Vocab Flashcards
Body membrane
Cover surfaces, line body cavities, form protective sheets around organs
Epithelial membrane
cutaneous membrane, mucous membranes, serous membranes
Cutaneous membrane
Skin
Mucous membranes
nasal cavity, mouth, esophagus, lung bronchi
Serous membranes
Outer wall, Air or water, Inner wall
Serous fluid
Serous layers are separated by this fluid which is secreted by membranes
Peritoneum
Serosa lining in the abdominal cavity and covering its organs
Pleura
serous membranes surrounding the lungs
Pericardium
serous membranes around the heart
Synovial membrane
soft areolar connective tissue that contains no epithelial cells
Skin
Your skin, sweat, oil glands, hair nails
Integument
a Covering
Keratin
Uppermost layer of skin has it, hardened substance to prevent water loss
Epidermis
The five layers of skin
Dermis
The thick layer of tissue under the epidermis
subcutaneous tissue
the hypodermis
stratum basale
deepest layer of skin
stratum spinosum
layer of epidermis that is “spiky”
stratum granulosum
thin layer of cells in the epidermis
stratum lucidum
thin clear layer of dead skin cells
stratum corneum
the very outer layer of skin
melanin
the pigment in the skin
papillary layer
uppermost layer of dermis
dermal papillae
and superficial projections of the skin
reticular layer
lower layer of dermis composed of dense irregular connective tissue
exocrine glands
sweat glands, salvilary gland
sebaceous gland
small gland in the skin that produces oil
sebum
an oily secretion of ^
eccrine glands
the major sweat glands
apocrine glands
gland that secretes a fluid into a hair follicle
hair follicles
the tissue that surrounds a shaft of hair
arrector pilli
muscle that is attached the the hair shaft
athletes foot
bacterial infection of the foot
boils and carbuncles
small pus filled lumps
