Epidermis
Skin
Dermis/Sub-Q layer
Accessory Organs of Skin
General Info
100
5 layers of the epidermal layer
What is stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum
100
Protection, Water Balance, Temperature Regulation, Waste Disposal, Receptor Organs, Blood Reservoir, Vitamin D Production
What are the functions of the skin?
100
Contents of the dermis
What is the blood vessels, capillaries, lymph vessels, nerves, hair shaft, hair muscles, sweat glands, oil glands, sensory receptors
100
This organ is distributed over most of the surface of the body
What is the hair
100
The skin is made up of how many layers?
Three
200
The outermost layer of the epidermis. Composed of mostly dead keratinocytes.
What is the stratum corneum layer
200
Most superficial layer
What is the epidermis
200
The part of the dermis that is composed of 80% of the layer
What is the reticular layer
200
The part of the hair implanted in the skin
What is the root
200
The outermost layer of the skin is the ______________
What is the epidermis
300
The clear layer of the epidermis that is absent on thin skin and is thickest on soles of feet and palms of hands
What is the stratum lucidum
300
Tough, leathery fibrous connective tissue, only partly containing veins and arteries
What is dermis
300
The layer of the dermis that connects epidermis to dermis
What is the papillary layer
300
Consists of dead epidermal cells
What is the nails
300
Function eliminates salt, waste, and excess water
What is excretion
400
The layer of the epidermis that slows water loss from body
What is the stratum granulosum
400
Superficial fascia, mostly fat, anchors skin to underlying structures (bone and muscle)
What is the subcutaneous layer
400
The layer is underdeveloped in babies
What is subcutaneous
400
Secretes oil
What is the function of subaceous glands
400
Where is melanin produced?
What is epidermis
500
The layer of the epidermis that is several layers thick and is known as the spiny layer
What is stratum spinosum
500
Effects of aging
What is decrease in collagen and elastin
500
Items that help skin maintain temperature
What is insulates, vasoconstriction, goose bumps
500
This gland is is under control of the nervous system and can be activated by heat, pain, fever, and nervousness.
What is Sudoriferous glands
500
The integumentary system is made up of ______, ______, and _______
What is skin, hair, and nails
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