HESI: SKIN Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Most superficial layer of Integument | EPIDERMIS |
Layer of skin that rests on the subcu. tissue that connects the skin to superficial muscles. | DERMIS |
Name the layers of the epidermis from the outer layer to the inner layer: | Stratum corneum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Germinativum |
STRATUM GERMINATIVUM | STRATUM BASALE |
Layer of epidermis where mitosis occurs | STRATUM GERMINATIVUM |
Protein pigment that protects against the suns radiation | MELANIN |
The layer of skin composed of fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles & glands. | DERMIS |
Two types of sweat glands | ECCRINE & APOCRINE |
Official Name for Sweat Glands | SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS |
Glands develop from epithelial sheets | Endocrine (DUCTLESS); Exocrine (DUCTS) |
glands that release secretions to skin surface | Exocrine |
2 groups of Exocrine Glands | SWEAT glands & SEBACEOUS glands |
oil glands | SEBACEOUS |
clear secretion that's water, salts, Vitamin C, traces of metabolic waste (ammonia, urea, uric acid) & lactic acid | SWEAT |
most numerous glands that prod sweat | ECCRINE GLANDS |
glands found in the axillary (arm pits) & genitals | APOCRINE GLANDS |
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