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11 Cards in this Set
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What is the most vulnerable organ system? |
Integumentary system |
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What does the integumentary system consist of? of? |
Skin, sweat and oil glands, hair, nails |
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Functions of the integumentary system |
Protection, sensation, excretion of wastes, blood reservoir, vitamin D synthesis, regulation of body temp |
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Vasoconstriction |
Decrease in blood flow to the skin and warms body |
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Vasodilation |
Increase in blood flow and cools body |
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Skin consists of... |
Epidermis and dermis |
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Epidermis is____ and dermis is ____ |
Outer epithelial layer Underlying connective tissue layer |
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The subcutaneous layer is the |
Hypodermis |
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Callus |
Thickening of the epidermis |
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4 types of cells are are |
Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Merkel cells, and Langerhans cells. |
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Keratinocytes produce |
Keratin a tough fibrous protein |
