intergumentary system

Question 0

skin is an organ because

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it consists of tissues joined together

Question 1

made up of nails,hair and glands ,

largest organ of the body

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intergumentary system

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enable physical sensation

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mechanoreceptors

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what is normal healthy skin?

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slightly moist
soft
flexible 
acidic
free of blemishes and disease 
self renewing

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what are the functions of the skin?

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regulation of body temperature
protection 
reception of stimuli
excretion 
synthesis of vitamin d
immunity

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the outer thinner layer of the skin

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epidermis

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the inner thicker layer of the skin

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dermis

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the outer most layer of the skin

epidermis

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stratum corneum

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translucent layer of the skin

(epidermis)

Present in palms of hands,filled with keratin

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stratum lucidium

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layer is 3-5 layers thick

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stratum granolosum

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prickle cell layer, multiple layers of columnar cells

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stratum spinosum

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the deepest layer, single row columnar

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stratum germinativum (basale)

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cells that produce melanin

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melanocytes

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molecule gives its skin its color and protect from uv rays

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melanin

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growths of the epidermis

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hair

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composed of keratinized pigmented cells

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hair

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detect pain and temperature

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sensory nerve endings

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mechanoreceptors in deep layers of the epidermis

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markels disks

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cells active in the capture of precessing foreign substances

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langehan’s cells

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keratinized modifications of the epidermis,protect the digits and serve as tools

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nails

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cuticle overlies the proximal end of the nail.

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eponychium

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skin folds overlies the lateral edges of the nail

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paronychium

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thickened layer of the epidermis under distal part of nail

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hyponychium

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whitish crescent of nail

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lunula

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fibrous connective tissue layer of skin highly sensitive and vascular

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dermis

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lies just under the epidermis,cone shaped help anchor epidermis to dermis contain blood vessels and nerve endings

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reticular layer

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exocrine glands with ducts into hair follicles produce oily substance called sebum

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sebaceous glands

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exocrine glands that secrete sweat

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sudoriferous glands

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connected to hair follicles

axille, groin, and around the nipples

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approcrine glands

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more numerous than approcrine glands,they can be found in:

palms of hands, soles of feet, forehead, part of external genetelia.

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eccrine glands

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specialized sudoriferous glands in breast, they secrete milk

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mammary glands

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specialized sudoriferous glands, they secrete ear wax

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ceruminous glands

Question 32

are distributed to the erector pili muscles they cause goose bumps

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motor nerve fibers

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stimulate the glands of skin both sebaceous and sudoriferous they detect pain, heat and pressure

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secretory nerve fibers

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detect painful sensations

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free nerve endings

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heat and cold sensors

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thermoreceptors

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detect pressure

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mechanoreceptors

Question 37

markel's disks 
meissner's corpuscles 
pacinian's corpuscles 
ruffini's endings 
panniculus adiposus      ARE ALL

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mechanoreceptors