What is Ferran Drawing?
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What is the body's largest organ?
How many major skin layers do we have? (Not stratum)
3
Melanocytes produce...
Melanin
Too much exposure to UV rays from sun or tanning beds can cause this.
Skin Cancer
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Name 3 parts of the body related to the integumentary system
Skin, Hair, Nails, Glands, Nerves
Where in your skin would you find glands, nerves, blood vessels, and non-layered tissue?
Dermis
What do we call the bulb shaped area where hairs grow from?
Hair Follicles
For a scar or tattoo to form, what skin section must you reach?
Dermis
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What are the 3 major roles of the Integumentary System?
Thermoregulation, Protection, Sensation
How many Stratum (layers) are in the epidermis of the palms of my hands?
5
What is the fat tissue called in your hypodermis? (popcorn/rice-crispy looking stuff)
Adipose Tissue
Puberty often leads to an increased production of your sebaceous and sweat glands as well as a change in hormone balance. This often leads to an increase in....
Acne
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Explain 3 ways that the Integumentary System is able to do its role of regulating your body temperature
Sweating, Shivering, Goosebumps (skin tightening), Fat tissue insolation
What layer of epidermal stratum is only found in your Rough skin?
Lucidum
What protein is gives our cells waterproof/protective ability in our skin?
Keratin
Auto-Immune Disease that messes with a persons own melanocytes
Vitiligo
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If a part of the body naturally gets less blood flow, we call those areas....
Avascular
Instead of layered squamous cells like in the epidermis, the dermis holds itself together using....
Collagen or Connective Tissue
Finish this full sentence.
Newest skin cells are produced at the _________ layer of the epidermis. The oldest cells eventually ________ and fill with _________ to protect the skin.
1. Bottom or Deepest or Basal
2. Die, are dead
3. Keratin