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Integumentary-Vocab
Integumentary System - Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cutaneous membrance | the skin |
| membrane that line a cavity without an opening to the outside of the body | serous membrane |
| thick layer of skin beneath epidermis | dermis |
| beneath the skin | subcutaneous |
| outer epithelial layer of skin | epidermis |
| exocrine gland in skin that secretes sweat | sweat glands |
| tubelike depression in skin in which hair develops | hair follicle |
| membrane that forms inner lining capsule of freely movable joints | synovial membrane |
| pertaining to the skin and its accessory organs | integumentary system |
| skin gland that secretes sebum | sebaceous gland |
| process by which cells form fibrils of keratin and harden | keratinization |
| dark pigment normally found in skin and hair | melanin |
| membrane that lines tubes and body cavities that open to outside of the body | mucous membrane |