The Integumentary System Flashcards
The system responsible for temperature regulation, protection of the body, housing of sensory receptors, and the secretion of some fluids containing waste products to be excreted.
The Integumentary System
the largest organ of the human body
Skin
Adipose
Fatty (relating to fat).
Alopecia
Baldness (lack of hair in spots).
A major protein substance that is tough, flexible and has high tensile strength.
Collagen
Process of excretion of fluids by the sweat glands (sweating).
Diaphoresis
The outer portion of the skin.
Epidermis
A layer of skin that is beneath the epidermis containing blood vessels, nerves, and some glands
Dermis
A tube-like sac in the dermis out of which hair shaft
Hair follicle
Skin and all elements that are within it or arise from it.
Integument
A hard protein that is found in hair and nails.
Keratin
A pigment produced by melanocytes and determines skin, hair, and eye color.
Melanin
Dermat(o)
Skin
Lip(o)
fatty
Steat(o)
Fat