Integumentary System Flashcards
the thin organ covering the body, protecting underlying tissues from injury, drying, and bacterial invasion
Skin/Cutis
smooth muscles that are best developed
on the dorsal line of the neck, trunk, and tail
mm. arrector pili muscles
Largest muscle in the skin.
-covers a great portion of the thorax and
abdomen
mm. cutaneous trunci muscles
help maintain the body temperature of the domestic species.
Sweat Gland/Sudoriferous Gland
the predominant type of sweat glands in man, are restricted to the footpads of carnivores
Merocrine/Eccrine sweat glands
predominate in the domestic species and are distributed throughout the skin.
Apocrine sweat glands
an oily substance consisting of a
mixture of cholesterol, protein, and inorganic salts, which is released into the hair follicle to lubricate the skin and prevent excessive evaporation.
Sebum
What gland that produces oily substances in the body.
Sebaceous Gland/ Oil Glands
Glands of the eyelids
Tarsal Glands/Meibomian Gland
found in the wall of the external auditory canal.
Ceruminous gland
Other term for ear wax
Cerumen
They produce “ear wax” which protects
the tympanic membrane from the foreign bodies
Ceruminous Gland
in carnivores around the anus. They can become neoplastic (perianal adenoma)
Circumanal Glands
-in carnivores, the walls of the anal sacs, they secrete into the anal sacs for storage.
Glands of the anal sac/Paranasal Sinuses
in carnivores on the dorsum of the root of the tail.
Caudal (coccygeal) gland
