Integumentary System Flashcards
1
Q
Consists of:
- SKIN
- SWEAT GLANDS
- OIL GLANDS
- HAIR
- NAILS
A
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
2
Q
Largest organ in the human body
A
SKIN
3
Q
The FIVE FUNCTIONS of the integumentary system
A
- PROTECTION 2. TEMPERATURE REGULATION 3. VITAMIN D PRODUCTION 4. SENSATION 5. EXCRETION
4
Q
Four ways the integumentary system PROTECTS the body
A
- PHYSICAL BARRIER to germs
- Glands produce ACID
- Layers protect against ABRASIONS
- Hair and melanin protect against UV RADIATION
5
Q
Two ways the integumentary system REGULATES TEMPERATURE
A
- Blood vessels CONSTRICT or DILATE
- SWEAT is produced
6
Q
Causes hair to stand up (goosebumps)
A
ARRECTOR PILI (piloerector muscle)
7
Q
How the body produces vitamin D
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The PRECURSOR to vitamin D must be exposed to UV radiation (from the sun)
8
Q
Consists of:
- WATER
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- UREA
- AMMONIA
- URIC ACID
A
SWEAT
9
Q
- AVASCULAR
- Made up of STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM
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EPIDERMIS
10
Q
- Made up of DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE
- Contains BLOOD VESSELS
A
DERMIS
11
Q
- Attaches skin to muscle and bone
- Made of LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE, COLLAGEN, and ELASTIN
- Half of body’s fat located here
A
HYPODERMIS
12
Q
Most SUPERFICIAL layer of skin
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EPIDERMIS
13
Q
DEEP to the EPIDERMIS but SUPERFICIAL to the HYPODERMIS
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DERMIS
14
Q
DEEP to the DERMIS
A
HYPODERMIS
15
Q
Gives skin its FIRMNESS
A
COLLAGEN
