
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Serous Membranes   Lines cavities, including the thoracic cavities and internal organ's (eg. heart)  
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Synovial Membranes   Line joint cavities and are composed of connective tissue  
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Meninges   Composed of 3 connective tissue membranes found within the dorsal cavity and severe as a protective covering of the brain and spinal cord.  
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Cutaneous Membrane   Forms the outer covering of the body and consists of a thin outer layer of stratified squamous epithelium attached to a thicker underlying layer of connective tissue. The Cutaneous membrane is skin  
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Stratum Corneum   Also called the horny layer; outermost layer  
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Stratum Lucidun (Palms and soles)   Clear Layer  
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Stratum Granulosum   Granular layer of cells. They accumulate two types of granules; keratohyaline granules and lamellated granules  
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Stratum Spinosum   Composed of prickle cells  
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Stratume Basale (Stratum Germinativum)   Deepest of the five layers, made of basal cells  
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Stratum Papillare   Thin superficial layer interlocked with the epidermis  
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Stratum Reticulare   Thick layer of dense, irregular connective tissue  
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Bones   Long, Tubular (referred to as long bones), Short, Seasmoid (shaped like a sesame seed), Cuboidal (Also referred to as short bones), Flat, Irregular  
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Long Bone   Bones longer than they are wide and found in the limbs (eg. femur and humerus). These bones are named for their elongated shape, not their size  
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Tubular   Also referred to as long  
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Short   Roughly cube-shaped bones such as carpals bones of the wrist and tarsal bones of the ankle  
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Sesamoid (" shaped like a sesame seed")   A short bone formed within tendons; cartilaginous in early life and osseous (bony) in the adult. The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body  
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Cuboidal   Also referred to as a short bone  
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Flat   Consist of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone; cross - section is flat, not rounded. Flat bones have marrow, but lack a bone marrow cavity. Skull and Ribs are examples.  
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Irregular   Bones in the body not fitting into the above categories mentioned; several are found in the face, such as the zygoma. Vertebrae are also considered irregular bones  
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Closed Fracture   Does not involve a break in the skin  
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Compound Fracture   Projects through the skin with a possibility of infection  
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Comminuted Fracture   More than two separate bone components - segmental fracture, bony fragments  
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Transverse Fracture   Breaks shaft bone across the longitudal axis  
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Greenstick Fracture   Only one side of a shaft is broken, and other is bent; common in children  
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Spiral Fracture   Spread along the length of a bone and produced by twisting stress  
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Colle's Frature   Occurs in the wrist and affects the distal radius bone.  
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Compression Fracture   Vertebrae Collapse due to trama, tumor, or osteoporisis  
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Epiphyseal Fracture   Occurs when matrix is calcifying and chondrocytes are dying; usually seen in children  
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Skeletal Muscle   Also called striated muscle , is attached to the skeleton by tendons; contraction of skeletal muscle is under voluntary control  
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Cardiac Muscle   Also called the heart muscle, contains interlocking involuntary striated muscle as well as smooth muscle, which allow the electrical impulses to pass quickly across the muscle fibers  
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Smooth Muscle   Found in the walls of all the hollow organs of the body (except the heart). Its contraction reduces the sizes of these structures; movement generally is considered involuntary (not under voluntary control).  
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Adrenal Glands   Ductless, pyramid-shaped glands are situated on the top of the superior end of each Kidney. 2 structural parts of the adrenal gland.Inner portion is the medulla. Outer portion is the cortex. Medulla secretes epinephrine. Cortex secretes several steroids.  
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Carotid Body   A structure made of epithelial-like cells located on each side of the body at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. Not a True endocrine structure  
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Parathyroid Gland   Small round bodies located on the posterior of the thyroid gland. Regulate Calcium and phosphorus metabolism  
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Pituitary Gland   Also called Hypophysis cerebi/ Single gland -2 separate parts - Located brain under hypothalamus.  
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Thymus Gland   Composed of lymphoid tissue and located in the mediastinum of the chest. Largest at birth  
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Thyroid Gland   Regulates metabolism and serum calcium levels through secretion of thyroid hormone.  
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White Blood Cells   Leukocytes or WBCS. Body's primary defense  
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Red Blood Cells   Erythrocytes or RBCS. Disked shaped cells containing hemoglobin enabling cells to pick and deliver oxygen to all the parts of the body. Erythrocyte disorders ex- anemia and polycythemia  
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Platelets   Thrombocytes. Form clusters to plug small holes in blood vessels and assist in clotting.  
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