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A&P Chpt 5 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arrector Pili | Tiny, smooth muscles attached to hair follicles; contraction causes the hair to stand upright |
| Eccrine Glands | Sweat glands abundant on the palms, soles of feet & the forehead |
| Carotene | Yellow to orange pigment that accumulates in the stratum corneum epidermal layer & in fatty tissue of the hypodermis |
| Malignant | Life threatening; pertains to neoplasms that spread & lead to death, such as cancer |
| Epidermis | Superficial layer of the skin; composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium |
| Pore | The surface opening of the duct of a sweat gland |
| Sudoriferous Gland | Epidermal gland that produces sweat |
| Apocrine Sweat Gland | The less numerous type of sweat gland; produces a secretion containing water, salts, proteins & fatty acids |
| Sebum | Oily secretion of sebaceous glands |
| Integumentary System | Skin & its derivatives; provides the external protective covering of the body |
| Hair Follicle | Structure with out & inner root sheaths extending from the epidermis surface into the dermis & from which new hair develops |
| Melanin | Dark pigment formed by cells called melanocytes; imparts color to skin & hair |
| Dermis | Layer of skin deep to the epidermis; composed of dense irregular tissue |
| Papilla | Small, nipplelike projection; e.g. dermal papillae are projections of dermal tissue into the epidermis |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| 3rd Degree Burn | A burn that involves the entire thickness of the skin; also called full-thickness burn. |
| Keratin | Fibrous protein found in the epidermis, hair, & nails that makes those structures hard & water-repellant; Precursor is keratohyaline |
| Sebaceous Glands (oil glands) | Epidermal glands that produce an oily secretion called sebum |
| 2nd Degree Burn | A burn in which the epidermis & the upper region of the dermis are damaged |
| Burn | Tissue damage inflicted by intense heat, electricity, radiation or certain chemicals, all of which denature cell proteins & cause cell death in the affected areas |
| Superficial | Located close to or on the body surface |
| Malignant Melanoma | Cancer of the melanocytes; can begin wherever there is pigment |
| Hypodermis | Subcutaneous tissue just deep to the skin; consists of adipose plus some areolar connective tissue |
| Rule of Nines | Method of computing the extent of burns by dividing the body into a number of areas, each accounting for 9% of the total body area |
| 1st Degree Burn | A burn in which only the epidermis is damaged |
| Cutaneous Sensory Receptors | Receptors located throughout the skin that respond to stimuli arising outside the body; part of the nervous system |
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