Chapter 21 ANATOMY of the SKIN Flashcards
1
Q
OUTER portion of SKIN
A
EPIDERMIS
2
Q
PROTEIN that THICKENS, TOUGHENS the SKIN
A
KERATIN
3
Q
PIGMENT that gives SKIN colour and PROTECTION from sun
A
MELANIN
4
Q
layer BENEATH the EPIDERMIS
A
DERMIS
5
Q
layer BENEATH the DERMIS
A
SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE
6
Q
TEMPERATURE regulation, release SWEAT gland
A
SUDORIFEROUS GLAND
7
Q
layer releases OILY FLUID and LUBRICATES
A
SEBACOUS GLAND
8
Q
another name for CUTICLE
A
EPO-NYCH-IUM
epo-nik-e-um
9
Q
PERTAINING to the SKIN
A
CUTANEOUS
10
Q
another name for SKIN
A
DERMA
11
Q
BETWEEN the EPIDERMIS & SUBCUTANEOUS
A
DERMIS
12
Q
OUTER LAYER of the SKIN
A
EPI-DERMIS
13
Q
SKIN, GLANDS, HAIR and NAILS
A
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM