The Integumentary System Flashcards
1
Q
How can the integumentary system contributes to homeostasis?
A
By protecting the body and helping regulate body temperature. It also allows you to sense pleasurable, painful, and other stimuli in your external
environment.
2
Q
What is the Integumentary System composed of?
A
The Integumentary System is composed composed of the skin, hair, oil and sweat glands, nails, and sensory receptors.
3
Q
What is the skin also known for?
A
The skin is also known as the cutaneous membrane or integument.
4
Q
What is the largest organ?
A
The skin
5
Q
What is the 2 main parts that the skin consist?
A
The Epidermis and the Dermis
6
Q
What is the superficial, thinner portion, which is composed of epithelial tissue?
A
Epidermis
7
Q
What is the deeper, thicker connective tissue portion of the skin?
A
Dermis
