Chapter 5 Integument Flashcards
A single hair is called a:
Pilus
_______ hair is pigmented and comprises the eyebrows.
Terminal
The mass of vascularized connective tissue that temporarily forms during would healing is:
Granulation tissue
Functions of the integument:
Protection Prevention of water loss/gain Temperature regulation Metabolic regulation Immune defense Sensory reception Secretion
The sloughed off cells of the periderm mix with sebum during the fetal period, creating a waterproof coating called:
Vernix caseosa
Difference in skin pigmentation is due to a difference in the number of ________ each individual has.
Melanocytes
Aging of the integument includes:
Repair takes longer
Collagen fiber decreases and elastic fibers lose elasticity
Dry due to sebaceous gland secretions
Thinner skin
Blood supply to the dermis is reduced
Reduced activity of skin stem cells
Decrease in melanocytes cause altered skin pigmentation
Function of the integument in which sweat glands are involved:
Temperature regulation
The _______ layer of the dermis contains a meshwork of collagen fibers that surround and support structures in the dermis.
Reticular
The changing _____ and ______ of a mole is a warning for cancer.
Size
Appearance
The integument consists of the epidermis, which is composed of _________, and the dermis, which is composed of _______ connective tissue.
Stratified squamous epithelium
Dense irregular and areolar
Anagen phase
Active phase of growth
Catagen phase
Brief regression period
Telogen phase
Resting phase; hair is shed
What is NOT found in thick skin?
Hair follicles
You accidentally cut your fingernail too far, causing a sharp pain and some bleeding. Which part of your nail was injured?
Nail bed
What is tie regarding the changes in hair that occur with age?
White hair results from the lack of pigment production.
Sweats glands and sebaceous glands develop from which layer of the integument?
Stratum basale of the epidermis
Subcutaneous layer (hypodermis)
Not part of the integument
Consists of areolar and adipose connective tissue
Thermal insulation
What are the two types of body membranes?
Epithelial, connective
βSkinβ is the _____ membrane.
Cutaneous
This type of membrane line all body cavities that open to the exterior body surface?
Mucous