2nd degree burn - ANSWER- epidermis and part of dermis, blisters
, 3rd degree burn - ANSWER- affects all layers of the skin and some muscle and
nerve
painless because nerve endings are destroyed
Skeletal system - ANSWER- provides a framework for the body
urinary system - ANSWER- gets rid of nitrogenous waste
Depolarization - ANSWER- reduction of membrane potential towards zero
Hyperpolarization - ANSWER- when membrane potential goes past RMP
Gated channels - ANSWER- can be open or closed
Leakage channels - ANSWER- always open
Types of connective tissue - ANSWER- connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone,
and blood
How is connective tissue classified? - ANSWER- connective tissue is classified
by its extracellular matrix
What are skin appendages derivatives of? - ANSWER- the epidermis (hair, nails,
sweat glands, sebaceous glands)
Rule of nines - ANSWER- used to estimate fluid loss from 2nd and 3rd degree
burns only
What is melanin responsible for? - ANSWER- skin color (ranges from yellow-
black)
Cranial cavity - ANSWER- holds the brain
Serous membranes - ANSWER- lines closed body cavities
parietal serosa - ANSWER- lines the walls (farthest from organ)
visceral serosa - ANSWER- lines organs (closest to the organ)
Heart is located in what cavity? - ANSWER- thoracic cavity
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