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Skin & Membranes

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What are the functions of body membranes?   Cover body surfaces, line body cavities, form protective sheets around organs  
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Three types of epithelial membranes.   Cutaneous, mucous, serous  
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The one type of connective tissue membrane   Synovial  
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Another name for the skin   Cutaneous membrane  
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Mucous membrane   Lines all body cavities that open to the exterior body surface  
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Serous membrane   Lines open body cavities that are closed to the exterior body  
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What are two layers of serous membrane?   Visceral and Parietal  
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Visceral layer   Covers the outside of the organ  
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Parietal layer   Lines a portion of the wall of the ventral body cavity  
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What are three types of specific serous membranes?   Peritoneum, Pleura, Pericardium  
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Synovial membrane   Lines fibrous capsules surrounding joints  
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Integumentary system   Skin  
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What are some skin derivatives?   Sweat and oil glands, hair, nails  
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Epidermis   outermost layer, often keratinized  
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Dermis   Dense connective tissue  
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Hypodermis   Serves as storage repository for fat  
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What are the layers of the epidermis?   Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum  
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Stratum Basale   Deepest layer, absorbs nutrients  
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Stratum Lucidum   Formed from dead cells of the deeper strata  
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Stratum Corneum   Outermost layer, shingle-like dead cells filled with keratin  
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