Anaphy Integumentary System

Question 1

What are the Integumentary System Functions

Answer 1

protection against UV light
sensory receptors
vitamin D production
temperature regulation
excretion

Question 2

What is the most superficial layer of skin
a layer of epithelial tissue that rests of the dermis
known as the cutaneous membrane
is a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

Answer 2

epidermis

Question 3

What is the layer of dense connective tissue,
nerves, hair follicles, smooth muscles, glands, and lymphatics vessels extend into it

Answer 3

dermis

Question 4

What are the group of pigments primarily responsible for skin, hair and eye color

Answer 4

melanin

Question 5

What is the yellow pigment found in plants such as squash and carrots

Answer 5

carotene

Question 6

What is the subcutaneous tissue, which is not part of the skin called

Answer 6

hypodermis

Question 7

What does each hair arise from

Answer 7

hair follicle

Question 8

What protrudes above the surface of the skin

Answer 8

hair shaft

Question 9

What is the below the surface and the hair bulb is the expanded base of it

Answer 9

root

Question 10

What surrounds the medulla and is covered by the cuticle

Answer 10

cortex

Question 11

What is the soft center that is surrounded by the cortex

Answer 11

medulla

Question 12

What is the single layer of overlapping cells that holds the hair in the hair follicle

Answer 12

cuticle

Question 13

Where is the hair produced

Answer 13

hair bulb

Question 14

What the extensions of the dermis that protrudes into the hair bulb and contains blood vessels

Answer 14

hair papilla

Question 15

Hair is produced in cycles, What are the 2 stages

Answer 15

growth stage and resting stage

Question 16

What happens during the growth stage

Answer 16

hair is formed by mitosis of epithelial cells within the hair bulb

Question 17

What happens during the resting stage

Answer 17

growth stops and the hair is held in the hair follicle

Question 18

What is the smooth muscles cells that each hair follicle is attached to

Answer 18

arrector pili muscle

Question 19

What are the 2 major glands of the skin

Answer 19

sebaceous and sweat glands

Question 20

What is the oily white substance produced by sebaceous glands

Answer 20

sebum

Question 21

What are the 2 types of sweat glands

Answer 21

eccrine and apocrine

Question 22

What is the thin plate consisting of layers of dead stratum corneum cells that contain a very hard type of keratin

Answer 22

nails

Question 23

What is the visible part of the nail

Answer 23

nail body

Question 24

What is the part of the nail covered by skin

Answer 24

nail root

Question 25

What is the stratum corneum that extends onto the nail body

Answer 25

cuticle, or eponychium

Question 26

What is the part that the nail root extends distally from

Answer 26

nail matrix

Question 27

What is the part that the nail attaches too and is also located distal to the nail matrix

Answer 27

nail bed