Itty Bitty skinny committee
This skin cell is only involved in about 5% of skin cancers but forms the most deadly!
What is Melanocytes
How many layers does the epidermis have?
what is 4 (according to our text book.)
This layer of skin is the deeper layer, is highly vascular, and contains a variety of structures and sensory receptors.
What is the dermis
The protection function of the integument system has 3 types of barriers, those being physical, biological, and ________
What is chemical.
These are small oil-producing glands that are usually attached to hair follicles and release a fatty substance called sebum.
What are sebaceous glands
These skin cells are responsible for the production of the type of protein that makes up your hair, skin, and nails!
What is Keratinocytes
This layer of skin cells has basophilic granules that contain lipids, which helps to form a waterproof barrier to prevent fluid loss from the body.
What is Stratum Granulosum
This tissue is the predominant type that makes up the dermis.
What is connective tissue
This integumentary function helps by adjusting blood flow to the skin by sweating.
What is thermoragulation
The dermal papillae not only connect the dermis and epidermis together, but they are also responsible for the unique patterns that can be used to identify an individual.
What are fingerprints
The process in which a shell-like, non-living protective covering forms of human skin.
What is keratinization?
This skin layer consists of 20-30 layers of dead skin cells and is the most superficial layer.
What is Stratum Corneum
The dermis has 2 layers, those being the _______ & _______ layers.
What are the papillary and reticular layers
This function synthesizes a vital mineral that is required for calcium absorption.
What is vitamin D synthesis
This Layer of the integument system is not a true layer of the skin, however, it adds a layer of padding to protects organs, insulates the body, and stores fat-soluble vitamins.
What is the hypodermis
These sentinel cells live in the epidermis as part of our immune system.
What are dendritic cells (or Langerhans cells)
The epidermal growth factor is what causes Keratinocytes to continuously multiply by this process.
What is Mitosis
These small muscles in the dermis cause your hair to stand on end, but that's about it.
What are arrector pili muscles
5% of the total amount volume of this life-giving substance can be held in the dermis, making the dermis a major reservoir.
What is Blood
This structure of the dermis consists of lamellar corpuscles, sensory fibers, and hair follicle receptors.
What are nervous structures
The name for the largest organ system in the human body, it contains skin, nails, and hair.
What is The Integumentary System
How often does your epidermis completely replace itself through Mitosis?
What is 7 years?
These fingerlike projections from the most superficial layer of the dermis serve as an anchor between the dermis and the epidermis above it.
What is Dermal Papillae
This function can cause you to become stinky, dehydrated, and sweaty.
What is excretion
Because our skin contains sever types of tissues and a membrane, it is considered to be the largest ______ in the human body.
What is organ