Huffaker Mary_V test skin 22 corrections Flashcards
#5 Skin is made up of which tissue?
Nervous,connective, and epithelial
Pg 24, Kaplan Skin
#4 Where is the area of the body where the epidermis is thickest?
Palms of hands and soles of feet
Pg 23, skin brainpop notes
#17 The lower most layer of skin is?
Hypodermis
Pg 26, CLF skin
#20 The thing that grow out of a hair follicle is?
Hair
Pg 26, CLF skin
#22 What is a primary function of the skin?
Temperature regulation,response to stimuli,and protection
Pg 22, WSKT skin
#23 What is a function of the fibers of the dermis?
Structure, immunization, and strength
Pg 24, Kaplan skin
#27 Catalase is a what?
Catalyst, hydrogen peroxidase, protein and enzyme.
Pg 28, temperature lab
#30 When the arecctor pili muscles contract what happens?
The hair shaft curls and merges into the skin and goose bumps appear
Textbook skin, 882
#31 The protein that helps protect the skin is?
Keratin
Textbook skin, hair and nails, 893
#37 The independent Variable in our experiment was what?
The temperature of the water
Pg 28, lab temperature
#38 Light skinned races such as Caucasian have what?
The same amount of of melanocytes as darker skinned people
Pg. 27, skin questions
#45 Hair and nails are composed of what?
Keratin
Textbook skin, pg. 890,
#49 Area of the body where touch receptors are most abundant on the what?
Tongues,lips, hands, and feet
Pg 27, skin questions
#51 The dependent variable in our experiment is illustrated by the what?
The height of bubbles.
Pg 28, lab temperature
#54 As people age their bodies stop making elastin. This leads to what?
Wrinkles and sagging skin
Pg 23, brainpop notes
#56 The responding variable in our experiment with the potato was the what?
Enzyme activity
Pg 28, lab temperature
#60 The forehead, eyelid,and the shin are missing which layer of skin?
Subcutaneous tissue
Pg 23, skin brainpop notes
#65 The independent variable is the what variable?
Manipulated variable
Pg 28, lab temperature
#71 Skin cells produce what that helps the digestive system absorb calcium?
Vitamin D
Pg 23, skin brainpop notes
#74 Fat is one type of what tissue?
Connective
Pg 23, brainpop notes
#76 Describe how skin helps maintain body tempature if a person becomes too warm
If a person becomes to warm then sweat gland will produce sweat that emerges from pores onto your skin. The sweat will evaporate and that cools your body down. Also your hair lies flat so that is less heat to keep insulated
Pg. 17, homeostasis
#77 Describe life style of epidermal cells
Epidermal cells began life deep in the epidermis. The cells live for around two weeks, then they die and move to the top of the epidermis. They then fall and the dead cells below move up. It takes 3 to 5 week to get a whole new layer of epidermis.
Pg. 23,brainpop notes
