Module 4/chapter 27/integumentary System

Front 1

How much skin does an average adult have?

Back 1

about 22 square feet.

Front 2

Nerves in the skin do what?

Back 2

carry impulses

Front 3

Name 2 ways that skin eliminates waste.

Back 3

1)through perspiration
2)and pores (sebaceous and sweat glands)

Front 4

saccular

Back 4

resembling a sac

Front 5

Skin aides in the production of ____ __ via sunlight or ultraviolet radiation exposure.

Back 5

vitamin D

Front 6

Does skin repair itself when damaged?

Back 6

yes

Front 7

Name the 3 layers of the skin.

Back 7

1)epidermis
2)dermis or corium
3)subcutaneous layer

Front 8

What do melanocytes contain?

Back 8

melanin

Front 9

melanin

Back 9

any of various black, dark brown, reddish brown, or yellow pigments of animal or plant structures (as skin, hair, the choroid, or a raw potato when exposed to air)

Front 10

Name the layer of skin that is a true skin layer with nerve endings,providing sense of touch, heat and cold?

Back 10

dermis or corium

Front 11

epidermis

Back 11

thin, outermost, cellular membrane layer (one of the three layers of skin)

Front 12

In what layer of skin are lipocytes found?

Back 12

subcutaneous layer

Front 13

What is the outer covering of the body called?

Back 13

skin

Front 14

Blood vessels in the skin do what?

Back 14

aid in the regulation of body temperature

Front 15

sebum

Back 15

fatty lubricant matter secreted by sebaceous glands of the skin

Front 16

What is the integumentary system?

Back 16

The skin and its accessory organs (hair,nails and glands)

Front 17

What is the largest organ in the human body?

Back 17

skin

Front 18

sebaceous

Back 18

secreting sebum

Front 19

Nerve fibers under the skin act as a receptor for what (4)?

Back 19

1)pain
2)temperature
3)pressure
4)touch

Front 20

Skin protects the body against ______ and ______ change.

Back 20

dehydration and temperature change

Front 21

subcutaneous layer

Back 21

thick, fat-containing underlying tissue (one of the three layers of the skin)

Front 22

Dermis (corium)

Back 22

dense, fibrous, connective tissue layer (one of the three layers of skin)

Front 23

basal layer

Back 23

Deepest layer of the epidermis.

Front 24

What does integument mean?

Back 24

covering

Front 25

What does skin contain?

Back 25

1)glands
2)nerves
3)blood vessels

Front 26

Skin provides a protective barrier against what?

Back 26

bacteria

Front 27

What is the weight of an average adult's skin?

Back 27

8-10 lbs.

Front 28

Glands in the skin secrete what?

Back 28

fluids

Front 29

Skin aides in the elimination of what?

Back 29

waste

Front 30

sebaceous gland

Back 30

any of the small sacculated glands lodged in the substance of the derma, usually opening into the hair follicles, and secreting an oily or greasy material composed in great part of fat which softens and lubricates the hair and skin

Front 31

Skin provides a ______,____ ____ covering.

Back 31

1)waterproof
2)germ-resistant

Front 32

Supple characteristic allows for ______ and ______ while covering the body.

Back 32

movement and stretching

Front 33

The basal layer of the epidermis contains what protein and cells?

Back 33

1)protein--keratin
2)cells--melanocytes

Front 34

What does melanin do?

Back 34

gives color to the skin

Front 35

melanocytes

Back 35

- cells present in the epidermis that produce melanin (skin pigment).

Front 36

What is found in the dermis (or corium) layer of the skin (5)

Back 36

1)blood vessels
2)nerve fibers
3)sweat glands
4)sebaceous glands
5)hair follicles

Front 37

lipocytes

Back 37

fat storing cell

Front 38

Name 2 things that the lipocytes of the subcutaneous layer of skin do.

Back 38

1)connects dermis to muscle and organs below it
2)acts as heating insulator