ANP 1106 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Synovial Membrane, Acetabulum, Pelvis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anatomy and Physiology
• Course: ANP 1106
• Professor: Joanne Savory

Document Summary

Describe the anatomical position, the regional and the directional terms, as well as the planes. Planes: sagittal (cut the body in left and right parts), frontal (cut the body in front and back), transverse (cutting body in top and bottom parts) Ventral (front) cavity: larger, houses all the organs: 2 pleural cavities and 1 pericardium, heart, lungs, abdominal cavity: stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, pelvic cavity: reproductive organs, bladder, rectum. Dorsal (back) cavity: protects nervous system, most well protected. Describe the layers of the epidermis and the cells that compose them. Keratinocytes: produce keratin (protective barrier), fibrous protein, last for 25-45 days, most numerous, kept together by desmosomes (tight junctions: found in the stratum basale than move up to the stratum corneum. Melanocytes: spider shaped, produces melanin, deepest layer, gives skin its colour by producing melanin, how you tan relates to melanocytes: protects the nucleus from the damaging effects of uv radiation.