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JanssenIntegumentary

Mrs. Janssen's Chapter 4 Integumentary System Test

QuestionAnswer
What are the sweat glands in armpits & genital areas? apocrine
What are the sweat glands all over the body? eccrine
What are the glands that empty sebum into follicles? sebacious
What are membranes open to the exterior called? mucosa
What are membranes that are totally inside body called? serosa
What are the membranes that line joints called? synovial
What is another name for sweat glands? sudoriferous
What is the term for the root of a hair? follicle
What membrane consists of both the epidermal and dermal layers? cutaneous
What is the middle layer of the skin called? dermis
What are the fingerlike projections in the upper layer of the dermis called? dermal papillae
What is the outer layer of the skin called? epidermis
The root of a hair is called the ? follicle
What is a word that means “covering”? integument
What word means "becoming hard and tough"? keratinizing
What is the pigment that is responsible for skin color? melanin
What are the hardened epidermis at the extremeties called? nails
What are cells that produce melanin called? melanocytes
What are openings in the skin called? pores
What kind of tissue lines joints? synovial
What kind of gland produces sweat? sudoriferous
What kind of gland produces sebum? sebaceous
What are the muscles that pull hairs upright called? arrector pilli
Created by: jjanssen33
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