INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Flashcards
What are the 3 layers of the integumentary system?
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
The integumentary system has a role in _____, _____, and _____.
Homeostasis
Vitamin D production
Protection
The ___ is the most superficial layer of the skin and contains keratinocytes.
Epidermis.
The ____ layer of the skin protects against dehydration, UV radiation, and pathogens.
Epidermis.
What are the 5 layers of the epidermis from superficial to deep?
Stratum Corneum Stratum Lucidum Stratum Granulosum Stratum Spinosum Stratum Basale
What are the 2 layers of the dermis?
Papillary dermis
Reticular dermis
_____ stands up via erector pili muscles.
Hair.
Sebaceous glands are located all over the entire body EXCEPT at the ____ and ___.
Palms of hands and soles of feet.
Sebaceous glands secrete ______.
Sebum.
Eccrine glands are also known as _____, and are located on the entire body surface and are important in thermoregulation.
Sweat glands.
Apocrine glands are located at specific sites and secrete into a ____.
Hair follicle.
Apocrine glands produce _____ or ____.
Earwax or milk.
The ____ is the deepest layer of the integumentary system, and contains larger nerves and blood vessels.
Hypodermis.
The ____ layer of the integumentary system is made of loose connective tissue and adipose (fat) tissue, its main function is fat storage.
Hypodermis
Skin is only composed of the ____ and ____.
Epidermis and dermis.
Which layer of the epidermis allows the skin to stretch and bend?
A. Hypodermal B. Spinosum C. Corneum D. Lucidum E. Lamellar
B. Spinosum
Which layer protects the skin from UV radiation?
A. Basale B. Ganulosum C. Merkel D. Desmosomal E. Papillary
A. Basale.
All of the following accurately describe the dermis, EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A. Deep to the epidermis B. Glandular C. Avascular D. Contains hair E. Dense, irregular tissue
C. Avascular
What function does the pancreas share with mammary glands?
A. Sudoriferous B. Sebaceous C. Ceruminous D. Apocrine E. Exocrine
E. Exocrine
