Learning Activity #4 - Chapters 6 and 7

Chapter 6

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  1. How does skin regulate body temperature? What happens to dermal blood vessels when body temperature rises? What happens to dermal blood vessels when body temperature falls?


  2. What type of membrane is skin?


  3. What type of membrane lines the abdominal and thoracic cavities?


  4. What are the three layers of skin? Which layer is the most superficial? Which layer is the deepest?


  5. What are the differences between an ecrrine sweat gland and an apocrine sweat gland?


  6. What is the function of melanocytes?


  7. Where is keratin found in skin and what is its function?


  8. Describe the different types of tissues found in the dermis.


  9. What are the major functions of skin?


  10. What are the function and location of arrector pili muscles?


  11. What are the factors that cause the skin to look reddish?


  12. Define the following: nail root, nail bed, lunula


  13. What type of membrane lines the throat, stomach, and intestines?


  14. What are the cell types found in the epidermis? Which type is the most numerous?


  15. What tissue type is predominately found in the hypodermis?


  16. What layer of skin are sebaceous glands, hair follicles and sweat glands found in?


  17. What are the factors that determine hair color?


  18. When are sweat glands activated?

     

    Chapter 7

  19. What is the difference between an osteocyte and an osteoclast? What is an osteoblast?


  20. Define the following parts of a long bone: diaphysis, epiphysis, endosteum, periosteum, articular cartilage, medullary cavity.


  21. What part of the bone forms new blood cells?


  22. What are the bones of the leg?


  23. What are the bones of the arms?


  24. Give 2 examples of where you find slightly moveable joints (amphiarthroses) in the body.


  25. What is the appendicular skeleton?


  26. What is the axial skeleton?


  27. What are the major facial bones?


  28. What are the bones of the pectoral girdle?


  29. What are the bones of the pelvic girdle?


  30. What re the bones of the wrist? bones of the foot?


  31. What are the endochondral bones of the body?


  32. What is the lateral bone of the forearm called?


  33. What are the functions of bones?


  34. How many cervical vertebrae does a person have? thoracic? lumbar?


  35. Bones of the fingers and toes are called what?


  36. What is the bone that forms the lower jaw? What is the bone that forms the upper jaw?


  37. What are the bones of the thoracic cage?


  38. What is the difference between the coccyx and coxal bone?


  39. What are the major cranial bones? Which one is most anterior? Which one is most posterior?