Chapter 6: Skin And Membranes

Question 1

Epithelial Membrane

Answer 1

Tissues: cutaneous membrane (skin), serous membranes (inside w/ organs-acts as a jacket of protection), and mucous membranes.
Definition: composed of epithelial tissue and an underlying of fibrous connective tissue.

Question 2

Cutaneous Membrane

Answer 2

Primary organ of the integumentary system; the skin.

Question 3

Serous Membanes

Answer 3

A two-layered epithelial membrane that lines body cavities and covers the surfaces of organs.

Question 4

Mucous Membranes

Answer 4

Epithelial membranes that line body surfaces opening directly to the exterior and secrete a thick, slippery material called mucus.

Question 5

Structure of the Skin

Answer 5

The two primary layers consist of the epidermis and dermis.

Question 6

Epidermis

Answer 6

Is the outermost layer of the skin. It is relatively a thin sheet of stratified squamous epithelial.

Question 7

Dermis

Answer 7

Is the deeper of the two layers. It is thicker than the epidermis and is made up largely of connective tissue.

Question 8

The Functions of the Skin

Answer 8

Protection, temperature regulation, sense organ activity, excretion, and synthesis of vitamin D.

Question 9

Arrector Pili Muscle

Answer 9

Smooth muscles of the skin that are attached to hair follicles; when contraction occurs, the hair stands up, resulting in “goose flesh”.

Question 10

Parietal Pleura

Answer 10

Serous membrane that lines the walls of the left and right pleural cavities within the thoracic cavity.