Integumentary System

Question 1

Covering and lining membranes, including the skin and mucous membranes.

Answer 1

Epithelial Membrane

Question 2

Your skin.

Answer 2

Cutaneous Membrane

Question 3

Lines all body cavities that open to the exterior.

Answer 3

Mucous Membrane

Question 4

Lines body cavities that are closed to the exterior, except for the dorsal and joint cavities.

Answer 4

Serous Membrane

Question 5

Separates the serous layers.

Answer 5

Serous Fluid

Question 6

The lining of the abdominal cavity and covers its organs.

Answer 6

Peritoneum

Question 7

Membrane that surrounds the lungs.

Answer 7

Pleura

Question 8

Membrane that surrounds the heart.

Answer 8

Pericardium

Question 9

Line the fibrous capsules surrounding joints, help cushion movement during muscle activity.

Answer 9

Synovial Membrane

Question 10

Protects the interior of the body from exterior bacteria, repairs itself, etc.

Answer 10

Skin

Question 11

Another word for the skin. Keeps good things in and bad things out.

Answer 11

Integument

Question 12

Skin is full of this, prevents water loss from the body.

Answer 12

Keratin

Question 13

The outermost layer of the skin, full of keratin so it can harden and prevent water loss and protect against cuts, etc.

Answer 13

Epidermis

Question 14

Made up of dense connective tissue that connects it to the epidermis.

Answer 14

Dermis

Question 15

The deepest layer of the epidermis, cells divide her constantly, receives the most nutrients.

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Stratum Basale

Question 16

The fourth layer of the epidermis.

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Stratum Spinosum

Question 17

The third layer of the epidermis. Last layer skin cells go before they die and form the stratum lucidum.

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Stratum Granulosum

Question 18

Dead skin cells form this layer.

Answer 18

Stratum Lucidum

Question 19

Dead skin cells that are full of keratin. Outermost layer of the skin. AKA horny cells.

Answer 19

Stratum Corneum

Question 20

Pigment that colors the skin.

Answer 20

Melanin

Question 21

Oil glands.

Answer 21

Sebaceous Glands

Question 22

The oil that the Sebaceous Glands secrete.

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Sebum

Question 23

Produce sweat.

Answer 23

Eccrine Glands

Question 24

Found in the genital areas of the body. Secretes fatty acids and proteins into hair follicles.

Answer 24

Apocrine Glands

Question 25

Compound structures that make up the hair of the body.

Answer 25

Hair Follicles

Question 26

Connects each side of the hair follicle to the dermal tissue.

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Arrector Pili

Question 27

An itchy, red, peeling condition of the skin between the toes, resulting from fungus infection.

Answer 27

Athlete’s Foot

Question 28

Inflammation of hair follicles typically on the dorsal neck. They are composite boils caused by bacterial infection.

Answer 28

Boils and Carbuncles

Question 28

Inflammation of hair follicles typically on the dorsal neck. They are composite boils caused by bacterial infection.

Answer 28

Boils and Carbuncles

Question 29

Small fluid-filled blisters that itch and sting, caused by a herpes simplex infection. Usually around the lips and in the mouth.

Answer 29

Cold Sores

Question 30

Itching, redness, and swelling of the skin that eventually leads to blistering. Caused by the exposure of the skin to chemicals that cause an allergic reaction such as poison ivy.

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Contact Dermatitis

Question 31

Pink, water-filled, raised lesions typically forming around the mouth in nose, that eventually rupture. Caused by staph infection.

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Impetigo

Question 32

Over-production of skin cells resulting in red epidermal lesions covered with dry, silvery scales. It is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues.

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Psoriasis

Question 33

Most common skin cancer. Skin can no longer produce keratin and the epidermis and dermis become separate.

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

Question 34

Another type of skin cancer caused by over sun-exposure.

Answer 34

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Question 35

Most rare type of skin cancer. Typically form where there are moles in the skin. It arises from accumulated DNA damage in a skin cell. Survival rate is 50%.

Answer 35

Malignant Melanoma