CH 13 Integumentary System

Question 1

an injury in which the involved body part has lose it’s outer layer of skin or mucous membrane because it has been rubbed or scratched off

Answer 1

abrasion

Question 2

wound in which laps of skin and tissue are torn loose or pulled off completely

Answer 2

avulsion

Question 3

the result of heat or other thermal injury to the skin

Answer 3

burns

Question 4

the layer of skin located immediately above the hypodermis

Answer 4

dermis

Question 5

the superficial, outer layer of the skin that contains numerous nerve vessels, but no nerve endings

Answer 5

epidermis

Question 6

muscle attached at the base of the hair that pulls the hair perpendicular to the surface of the skin in cold or threatening situations

Answer 6

erector muscle

Question 7

the layer of tissue immediately below the dermis, also called subcutaneous tissue

Answer 7

hypodermis

Question 8

the bodys external surface, including the skin, nails, hair and sweat and oil glands

Answer 8

integumentary system

Question 9

a protein in the skin that is responsible for the strength and permeability of the epidermis

Answer 9

kreatin

Question 10

a wound with a smooth or jagged edge, resulting from a tearing or scraping action

Answer 10

laceration

Question 11

the dark pigment skin that protects the skin from the suns ultraviolet rays

Answer 11

melanin

Question 12

epidermal cells that contribute to skin color by producting a dark pigment called melanin

Answer 12

melanocytes

Question 13

glands that produced a solution containing salt ans urea that is secreted directly onto the surface of the skin through sweat pores

Answer 13

merocrine sweat glants