Chapter 6-integumentary System Flashcards
The skin is also called the
Cutaneous membrane
Epidermis
The outermost layer of the skin
Stratified squamous epithelial tissue
Contains no blood vessels
Dermis
Inner layer of the skin
Connective tissue
Contain collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers
Papillae
Finger like projections that extent upward from the dermis to bind to the epidermis
Hypodermis
Bottom layer of the skin
Loose connective, and adipose tissue
Regulates temperature and connects skin to underlying tissue
The most inner layer of the epidermis
Stratum basale or germinative
The outermost layer of the epidermis
Stratum corneum
Keratinocytes
Newly arrived flatten cells that replace dead cells in the epidermis
Keratin
Tough fiberous protein that provides strength and structure to cells
Melanocytes
Cells scattered throughout the epidermis create melanin
Melanin
Gives color to the skin
Hair shaft
Part of the hair that extents above the skins surface
Hair follicle
Part of the hair that lies within a sheath of the epidermis
Hair bulb
Lowest part of the hair where growth occurs
Papilla
Connective tissue and blood vessels that nourish hair
Arrector pili muscle
Smooth muscle that contracts to stick hair straight up
What are the two types of sweat glands
Eccrine and apocrine
Eccrine glands
Contain a duct that leads from a secretory portion through the dermis and epidermis onto the skins surface
Appocrine gland
Contain a duct that leads to a hair follicle instead of the skins surface
Sebaceous glands
Open into a hair follicle and secrete an oily substance called sebum
Sebum
An oily substance that keeps the skin and hair from drying out
Ceruminous glands
Exists in the external ear canal
Makes cerumen
Cerumen
Ear wax
First degree burn
Epidermis
Redness swelling and pain
Often a sunburn