| Question |
Answer |
| The integumentary system includes what | skin, hair, nails, sweat and oil glands |
| Name tyhe 3 functions of the integumentary system | temperature regulation, maintain water balance, defense agains disease |
| a wound with a smooth or jagged edge is called a | laceration |
| a wound where an object passes through the skin | penetrating wound |
| a wound where flaps of skin and tissue are torn loose or pulled off completely | avulsion |
| a wound that involves the cutting or tearing off of a body part | amputation |
| The layer of soft tissue located immediately below the dermis is the | hypodermis or subcutaneous tissue |
| What skin layer attaches the skin to the underlying bone or muscle | hypodermis |
| name the layer of skin that contains dense and irregular connective tissue, with very little fat. It's located above the hypodermis | dermis |
| What refers to below the skin | HYPODERMIC |
| what superficial outer layer of skin contains numerous nerve vessels but no nerve endings | epidermis |
| what cells contribute to skin color | melanocytes |
| name the 5 layers of the epidermis | stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, and stratus germinativum |
| what is a thread like keratin-containing appendage of the outer layer of skin | hair |
| What aids in thermal regulation as well as sensation | Hair |
| the white structure at the base of the nail bed is called | lunula |
| Name the three sweat glands | Merocrine, Eccrine, Apocrine |
| Name the 2 major gland types | Sebaceous glands, and sweat glands |
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