Misc./ Trivia
This layer of the skin has no blood vessels.
What is the epidermis?
A protein that is a main constituent of connective tissue.
What is the stratum collagen?
sebum and dead skin cells form plugs in hair follicles which traps bacteria in the pore
What is acne?
a muscle's decrease in size due to lack of movement
What are atrophy?
bands or cords of fibrous connective tissue that attach a muscle to a bone or other structure
What is the tendons?
Who is George Washington?
Blood vessels, collagen, elastin, and keratin----one of these is NOT associated with the dermis.
What is keratin?
Sweat is mostly composed of this.
What is water?
this muscle type moves with the conscious choice of the individual person
What is Voluntary Muscle?
What is energy?
primary cause of skin cancer
What is direct sunlight?
A cavity in skin, which is the place the root of a hair begins
What is the hair follicle?
Increasing the angle between two bones at a joint
What is extension?
this muscle type moves automatically (not conscious) to control internal organs and body functions of the individual person?
What is involuntary Muscle?
Which U.S. state shares a border with only one other state.
What Maine?
involves destruction of epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer
What is the 3rd degree burn?
The body system that consists of the skin, hair, and nails. It is the largest of all systems
What is the integumentary system?
Action of pulling together
What is contract/ion?
striated muscle (not smooth) which is voluntary and makes movement possible
What is skeletal muscle?
The oily product of sebaceous glands which give skin/hair the moisture it needs
What is the Sebum?
a natural pigment that protects the cells in the skin and in deeper layers from the hazardous effects of UV radiation by absorbing sunlight.
What is Melanin?
The middle layer of skin where hair, nails, and new skin is created. Contains major structures of the skin such as nerve endings, glands, sensory receptors, hair follicles etc.
What is the dermis layer?
loss of the power of motion due to a neurological disorder or accident to the spinal cord, nearly always permanent so it is treated with rehabilitation or re-learning how to do things.
What is paralysis?
involuntary muscle which makes up the heart
What is cardiac muscle?