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Hito-Integumentary
Hito-Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The skin is composed of two layers of tissue | epidermis and dermis |
| Second layer of skin, the dermis, contains two kinds of glands | sebaceous glands (oil glands) and sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) |
| The dermis is attached to the underlying structures of the skin | subcutaneous tissue |
| three kinds of epithelial membranes | cutaneous, serous, and mucous membrane |
| main functions of skin | protection, regulation of body temperature, and sensation |
| skin protects us from | mechanical impact (pressure and stroke), thermic impact (heat or cold), and environmental impact (chemicals, the sun’s UV, and bacteria) |
| two sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) | eccrine glands (or merocrine glands) and apocrine glands |