integumentary system

Question 1

cutaneous membrane

Answer 1

membrane of the skin

Question 2

epidermis

Answer 2

outer epithelial layer of the skin

Question 3

stratum corneum

Answer 3

outer horny layer of the epidermis

Question 4

stratum lucidum

Answer 4

found on only palms and soles of feet

Question 5

stratum granulosum

Answer 5

thin layer of cells with shrunken fibers of keratin; beneath the stratum corneum

Question 6

stratum spinosum

Answer 6

thickest epidermal layer, developing keratin fibers, beneath granulosum

Question 7

stratum basale

Answer 7

bottom layer of the epidermis, where cells divide, nourished by blood vessles

Question 8

dermis

Answer 8

thickest layer of skin beneath the epidermis

Question 9

subcutaneous layer

Answer 9

loose connective tissue that is mostly fat and is beneath the skin; hypodermic

Question 10

melanin

Answer 10

dark pigment that is found in skin and hair

Question 11

hair follicles

Answer 11

tube like depression in the skin where the hair develops

Question 12

arrector pili muscle

Answer 12

smooth muscle in the skin associated with a hair follicle

Question 13

nail

Answer 13

horny plate at the distal end of a finger or toe

Question 14

sweat gland

Answer 14

exocrine gland in the skin that secretes a mixture of water, salt, etc

Question 15

eccrine gland

Answer 15

sweat gland that maintains body temperature

Question 16

apocrine gland

Answer 16

type of gland whose secretions contain parts of secretory cells

Question 17

sebaceous gland

Answer 17

skin gland that creates sebum