Skin
The outermost layer of skin. It contains no blood vessels and has five smaller layers of cells.
What is the Epidermis?
The skin beneath the plate.
What is the nail bed?
Excretes oil to moisturize hair shaft.
What is the sebaceous glands?
regulates body temperature by insulating body and trapping heat.
What is hair?
Produces sweat and skin oil and provides a sense of touch.
What is the dermis?
A structure that produces cells that become the nail plate.
What is the nail matrix?
Excretes sweats.
What is the sudoriferous gland?
Extends sense of touch.
What is hair?
Refers to the skin and its accessories, which is hair and nails.
What is this integumentary system?
The visible part of the nail is composed of compressed cells.
What is the nail plate?
Most common type of sudoriferous gland, located in the dermis, with a coiled base and tube that extends to the skin's surface to form a pore that excretes perspiration.
What is eccrine gland?
Excretes perspiration through the pores. Eliminates excess heat to maintain body temperature.
What are Sudoriferous Glands/Sweat glands?
synthesized from the sun through the epidermis?
What is Vitamin D?
Nails provide a stiffer surface to complete these actions.
What is grab, scratch, or climb?
Coil based.
What is sudoriferous gland?
Functions as the first line of defense.
What is skin?
UV rays increase the production.
What is melanin?
About 3 - 4 millimeters per month
What is nail growth?
A barrier against bacteria and fungi to prevent infections.
What is the sebaceous gland?
•Connects the skin to the body’s muscles and bones
•Serves as an energy reserve (fatty tissue)
•Protects against impacts
•Insulates against cold
What is the hypodermis?