| A | B |
|---|
| skull, vertebral column, ribs and sternum | axial skeleton |
| pelvic girdle (legs) and pectoral girdle (arms) | appendicular skeleton |
| found in spongy bone cavities, produce red blood cells | red bone marrow |
| found in the cavity of long bones, stores energy | yellow marrow |
| protective outer layer of a bone, anchors blood vessels, made of connective tissue | periosteum |
| space in compact bones that contains blood vessels and nerves | Haversian Canals |
| mature bone cells, maintain bone density | osteocytes |
| process of bones losing density and becoming brittle | osteoporosis |
| any region where bone meets bone | joint |
| collagenous connective tissue that hooks bone to bone | ligament |
| ex. - sutures - bone joints in the cranium | immovable joints |
| ex. - vertebral column is put together with these | slightly movable joints |
| ex. - humerus to shoulder, femur to pelvis | ball and socket joint |
| ex. - atlas and axis, turning of the head | pivot joint |
| ex. - elbows, knuckles of the fingers, knee | hinge joint |
| ex. - carpals and tarsals | gliding joint |
| ex. - base of the thumbs | saddle joint |
| joint disorder | arthritis - theumatoid and osteoarthritis |
| specialized for lining, protecting, absorbing and filtering | epithelial tissue |
| detects, integrates, coordinates and relays messages | nervous tissue |
| glues, shapes, protects and stores | connective tissue |
| contractile, controled by the nervous system | muscle tissue |
| connective tissue which connects muscle to bone | tendons |
| muscle which straighten a joint, ex. - tricep, quadriceps | extensor |
| muscle which bend a joint, ex. - bicep, hamstring compartment | flexor |
| thin protein filaments involved in muscle contraction | actin |
| thick protein filaments involved in muscle contraction | myosin |
| bundles of actic and myosin | myofibrils |
| function unit involved in a muscle contraction, from Z line to Z line | sarcomere |
| outer epithelial layer of the skin | epidermis |
| protein found in the epidermis involved in water-proofing | keratin |
| protein pigment produced in the epidermis responsible for UV protein | melanin |
| layer of skin that is found beneath the top layer of skin, composed of lots of connective tissue (collagen and elastic fibers) | dermis |
| specialized epithelial tissue which make hair | hair follicles |
| hypodermis, fat layer found beneath the dermis | subcutaneous tissue |
| secretion of an oil gland | sebum |
| signs of skin cancer | ABCDEs |
