Vocab

Question 1

Integument

Answer 1

Skin

Question 2

Integumentary System

Answer 2

Skin System

Question 3

Androgen

Answer 3

Agent that stimulates development of male characteristics (hormone, testosterone, androsterone)

Question 4

Ductule

Answer 4

Very small duct

Question 5

Homeostasis

Answer 5

State of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body despite changes in the external environment

Question 6

Synthesize

Answer 6

Forming a complex substance by the union of simpler compounds or elements

Question 7

Epidermis

Answer 7

Outer layer of skin

Question 8

Strata

Answer 8

Sub layer of Epidermis

Question 9

Stratum Corneum

Answer 9

Sub layer of Epidermis under Strata

Question 10

Basal Layer

Answer 10

Deepest sub layer of Epidermis under Stratum Corneum

Question 11

Keratin

Answer 11

Hard protein material

Question 12

Melanocytes

Answer 12

Produce black pigment

Question 13

Melanin

Answer 13

Black pigment created by Melanocytes

Question 14

Albino

Answer 14

Individual unable to produce black pigment

Question 15

Dermis or Corium

Answer 15

2nd layer of skin

Question 16

Sebaceous

Answer 16

Oil glands (in Dermis)

Question 17

Sudoriferous

Answer 17

Sweat Glands (in Dermis)

Question 18

Subcutaneous or Hypodermis

Answer 18

Binds the Dermis to underlying structures

Question 19

Adipose

Answer 19

Fat

Question 20

Exocrine Glands

Answer 20

Secrete substances through ducts on outer surface of body

Question 21

Axillae

Answer 21

Armpits

Question 22

Sebum

Answer 22

Oily secretions

Question 23

Hair Shaft

Answer 23

Part of hair embedded in dermis is the hair root

Question 24

Hair Follicle

Answer 24

Root with covering

Question 25

Papilla

Answer 25

Loop at end of hair follicle

Question 26

Alopecia

Answer 26

Baldness

Question 27

Nail Root

Answer 27

Tough covering

Question 28

Nailbed

Answer 28

Layer of epithelium

Question 29

Nail Body

Answer 29

Appears pink due to underlying vascular tissues

Question 30

Lunula

Answer 30

Region where new growth occurs

Question 31

Biopsy

Answer 31

Tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination

Question 32

Allograft

Answer 32

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person, also called homograft

Question 33

Autograft

Answer 33

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual

Question 34

Synthetic

Answer 34

Transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern

Question 35

Xenograft

Answer 35

Transplantation from a foreign donor and transferred to a human, also called a heterograft

Question 36

Cryotherapy

Answer 36

Use of subfreezing temperature to destroy abnormal tissue