ch 3 Flashcards

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1
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Integumentary system function

A

two-way barrier, temp regulation, houses sensory receptors, secretes important fluids

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2
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Integ. system structures

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hair, skin, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands

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3
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cauter/o

A

to burn

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4
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diaphor/o

A

profuse sweating

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5
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erythr/o

A

red

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6
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hidr/o

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sweat

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7
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ichthy/o

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scaly. dry

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8
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kerat/o

A

hard/horny

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9
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myc/o

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fungus

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10
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onych/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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12
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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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13
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sarc/o

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flesh

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14
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seb/o

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oil

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15
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trich/o

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hair

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16
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ungu/o

A

nail

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17
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vesic/o

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sac/bladder

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18
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xer/o

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dry

19
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allo-

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other, diff from usual

20
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xeno-

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foreign

21
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_____ is a protective barrier, houses receptors, secretes sweat and sebum, and aids in temp regulation

A

skin

22
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_____ provides some protection; associated with sensory receptors

A

hair

23
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Subcutaneous skin layer is made up of

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continuous layer of fat that acts as insulation

24
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Subcutaneous skin layer is also known as

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hypodermis

25
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Epidermis layer is composed of

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stratified squamous epithelium

26
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___ layer does not have any blood supply or connective tissue

A

epidermis

27
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Deepest layer of the epidermis is known as ____ layer

A

basal layer

28
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keratin

A

hard protein

29
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basal layer contain special cells called

A

melanocytes, which produce melanin

30
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Corium is another name for what skin layer

A

dermis layer

31
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Dermis layer

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thicker than epidermis with a blood supply, composed of connective tissue and collagen fibers

32
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the dermis layer houses ____ follicles, ____ and ____ glands, blood vessels, ____ vessels, sensory receptors, ____ and ____ fibers

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hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands, lymph vessels, muscle and nerve fibers.

33
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lipocytes

A

fat cells, make up subcutaneous layer

34
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fibers that make up hair are made of

A

keratin

35
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___ fills the cells of the epidermis

A

keratin

36
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each hair has a small slip of smooth muscle attached to it called the ___ __ muscle

A

arrector pili

37
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nails are a flat plate of ____

A

keratin

38
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lunula

A

light colored half moon area at the base of the nail

39
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sebaceous glands are found in

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the dermis layer

40
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sebum

A

oil secreted by sebaceous glands

41
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sweat glands are also known as

A

sudoriferous glands

42
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sweat contains:

A

a small amount of waste products but is normally colorless and odorless

43
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apocrine glands

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sweat glands in the pubic and underarm areas that produce a thicker sweat and produces odor

44
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cis/o

A

to cut