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Q1 Anatomy
The Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The largest organ of the human body | Skin |
| Stratified squamous epithelial tissue of the integumentary system | Epidermis |
| Connective tissue of the integumentary system | Dermis |
| The tissue that lies deep to the dermis and is not considered part of the skin | Hypodermis |
| Superficial fascia | Hypodermis |
| The functions of the skin (4) | Cushions deep organs, Protects body from injury, Acts as a mini excretory system, Screens out UV rays |
| The cell that produces keratin, Most abundant type | Keratinocytes |
| The cell that produces melanin | Melanocytes |
| The cell that is associated with sensory nerve endings | Merkel Cells |
| The cell of the immune system that uses endocytosis to take up foreign proteins that have invaded the epidermis | Langerhans Cells |
| The cell that produces collagen | Fibroblasts |
| The layers of the dermis (2) | Papillary and Reticular |
| Pigment that ranges from yellow to reddish brown to black | Melanin |
| Yellow pigment | Carotene |
| Red pigment | Hemoglobin |
| One of the two chief parts of hair, Embedded in the skin | Root |
| One of the two chief parts of hair, Projects above the skin's surface | Shaft |
| Glands that secrete sebum | Sebaceous Glands |
| Process by which an entire cell breaks up to form product | Holocrine Secretion |
| Glands that secrete sweat | Sudoriferous Glands |
| Types of sweat glands (2) | Eccrine and Apocrine |
| The sweat gland that produces "true sweat" | Eccrine Gland |
| The sweat gland that is confined to the axxillary, anal and genital areas | Apocrine Gland |
| Modified sweat glands (2) | Mammary and Ceruminous |
| Severity of burn in which the epidermis is damaged | First Degree Burn |
| Severity of burn in which the upper part of dermis and epidermis is damaged | Second Degree Burn |
| Severity of burn in which the entirety of the skin is damaged | Third Degree Burn |