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HHS Integumentary Sy
Anatomy and Physiology Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Integumentary system | the system that is made up of the skin, hair, nails, and glands |
| Epidermis | Outer layer of skin |
| Dermis | The second layer of skin |
| subcutaneous | bellow the dermis, binds the dermis to underlying structures |
| melanocytes | special cells that produce a black pigment called melanin |
| melanin | Black pigment, which provides a protective barrier from the sun, amount of melanin determines the color of skin |
| Sudoriferous glands | the glands that produce sweat |
| Sebaceous glands | The glands that produce oil |
| sebum | the oily secretion that the sebaceous gland secretes, acid in nature, destroys harmful organisms on the skin |
| hair shaft | the visible part of the hair |
| hair follicle | the part of the hair that is embedded in the dermis |
| papilla | at the bottom of the hair follicle, cluster of epithelial cells that are responsible for reproducing the hair shaft |