Chapter Four Flashcards
The dark pigment synthesized by melanocytes; responsible for skin color.
Melanin
Tissue damage and cell death caused by intense heat, electricity, UV radiation, or certain chemicals.
Burns
The skin; composed of epidermal and dermis layers
Cutaneous membrane
The deep layer of the skin; composed of dense, irregular connective tissue.
Dermis
Scalelike modification of the epidermis that corresponds to the hoof or claw of other animals.
Nails
The outer layers of the skin; epithelium
Epidermis
Glands that empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles
Sebaceous gland
Glands that have ducts through which their secretions are carried to a particular site
Exocrine Glands
Membrane that lines a cavity without an opening to the outside of the body
Serous membrane
Structure in an ovary consisting of a developing egg surrounded by follicle cells; colloid-containing structure in the thyroid gland
Follicle
Tissue beneath the skin
Subcutaneous tissue
The skin and accessory organs
Integument
The glands that produce a saline solution called sweat
Sweat glands
A tough, insoluable protein found in tissues such as hair, nails, and epidermis of the skin
Keratinizing
Membrane that lines the capsule of a synovial joint
Synovial membrane
