Skin
What system is made up of skin,hair and nails?
Integumentary
(Blank) is an accessory organ of the skin made of dead keratinocytes
Hair
These are found onboth hands and feet
Nails
Cerumen is made continuously and slowly pushes its way out of the ear. This is also known as what?
Ear wax
The average persons skin weights 10 pounds,and has a surface area of how many square feet?
20
The (blank) is also known as the root of the hair?
Follicle
Nails are made up of hardend what?
Keraintocytes
(Blank) glands are special glands found only in the dermis of the ear canel
Ceruminous
The exocrine glands produce what to cool,protect and moisturize the skin ?
Sweat,oil,wax
Hair helps protect the body from (blank) by preventing sunlight from hitting the skin
UV radiation
The nail (blank) is the portion of the nail under the skin
Root
Cerumen protects the ear by trapping what?
Foreign material
The (blank) is the most superficial layer of the skin and covers most of the body?
Epidermis
The structure of hair is broken up into how many major parts?
Three
Nails grow from a deep layer of tissue known as
Nail matrix
Ceruminous glads produce a waxy substance to protect the ear canel and what
Eardrum
The (blank) form a disk along the deepest edge of the epidermis where they connect to nerve endings?
Merkel cells
(Blank) produces pigment to give hair colour
Melanocytes
The (blank) helps to seal the edges of the nail to prevent infection
Eponychium
Ears have fine hair inside for what reason
To prevent germs and bacteria