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53 Cards in this Set
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Nail Grooves |
The tracks, on either side of the nail, that the nail moves on as it grows |
Grooves |
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Nail Walls |
Folds of skin on either side of the nail groove |
Walls |
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Nail Body/Nail Plate |
Visible nail from root to free edge |
Look at your nail |
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Cuticle |
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail |
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Hyponychium |
Skin under the free-edge |
Hypo = Under |
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Eponychium |
Cuticle that overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail (water tight seal) |
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Lunula |
1/2 moon shape at the base of the nail (reflection of light) |
Lunu (moon) |
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Nail Bed |
Area on which the nail body/plate rests. Nerves and blood vessels. |
Bed |
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Perionychium |
Skin that touches, overlaps and surrounds the nail/sides. |
Peri = Perimeter |
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Nail Root |
Attached to the matrix inside the mantle |
Root |
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Nail Matrix |
Active tissue that generates cells, which harden as they move outward from the root |
Matrix = Mother |
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4 Appendages of the skin |
1. Hair 2. Nails 3. Sebaceous Gland (Oil) 4. Sudoriferous Gland (Sweat) |
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Mantle |
Pocket - like structure that holds the root and matrix |
Earth mantle holding layer |
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Free Edge |
Part of the nail that extends past the tip of the finger/toe |
Free |
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Metacarpals |
5 long skinny bones of the hand / palm |
Meta = After carpals (wrist bones) |
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Metatarsals |
5 long skinny bones of foot |
Tar (step on it) |
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Phalanges |
14 Bones of the toes and fingers |
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Carpals |
8 bones of the wrist |
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Radius |
Long bone of the lower arm on the thumb side |
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Tarsals |
7 Bones of the ankle, mid foot, heel |
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Humorous |
Large long bone of the upper arm |
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Ulna |
Long bone of the lower arm on the little finger side |
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Patella |
Knee Cap |
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Femur |
Thigh Bone |
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Three types of muscle tissue |
Origin, Belly, Insertion |
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Three types of muscle tissue |
Origin, Belly, Insertion |
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The Origin |
Non moving (fixed) portion of muscle attached to bones or other fixed muscle. Skeletal muscle is muscle attached to the bone. |
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The Belly |
Midsection of muscle |
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The Belly |
Midsection of muscle |
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Insertion |
Muscle joined to movable attachments |
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Abductor Muscles |
Stretches over the fingers and separates them |
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Adductor Muscle |
Stretches over the fingers and draws them together |
DD- draws them together |
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Flexor Muscle |
In mid forearm on the inside of the arm. It bends wrist and closes the fingers. |
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Extensor Muscle |
Mid forearm on the outside of arm it straightens the fingers and wrists |
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Sensory Nerve (Afferent Nerve) |
Carry messages to the brain and spinal cord |
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Motor Nerve (Efferent Nerve) |
Carry messages from the brain to the muscles and glands |
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Mixed Nerves |
Contain both afferent and efferent axons, and thus conduct both incoming sensory information and outgoing muscle commands in the same bundle. |
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Digital Nerve |
Extends into the fingers of the hand |
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Radial Nerve |
Extends down the thumb side of the arm into the back of the hand |
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Ulnar Nerve |
Extends down the little finger side of the arm into the palm of the hand |
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Ligaments |
Connective tissue that hold together the 8 small bones of carpals |
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Three types of muscle? |
Origin, Belly, Insertion |
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Functions of the Skin |
Protection Regulation Excretions Absorption Secretion and Sensation |
PRE ASS |
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3 types Of muscle tissue |
Straited non-straited cardiac |
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3 types Of muscle tissue |
Straited non-straited cardiac |
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Striated |
Voluntary/stripped |
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3 types Of muscle tissue |
Straited non-straited cardiac |
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Striated |
Voluntary/stripped |
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Non Striated |
Involuntary/ Smooth |
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3 types Of muscle tissue |
Straited non-straited cardiac |
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Striated |
Voluntary/stripped |
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Non Striated |
Involuntary/ Smooth |
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Cardiac |
Heart muscle (rugged and unique) |
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