BIOL 129 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: De Humani Corporis Fabrica, Edwin Smith Papyrus, Stratum Corneum
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Anatomy - the study of the structure of living things. Andres vesalius founder of modern human anatomy. His work is the reason anatomy made its way to how it is today, he initiated the change (cid:862)father of (cid:373)oder(cid:374) hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) a(cid:374)ato(cid:373)(cid:455)(cid:863) Published de humani corporis fabrica text with 272 detailed illustrations based on observation. Accessory organs: hair, nails, glands embedded in the skin. Constantly abraded, attacked by microorganisms, irradiated by sunlight, exposed to environmental chemicals. Protects what is underlying, as long as it is not broken no cuts. All cues of our emotional state reflected through the skin. Protection pathogens, uv radiation, dehydration, chemicals, trauma: microorganisms create an acidic mantle on surface of skill that kill most pathogens. Sensation occurs through different types of receptors that send messages through the brain. Thermoregulation: help maintain body temperature by altering blood flow to skin. Does so via thermoreceptors that transmit signals to brain and back to dermal vessels.
