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3.1
word parts of the integumentary system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epidermis | outermost layer of the skin |
| dermis | under the epidermis is the dermis has fewer cells and more thick fibers to give the skin strength and flexibility- the dermises home to the hair follicle, nerves and glands |
| fat | roots-adip/o, lip/o, steat/o-examples/ adipocyte,lipoma, steatosis |
| skin | roots-cutane/o,dermo/o,dermato/o-examples/subcanteous,epidermal,dematology |
| hair | roots-pll/o,trich/o, examples-piliod,atrichosis, |
| sweat | roots-hldr/o-examples/hyperhidrosis,hypohydrosis |
| scale | roots-squam/o-examples/squamous layer |
| nail | roots-onych/o,`ungu/o-examples/subungual |
| oil | roots-seb/o, sebace/o-examples/sebolith |
| hidden | roots-cypt/o,onycrytosis |
| hard/horney | roots-kerat/o-kerarosis,keratomderma |
| dry | roots-ext/o |
| yellow | roots-xanth/o |
| red | roots-erythr/o |
| white | roots-leuk/o |
| black | roots-melan/o |