integumentary Flashcards
epithelial membrane
Covers body surfaces
Lines body cavities
Forms protective layers over organs
Consists of an epithelial layer combined with an underlying layer of connective tissue
cutaneous membrane
Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different developmental origin, structure and chemical composition.
mucous membrane
an epithelial tissue which secretes mucus, and lines many body cavities and tubular organs including the gut and respiratory passages.
serous membrane
a mesothelial tissue which lines certain internal cavities of the body, forming a smooth, transparent, two-layered membrane lubricated by a fluid derived from serum. The peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura are serous membranes.
serous fluid
any of various body fluids resembling serum,
peritoneum
membrane that lines the inside of your abdomen and pelvis
pleura
The parietal pleura is the thicker of the two membranes and it lines the pulmonary cavities.
pericardium
The pericardium is a membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of major heart vessels. It consists of two layers
synovial membrane
thin barrier that lines the inside of some of your joints.
skin
human skin, in human anatomy, the covering, or integument, of the body’s surface that both provides protection and receives sensory stimuli from the external environment.
integument
Integument is the outer covering of an organism that includes seed coat, rind, shell, fur, cuticle, etc that also protects the organs and the body parts
keratin
keratin, fibrous structural protein of hair, nails, horn, hoofs, wool, feathers, and of the epithelial cells in the outermost layers of the skin.
epidermis
The epidermis is the most superficial layer of the skin, lying above the dermis and hypodermis. It consists of several layers, including the stratum Basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, and stratum corneum
dermis
The dermis is the layer of skin found deep to the epidermis and superficial to the hypodermis. Thickness of the dermis varies and can range from 0.6 mm (eyelid) to 3 mm (palmar and plantar skin).
stratum Basale
The bottom layer of the epidermis is called the stratum basale.