ch. 16 skin vocabs

Question 1

adipocyte

Answer 1

fat cells

Question 2

albinism

Answer 2

skin pigment deficient

Question 3

apocrine sweat gland

Answer 3

large dermal exocrine

Question 4

basal layer

Answer 4

deepest region of the epidermis

Question 5

collagen

Answer 5

structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

Question 6

cuticle

Answer 6

band of epidermis at the base and sides of nail plate

Question 7

dermis

Answer 7

middle layer of the skin

Question 8

eccrine sweat gland

Answer 8

most sweat-producing exocrine gland

Question 9

epidermis

Answer 9

outermost layer of the skin

Question 10

epithelium

Answer 10

layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

Question 11

hair follicle

Answer 11

sac where each hair grows

Question 12

integumentary system

Answer 12

the skin and its accessory structures

Question 13

keratin

Answer 13

hard protein

Question 14

lunula

Answer 14

whitish area at the base of a nail

Question 15

melanin

Answer 15

skin pigment

Question 16

paronychium

Answer 16

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

Question 17

pore

Answer 17

tiny opening on the surface of the skin

Question 18

sebaceous gland

Answer 18

oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

Question 19

squamous epithelium

Answer 19

flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis

Question 20

stratified

Answer 20

arranged in layers

Question 21

stratum

Answer 21

a layer (of cells)

Question 22

stratum corneum

Answer 22

outermost layer of the epidermis

Question 23

subcutaneous layer

Answer 23

innermost layer of the skin