Components

Question 1

integument

Answer 1

skin; the cutaneous membrane

Question 2

melanin

Answer 2

a black or dark pigment (produced by melanocytes in the epidermis) that contributes color to the skin and helps filter ultraviolet light

Question 3

sudoriferous glands

Answer 3

sweat glands; one of the tiny structures in the dermis that produces sweat, which carries waste products to the surface for excretion

Question 4

pores

Answer 4

opening of the skin through with substances such as water, salts, and some fatty substances are excreted

Question 5

epidermis

Answer 5

the outer layer of the skin

Question 6

dermis

Answer 6

the layer of skin directly beneath the epidermis; the corium

Question 7

stratified

Answer 7

layered; arranged in layers

Question 8

stratum basale

Answer 8

the layer of skin where new cells are being continuously reproduced, pushing older cells toward the outermost layer of the skin

Question 9

stratum corneum

Answer 9

the outermost layer of the epidermis, (consisting of dead cells that have been converted to keratin) which continually sloughs off or flakes away; keratinized cell layer

Question 10

basal layer

Answer 10

the deepest of the five layers of the epidermis

Question 11

melanocytes

Answer 11

cells responsible for producing melanin

Question 12

keratin

Answer 12

a hard fibrous protein found in the epidermis, hair, nails, enamel of the teeth, and horns of animals

Question 13

subcutaneous tissue

Answer 13

the fatty layer of tissue located beneath the dermis

Question 14

hair follicle

Answer 14

the tiny tube within the dermis that contains the root of a hair shaft

Question 15

lanugo

Answer 15

soft, very fine hair that covers the body of the developing fetus; the hair is almost completely gone by birth

Question 16

lunula

Answer 16

the crescent shaped, pale area at the base of the fingernail and toenail

Question 17

sebaceous gland

Answer 17

oil gland located in the dermis; it’s secretions provide oil to the hair and surrounding skin

Question 18

sebum

Answer 18

the oily secretions of the sebaceous glands

Question 19

pimple

Answer 19

a papule or pustule of the skin

Question 20

blackhead

Answer 20

an open comedo caused by the accumulation of keratin and sebum within the opening of the hair follicle

Question 21

ceruminous gland

Answer 21

a modified sweat gland that lubricates the skin of the ear canal with a yellow-ish brown waxy substance called cerumen (or ear wax)

Question 22

epithelium

Answer 22

the tissue that covers the internal and external surfaces of the body

Question 23

collagen

Answer 23

the protein substance that forms the glistening inelastic fibers of connective tissue such as tendons, ligaments, and fascia