Functions
What is at least one way the integumentary system protects the body?
Acts as a barrier from U.V.rays and it stops pathogens
What remains when pus or blood dries
Crusts "Scabs"
The outermost layer of the skin
Epidermis
The use of sebum
Prevents hair from drying out
Fatty tissue
Adipose
Ability to perceive touch and heat change
Sensory Perception
Cyanosis
Blue discoloration of the skin
The second layer of the skin
Dermis
Area of concentrated melanin
Glands that produce oil
Sebaceous glands
The process by which the skin helps maintain body temperature
Heat Regulation
Yellow discoloration of the skin
Jaundice
The deepest layer of the skin
Hypodermis
Two of the vitamins stored in the skin
A,D,E,K
Brownish-Black pigment
Melanin
When the skin creates vitamin D
Production
Vesicles
Sacs or blisters of clear fluid
Thinnest layer of the skin
Epidermis
The purpose of sudoriferous glands
To produce sweat
Another name for the hypodermis
Subcutaneous fascia
Eliminates some excess nutritions within the body
Excretion
Itchy, elevated areas of skin with irregular shapes
Wheals
The layer injections are given to
Hypodermis
Two of the cells that create the epidermis
Merkel cells, Langerhans cells, Melanocytes, Keratinocytes
The process by which blood vessels shrink to retain heat
Vasoconstriction