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Integumentary sys
skin terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Integumentary System | the body's first line of defense, acting as a barrier against disease & physical hazards. Helps control body temperature by releasing heat through sweat or by constricting blood vessels to act as insulation. Includes: Skin, Hair & Nails |
| adip | fat |
| cutane | skin |
| derma | skin |
| hist | tissue |
| kerat | hard |
| mast | breast |
| necr | death (of cells, body) |
| onych | nail |
| epidermis | has no blood or nerves is constantly discarding dead cells |
| Dermis | made of living cells, contains capillaries, nerves & lymphatics. Also contains the subaceous glands, sweat glands & hair. |
| pachyderma | pach = thick derma = skin abnormal thickness of skin |
| subcutaneous | sub = under cutane = skin ous = pertaining to beneath the skin |