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Human Body Systems Overview

The document provides an overview of human anatomy and physiology. It describes the main systems of the body including the skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, integumentary, and lymphatic systems. It also discusses the levels of structural organization, anatomical positions and directions used in studying the body, and the basic functions required for survival.
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Human Body Systems Overview

The document provides an overview of human anatomy and physiology. It describes the main systems of the body including the skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive, integumentary, and lymphatic systems. It also discusses the levels of structural organization, anatomical positions and directions used in studying the body, and the basic functions required for survival.
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ANAPHY REVIEWER - produce movements for bones

NERVOUS SYSTEM
- brain, spinal cord, nerves, sensory receptors
CHAPTER 1: THE HUMAN BODY: AN
- FAST ACTING control system
ORIENTATION
- Responds to internal & external s:muli
- SENSORY RECEPTORS – detects changes
ANATOMY - is the study of the structure and - Messages are sent to the CENTRAL NERVOUS
shape of the body (large body structures) SYSTEM – assesses informa:on & ac:vates
effector
PHYSIOLOGY - is the study of how the body and ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
its parts work or funcDon - secretes chemical molecules called
hormones into the blood
GROSS ANATOMY - is the study of anatomical - Body Func9ons controlled by hormones:
structures that can be seen by the naked eye o Growth
o Reproduc9on
MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY - is the study of Dny o use of nutrients
anatomical structures such as 9ssues and cells - Endocrine Gland includes:
o Pituitary Gland
LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION o Thyroid & Parathyroid
o Adrenal Gland
o Thymus
o Pancreas
o Pineal Gland
o Ovaries & Testes
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- Heart – pumps blood; blood vessels –
transports blood to 9ssues
- Blood transports oxygen & carbon dioxide,
nutrients, & hormones
NASAL FLARING – nostrils widen while
breathing
RBC – hemoglobin & oxygen
WBC – fights infec9on
PLATELETS – for blood cloPng
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM PLASMA - liquid por9on of blood
- external covering of the body (skin)
including the hair and fingernails ARTERY – carries blood AWAY from the heart
- waterproofs the body (malinis)
- cushions and protects the deeper 9ssues VEINS – carries blood TOWARDS the heart
- sunlight = produces vitamin D (madumi)
- excretes salts in perspira9on (sweaDng)
- regulate body temperature LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
- Sensory receptors located in the skin alert - lympha9c vessels, lymph nodes, lymphoid
us to what is happening at the body surface. organs
SKELETAL SYSTEM (206 BONES) - returning leaked fluids to bloodstream
- bones, car9lages, and joints - lymph nodes/other lymphoid organs help to
- supports the body & provides a framework cleanse the blood
that causes movement - house WBC involved in immunity – resist
- protects vital organs (ex. Skull) against infec9on
- sites where blood cells are formed ARTERY/VEINS – maliit
- acts as a storehouse for minerals (CALCUIM) ARTERIOLES/VENULES – Malaki
MUSCULAR SYSTEM (620 MUSCLES) CELL has a SEMI PERMEABLE MEMBRANE
- to contract, or shorten for movements to occurs – allows small par9cles to pass through
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 4. DIGESTION – breakdown & absorp9on of
- nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, nutrients
bronchi, lungs 5. METABOLISM – chemical reac9ons within
- supplies oxygen; remove carbon dioxide the body
- ALVEOLI – allows exchange of gasses - - Breaks down complex to
- ASPIRATION - something enters your airway smaller molecules
or lungs - - Build larger from smaller
molecules
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM - - Produces ATP
- Oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small &
large intes9ne, rectum, accessory organs 6. EXCRETION – eliminates excreta (waste)
- Breaks down food through urine, feces, sweat
- Allows nutrient absorp9on to blood 7. REPRODUCTION – occurs on cellular
- Eliminates indiges9ble material (feces) organism level
CARBS/SUGAR – glucose o Cellular – new cells are used for growth
PROTIEN – amino acids and repair
FATS – faUy acids o Organism – reproduc9ve system
handles the task
URINARY SYSTEM 8. GROWTH – increases the cell size or body
- Kidney, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra size (increase no. of cells)
- Eliminates nitrogenous waste
- Maintains acid-base balance SURVIVAL NEEDS
- Regulates water & electrolyte balance 1. NUTRIENTS – chemicals used for
- Regulate normal blood pressure (renin) energy and cell building (carbs,
proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals)
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM – produce offspring 2. OXYGEN – required for chemical
reac9on
- - coopera9on of respiratory
& cardiovascular
3. WATER – 60% to 80% of body weight
- - most abundant chemical
- - fluid base for se/excre9on
4. NORMAL BODY TEMP – 37°C or 98.6 F
Below – can make a reac9on slow
and stop
Above - chemical reac9ons
proceeds to rapidly
5. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE – must be
appropriate for gas exchange
MAINTAINING LIFE: NECESSARY LIFE FUNCTIONS
1. MAINTAINING BOUNDARIES – separates LANGUAGE OF ANATOMY ANATOMICAL
“inside” from “outside” POSITION – standard posi9on used to avoid
2. MOVEMENT – locomo9on (loc to another) confusion
- - Movement of substance - - posi9on regardless of the actual body
3. RESPONSIVENES (irritability) – ability to posi9on
sense change & react
VasoconstricDon - narrowing of blood ORIENTATIONAL & DIRECTIONAL TERMS
vessels (taas bp) SUPERIOR (cephalic) – upper part; above
VasodilaDon – widening of blood vessels INFERIOR (caudal) -lower part; below
(baba bp) ANTERIOR (ventral) – in front of
SepDcemia – infec9on in blood POSTERIOR (dorsal) – behind
MEDIAL – midline of the body
LATERAL – away from the midline of the body MEDIASTINUM – separates lungs into lep
INTERMEDIATE – a more medial & more lateral and right cavi9es
SUPERFICIAL (external) – at body surface - ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY – inferior to
DEEP (internal) – more internal diaphragm
- ABDOMINAL CAVITY – stomach, liver,
intes9ne & other organs
- PELVIC CAVITY – reproduc9ve organs,
bladders, rectum
OTHER BODY CAVITIES

ORAL & DIGESTIVE CAVITY – teeth, tongue;


con9nuous w/diges9ve organs to anus
NASAL CAVITY – within/posterior to the nose ;
part of respiratory
ORBITAL CAVITIES – skull house the eyes and
present them in an anterior posi9on
MIDDLE EAR CAVITIES – 9ny bones that transmit
sound vibra9ons to the hearing receptors.

BODY PLANES & SECTIONS HOMEOSTASIS


SECTION – internal structures of the body – body’s ability to maintain stable internal
PLANE – through the body wall or organ; made condi9ons even though the outside world
along imaginary like is con9nuously changing.
SAGITTAL SECTION – cut along lengthwise or – Homeo – the same; stasis – standing s9ll
longitudinal plane of the body
MEDIAN (midsagi`al) SECTION – right & lep CONTROL SYSTEMS
parts are equal RECEPTORS monitors and responds to changes in
FRONTAL (coronal) SECTION -anterior & environment. It responds to such changes, called
posterior parts are cut sDmuli, by sending informa9on (input) to the
TRANSVERSE (cross0 SECTION – superior & second component, the control center.
inferior parts Informa9on flows from the receptor to the control
center along the efferent pathway. The
BODY CAVITIES CONTROL CENTER - analyzes the informa9on;
DORSAL BODY CAVITY determines response/course of ac9on.
- CRANIAL BODY CAVITY – space in skull/ EFFECTOR, provides the means for the control
brain center’s response (output) to the s9mulus.
- SPINAL CAVITY – cranial cavity to end of the Informa9on flows from the control center to the
spinal cord effector along the afferent pathway
VENTRAL BODY CAVITY
- THORACIC CAVITY – separated from the rest FEEDBACK – influence the s9mulus
of the ventral cavity NEGATIVE FEEDBACK – reducing the amount of
DIAPHRAGM – dome-shaped muscle change
POSITIVE FEEDBACK – increasing the amount of FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
change A – vision
D – regulates calcium
HOMEOSTATIC IMBALANCE E – wound healing; fer9lity
- As we age, our body organs become less K – blood cloPng & bones
efficient, and our internal condi9ons
become less and less stable PROTEINS
- Construc9on materials for body 9ssues
- Increase osmo9c pressure (stop flow)
CHAPTER 2: BASIC CHEMISTRY - Vital role in cell func9on
- Building blocks called amino acids
MATTER – anything that occupies space & has
mass CHAPTER 3: CELLS AND TISSUES

ELEMENTS - fundamental units of maUer CELLS


- - 96% of the body is made from these 4 - Structural units of all living things
elements - 50 – 100 trillion cells
Oxygen oxida9on of glucose and other SOMATIC CELLS / SEX CELLS
(O) food fuels, during which cellular - egg & sperm
energy (ATP) is produced.
Carbon carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, OVERVIEW OF THE CELLULAR BASIS OF LIFE
(C) and nucleic acids. THE CELL THEORY
Hydrogen component of most organic - A cell is the basic structural and func9onal
(H) molecules; as an ion (charged unit of living organisms; proper9es of life.
atom), it influences the pH of - The ac9vity of an organism depends on the
body fluids. collec9ve ac9vi9es of its cells.
Nitrogen component of proteins and - According to the principle of
(N) nucleic acids (gene9c material) complementarity, the ac9vi9es of cells are
Calcium – for muscle contrac9on, neural dictated by their structure (anatomy), which
transmission and blood cloPng determines func9on (physiology).
Phosphorus – present in nucleic acid & many - Con9nuity of life has a cellular basis.
Proteins; forms parts of the high-energy MOST CELLS ARE COMPOSED OF: (60% water)
compound ATP 1. Oxygen 3. Hydrogen
Potassium - conduc9on of nerve impulses and for 2. Carbon 4. Nitrogen
muscle contrac9on. PARTS OF CELL
Sulfur - component of proteins 1. Nucleus – control center; contains DNA
Sodium - important for water balance, conduc9on (building proteins & cell reproduc9on)
of nerve impulses, and muscle contrac9on 3 REGIONS
Chlorine - most abundant extracellular anion Nuclear Envelope
Magnesium - cofactor for enzyme ac9vity in a - Consists of a double membrane that bounds
number of metabolic reac9ons. the nucleus
Iodine - to make func9onal thyroid hormones. - Contains nuclear pores that allow for
Iron - component of the hemoglobin molecule exchange of material with the rest of the cell
(transports oxygen within red blood cells) and - Encloses the jellylike fluid called the
enzymes. TEMPERATURE – turn more rapidly & nucleoplasm
collide more forcefully Nucleolus
- Nucleus contains one or more dark-staining
RED - nutrients nucleoli
WHITE - infec9on - Sites of ribosome assembly
PLATELETS - cloPng - Ribosomes migrate into the cytoplasm
through nuclear pores to serve as the site of
protein synthesis
ChromaDn SMOOTH ER - lack of ribosomes; Func9ons in
- Composed of DNA lipid metabolism; Detoxifica9on of drugs and
- ScaUered throughout the nucleus and pes9cides
present when the cell is not dividing GOLGI APPARATUS
- Condenses to form dense, rodlike bodies - Modifies and packages proteins arriving from
called chromosomes when the cell divides the rough ER via transport vesicles
2. Plasma Membrane LYSOSOMES
- Transparent barrier for cell contents - La9n word “lysis” means ”to destroy”
- Contains cell contents - Membranous “bags” that contain diges9ve
- Separates cell contents from outside enzymes
o Hydrophilic (“water loving”) polar PERIXOSOMES
“heads” are oriented on the inner and - Break down free radicals (highly reac9ve
outer surfaces of the membrane chemicals)
o Hydrophobic (“water fearing”) nonpolar - Free radicals are converted to hydrogen
“tails” form the center (interior) of the peroxide and then to water
membrane CYTOSKELETON
NOTE!!! Protein in water affects osmosis - La9n word “cyto” means cell; cytology –
Glycogen stored form of glucose study of cell
Glycoproteins are branched sugars aUached to - Provides the cell with an internal framework
proteins that abut the extracellular space that determines cell shape
Glycocalyx is the fuzzy, s9cky, sugar-rich area on
the cell’s surface CELL EXTENSION
3. Cytoplasm - Cilia move materials across the cell surface
- material outside the nucleus and inside the (to move mucus)
plasma membrane - Flagella propel the cell (only flagellated cell in
- Site of most cellular ac9vi9es the human body is sperm)
- Includes cytosol, inclusions, and organelles - Microvilli are 9ny, fingerlike extensions of
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF CYTOPLASM the plasma membrane (Increase surface area
1. Cytosol: Fluid that suspends other for absorp9on)
elements and contains nutrients
and electrolytes CELLS THAT CONNECTS BODY PARTS
2. Inclusions: Chemical substances, FIBROBLAST
such as stored nutrients or cell o “blast” means to build
products, that float in the cytosol o Secretes cable-like fibers
3. Organelles: Metabolic machinery ERYTHROCYTES
of the cell that perform func9ons o “erythro” means red; “cyte” means cell
for the cell o Carries oxygen in the bloodstream
CELLS THAT COVER AND LINE BODY ORGANS
MITOCHONDRIA o EPITHELIAL CELL – packs together in
- POWERHOUSE of the cell sheets; Intermediate fibers resist tearing
- Carry out reac9ons in which oxygen is used to during rubbing or pulling
break down food into ATP molecules CELLS THAT MOVE ORGANS AND BODY PARTS
RIBOSOMES o SKELETAL MUSCLE & SMOOTH MUSCLE
- Made of protein and ribosomal RNA CELLS - Contrac9le filaments allow cells
- Sites of protein synthesis in the cell to shorten forcefully
ENDOPLASMIC RETEICULUM (ER) CELLS THAT STORES NUTRIENTS
- Fluid-filled funnels (canals) that carry o FAT CELLS - Lipid droplets stored in
substances within the cell cytoplasm
ROUGH ER – abundant in cells that make and
export of proteins
CELLS THAT FIGHTS DISEASE TYPES OF DIFFUSION
o WBC such as the macrophage(kumakain) SIMPLE DIFFUSION - small enough to pass
“phago” means “to eat” through membrane pores
o Digests infec9ous microorganisms 1. OSMOSIS - simple diffusion of water
CELL THAT GATHERS INFORMATION AND across a selec9vely permeable membrane
CONTROLS BODY FUNCTIONS Isotonic soluDons have the same
o NERVE CELLS or neurons solute; no visible changes in the cell
CELLS OF REPRODUCTION Hypertonic soluDons contain more
o OOCYTE – female solutes than the cells do; the cells will
o SPERM – male begin to shrink
- Built for swimming to the egg for fer9liza9on Hypotonic soluDons contain fewer
solutes (more water) than the cells do;
CELLS HAVE THE ABILITY TO: cells will plump
o Metabolize FACILITATED DIFFUSION - Transports lipid-
o Digest food insoluble and large substances
o Dispose of wastes
o Reproduce PASSIVE PROCESSES
o Grow FILTRATION - Water and solutes are forced
o Move through a membrane by fluid, or hydrosta9c,
o Respond to a sDmulus pressure

MEMBRANE TRANSPORT TISSUES


SOLUTION – homogenous mixture of 2 - Groups of cells with similar structure and
components func9on
SOLVENT - dissolving medium (main
solvent is water) EPITHELIAL TISSUE
SOLUTE - components in smaller Loca9ons:
quan99es within a solu9on § Body coverings - Cover and line body
INTRACELLULAR FLUID surfaces
- Solu9on containing gases, nutrients, and § Body linings - form sheets with one free,
salts dissolved in water the apical, and anchored surface, the
LYMPH – fluids basement membrane
EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (intersDDal fluid) § Glandular Dssue - Avascular (no blood
- Contains thousands of ingredients, such as supply); regenerates easily if well
nutrients, hormones, neurotransmiUers, nourished
salts, waste products Func9ons;
§ Protec9on
TWO BASIC METHODS OF TRANSPORT § Absorp9on
PASSIVE – energy is NOT needed § Filtra9on
ACTIVE – energy is NEEDED CLASSIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL TISSUE
- SIMPLE – one layer
DIFFUSION - STRATIFIED – more than one layer
- There is movement from high concentra9on SHAPE OF CELLS
to low concentra9on - SQUAMOUS – flaUened; like fish scales
- KineDc energy (energy of mo9on) causes - CUBOIDAL – cube-shaped; like dine
the molecules to move about randomly - COLUMNAR – shaped like columns

CHEMICAL REACTIONS CONNECTIVE TISSUE


KINETIC ENERGY - Found everywhere in the body to connect
SIZE OF PARTICLES – the smaller the faster body parts
TEMPERATURE – higher temp the faster - Includes the most abundant and widely
CONCENTRATION – concentrated is faster distributed 9ssues
FUNCTIONS LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE
o Protec9on - Areolar - Sop, pliable 9ssue like “cobwebs”
o Support - Adipose (fat) - Insulates the body; Protects
o Binding some organs; Serves as a site of fuel storage
- ReDcular - Delicate network of interwoven
EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX - Nonliving material that fibers with re9cular cells
surrounds living cells Loca9ons
TWO MAIN ELEMENTS OF EXTRACELLULAR o Lymph nodes
MATRIX o Spleen
1. GROUND SUBSTANCE - mostly water, along o Bone marrow
with adhesion proteins and polysaccharide
molecules MUSCLE TISSUES
2. FIBERS - Func9on is to contract, or shorten, to
o Collagen (white) fibers produce movement
o Elas9c (yellow) fibers
o Re9cular fibers (a type of collagen) SKELETAL
- aUached to the skeleton and pull on bones or
BONE (osseous 9ssue) skin and produces gross body movements or
- Osteocytes (bone cells) siPng in lacunae facial expression
(cavi9es) - voluntarily controlled
- Hard matrix of calcium salts CARDIAC
- Large numbers of collagen fibers - involuntarily controlled
Func9on is to protect and support the body - found only in the heart
CARTILAGE SMOOTH (VISCERAL)
- Less hard and more flexible than bone - involuntarily controlled
- Chondrocyte (car9lage cell) is the major cell - Found in walls of hollow organs
type - PERISTALSIS - series of wave-like muscle
TYPES contrac9ons
1. HYALINE CARTILAGE - Most widespread
type of car9lage NERVOUS TISSUE
Loca9ons: - to receive and conduct
Trachea o Irritability – respond to internal/external
AUaches ribs to the breastbone o ConducDvity - transmit impulses and
Covers ends of long bones react to s9mulants.
En9re fetal skeleton prior to birth TISSUE REPAIR
Epiphyseal (growth) plates in long bones 1. Regenera9on - Replacement of destroyed
2. ELASTIC CARTILAGE (not pictured)- 9ssue by the same kind of cells
Provides elas9city 2. Fibrosis - Repair by dense (fibrous)
Loca9on: connec9ve 9ssue (scar 9ssue)
supports the external ear
3. FIBROCARTILAGE - Highly compressible NOTE!!
Loca9on: EPITHELIAL TISSUE – regenerates easily
forms cushion like discs between vertebrae SKELETAL MUSCLE – regenerates poorly
of the spinal column
Whether regeneraDon or fibrosis occurs depends
DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE - Main matrix on:
element is collagen fiber 1. Type of 9ssue damaged
LOCATIONS: 2. Severity of the injury
- Tendons—aUach skeletal muscle to bone CLEAN CUTS (incisions) heal more successfully
- Ligaments—aUach bone to bone at joints than ragged tears of the 9ssue
and are more elas9c than tendons
- Dermis—lower layers of the skin
EVENTS OF TISSUE REPAIR - Secrete a lubrica9ng fluid to cushion organs
InflammaDon sets the stage moving against each other during muscle
- Capillaries become very permeable ac9vity
- CloPng proteins migrate into the area from
the bloodstream INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM (skin)
- A clot walls off the injured area - Sweat glands
GranulaDon Dssue forms - Oil glands
- Growth of new capillaries - Hair
- Rebuild collagen fibers - Nails
FUNCTIONS
- Insulates (conserva9on of body heat) and
CHAPTER 4: SKIN AND BODY MEMBRANES cushion deeper body organs
- Aids in loss or reten9on of body heat as
BODY MEMBRANES -structure that covers body controlled by the nervous system
membranes - Aids in excre9on of urea and uric acid
- Synthesizes vitamin D
EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE Protects the enDre body from:
- Are simple organs o Mechanical damage (bumps and cuts)
- Covering and lining membranes o Chemical damage (acids and bases)
CUTANEOUS (skin) o Thermal damage (heat or cold)
- Dry membrane o Ultraviolet (UV) radia9on (sunlight)
- Outermost protec9ve boundary o Microbes (bacteria)
EPIDERMIS o Desicca9on (drying out)
DERMIS EPIDERMIS – outer layer
MUCOUS (mucosae) (lungs) - Hard & tough
- Moist membrane - Stra9fied squamous epithelium
- open to the exterior body surface DERMIS – sandwiched between epidermis & hypo
- adapted for absorp9on or secre9on - Connec9ve 9ssue
CONSTRUCTION LAYERS OF DERMIS
Epithelium types depends on site PAPILLARY LAYER
Loose connec9ve 9ssue (lamina propria) - On palm and sole surfaces, papillae increase
SEROUS (serosae) (internal) fric9on and gripping ability
- Line open body cavi9es that are closed to the - Fingerprints are iden9fying films of sweat
exterior of the body RETICULAR LAYER
- separated by serous fluid, with a visceral - Blood vessels
(loob) and parietal (labas) layer - Sweat and oil glands
- Deep pressure receptors
SPECIFIC SEROUS MEMBRANES HYPODERMIS – subcutaneous layer
Peritoneum - anchors the skin to underlying organs
- Abdominal cavity - not technically part of the integumentary
Pleura system
- Around the lungs - Composed mostly of adipose 9ssue
Pericardium (peri means heart) - Serves as a shock absorber and insulates
- Around the heart deeper 9ssues

CONNECTIVE TISSUE MEMBRANES FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE – INTACT SKIN


SYNOVIAL MEMBRANES (joints)
- Line fibrous capsules surrounding joints MELANIN – pigment produces by melanocytes
- Line bursae - Color is yellow – brown – black
- Line tendon sheaths MERKEL CELLS
- Associated with sensory nerve endings
- serve as touch receptors – MERKEL DISCS
Three pigments contribute to skin color § Release sweat that also contains
o Melanin faUy acids and proteins
Yellow, reddish brown, or § Play a minimal role in body
black pigments temperature regula9on
o Carotene NAIL
§ Orange-yellow pigment from - Lack of pigment makes nails colorless
some vegetables
o Hemoglobin Sty- kuli9w
§ Red coloring from blood cells
in dermal capillaries HOMEOSTATIC IMBALANCES OF SKIN
§ Oxygen content determines Athlete’s foot
the extent of red coloring - Caused by fungal infec9on (Tinea pedis)
§ CYANOSIS - bluish - Itchy, red peeling skin between the toes
Boils (furuncles) and carbuncles
Redness(erythema) - Caused by inflamma9on of hair follicles
- due to embarrassment, inflamma9on, - Carbuncles are clusters of boils caused by
hypertension, fever, or allergy bacteria
Pallor (blanching) Cold sores (fever blisters)
- due to emo9onal stress, anemia, low blood - Caused by human herpesvirus 1
pressure, impaired blood flow to an area - Blisters itch and s9ng
Jaundice (yellow cast) Contact dermaDDs
- indicates a liver disorder - Caused by exposure to chemicals that
- Bruises (black and blue marks) —hematomas provoke allergic responses
- Itching, redness, and swelling of the skin
APPENDAGES OF THE SKIN ImpeDgo
- Cutaneous glands are all exocrine glands - Caused by bacterial infec9on
o Sebaceous glands (secretes sebum-oil) Psoriasis
o Sweat glands - Triggered by trauma, infec9on, hormonal
- Hair changes, or stress
- Hair follicles - Red, epidermal lesions covered with dry,
- Nails silvery scales that itch, burn, crack, or
- Sebaceous (oil) glands some9mes bleed
o Located all over the skin except for palms
and soles ANAPYHLAXIS - Severe allergic
o Produce sebum (oil)
§ Makes skin sop and moist BURNS
§ Prevents hair from becoming - Tissue damage and cell death caused by heat,
briUle electricity, UV radia9on, or chemicals
§ Kills bacteria
- Sweat (sudoriferous) glands HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK - ↓ blood volume ↓ body
o Produce sweat fluids (suka/tae)
o Widely distributed in skin CARDIOGENIC SHOCK – heart failure; can’t pump
Eccrine glands oxygen to brain & vital parts
Produce acidic sweat ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK – severe allergy
- Water, salts, vitamin C, traces of metabolic PSYCHOGENIC SHOCK – severe reac9on
waste
- Func9on in body temperature regula9on CHAPTER 5: THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
- Apocrine glands Parts of the skeletal system
§ Ducts empty into hair follicles in the - Bones (skeleton)
armpit and genitals - Joints
§ Begin to func9on at puberty - Car9lages
- Ligaments
Two subdivisions of the skeleton FORMATION, GROWTH, AND REMODELING
- Axial skeleton OSSIFICATION - is the process of bone forma9on
- Appendicular skeleton
FUNCTIONS MAJOR PHASES OF OSSIFICATION
- Support the body - OSTEOBLASTS (bone-forming cells) cover
- Protect sop organs hyaline car9lage model with bone matrix
o Skull & vertebrae = brain & spinal cord - Apposi9onal growth
o Rib cage = thoracic cavity organs o Bones grow in width
- AUached skeletal muscles allow movement o OSTEOBLASTS in the periosteum add
- Store minerals and fats bone matrix to the outside of the
o Calcium and phosphorus diaphysis
o Fat in the internal marrow cavity o OSTEOCLASTS in the endosteum remove
- Blood cell forma9on (hematopoiesis) bone from the inner surface of the
diaphysis
206 bones for adults - Bone growth is controlled by hormones, such
214 bones for kids as growth hormone and sex hormones
- Calcium ion regula9on
Two basic types of osseous (bone) Dssue § Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
1. Compact bone § Released when calcium ion
Dense, smooth, and homogeneous levels in blood are low
2. Spongy bone § Ac9vates osteoclasts (bone-
Small needlelike pieces of bone destroying cells)
Many open spaces § Osteoclasts break down
CLASSIFICATION OF BONES bone and release calcium
- LONG – longer than they are wide; spongey ions into the blood
bones at ends (all the bones in limbs) § HYPERCALCEMIA (high blood
- FLAT – thin & flaUened (chest) calcium levels) prompts calcium
- SHORT – cube-shaped (carpal & tarsal) storage to bones by osteoblasts
- IRREGULAR – irregular shape (hip bone)
BONE FRACTURE
Long bone anatomy FRACTURE – break in a bone
- DIAPHYSIS (SHAFT) CLOSED (simple) – does not penetrate
o Makes up most of bone’s length OPEN (compound) – penetrates through
o Composed of compact bone
- EPIPHYSIS (ENDS) CLOSED REDUCTION
o spongy bone enclosed by thin layer of - bones are manually coaxed into posi9on by
compact bone physician’s hands
- ARTICULAR CARTILAGE OPEN REDUCTION
o Decreases fric9on at joint surfaces - bones are secured with pins or wires during
surgery
MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF SPONGY BONE Healing 9me is 6–8 weeks
- Composed of small, needlelike pieces of bone
called trabeculae and open spaces AXIAL SKELETON
- open spaces are filled by marrow, blood - forms the longitudinal axis of the body
vessels, and nerves
1. SKULL
STRUCTURE OF BONE - Cranium bones enclose the brain
ORGANIC PARTS (collagen fibers) - Facial bones
- bone make bone flexible and have great o Hold eyes in anterior posi9on
tensile strength o Allow facial muscles to express feelings
CALCUIM SALTS - Mandible – freely movable joint
- make bone hard to resist compression
8 CRANIAL BONES PROTECT THE BRAIN SECONDARY CURVATURES
1 Frontal bone § Spinal curvatures of the cervical
2 Occipital bone and lumbar regions
3 Ethmoid bone § Develop aper birth
4 Sphenoid bone § Form an S-shaped curvature in
5, 6 Parietal bones (pair) adults
7, 8 Temporal bones (pair)
THORACIC CAGE
14 FACIAL BONES - Bony thorax, or thoracic cage, protects
1, 2 Maxillae (pair) organs of the thoracic cavity
3, 4 Pala9ne bones (pair) § Consists of three parts
5, 6 Lacrimal bones (pair) 1. Sternum
7, 8 Zygoma9c bones (pair) 2. Ribs
9, 10 Nasal bones (pair) § True ribs (pairs 1–7)
11 Vomer bone § False ribs (pairs 8–12)
12, 13 Inferior nasal conchae (pair) § Floa9ng ribs (pairs 11–12)
14 Mandible 3. Thoracic vertebrae

PARANASAL SINUSES
- Hollow por9ons of bones surrounding the
nasal cavity
- Func9ons of paranasal sinuses
o Lighten the skull
o Amplify sounds made as we speak

HYOID BONE
- The only bone that does not ar9culate with
another bone
- Serves as a movable base for the tongue

VERTEBRAL COLUMN (Spine)


- Vertebral column provides axial support
o Extends from skull to the pelvis
- 26 vertebral bones are separated by
intervertebral discs
o 7 cervical vertebrae are in the neck
o 12 thoracic vertebrae are in the chest
region
o 5 lumbar vertebrae are associated with
the lower back
o Sacrum (formed by fusion of 5
vertebrae)
o Coccyx (formed by fusion of 3–5
vertebrae)

PRIMARY CURVATURES
§ Spinal curvatures of the thoracic
and sacral regions
§ Present from birth
§ Form a C-shaped curvature in
newborns

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