Lec 5: Integumentary System Flashcards
Loose connective tissue including adipose tissue, it is not part of the skin but instead attaches the skin to bone and muscle
Hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue)
This contains half of the body’s stored lipids, act as padding and insulation
Adipose tissue
Is found everywhere on the skin, except on the palms, soles, lips, nipples and parts of genitalia
Hair
Percentage of body fat on female and male
Female 21% to 30%
Male 13% to 25%
Columns of dead, keratinizede
Produced in the hair bulb
Hair
Where hair rises
Gives hair different shapes
Hair follicle
Above the skin
Shaft
Below the skin
Root
Site of hair cell formation
hair is produced
Base of root
Hair bulb
Hard keratin
Covered by the cuticle
Cortex
Soft central core
Medulla
Hair is formed by what cells
Epithelial cells
Single layer of overlapping cells that holds the hair in the hair follicle
Cuticle
Smooth muscles, stand on end; produces goosebumps
Arrector pili