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| system that the skin and its accessory structures are a part of |
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What are part of the integumentary system?
a) skin
b) hair
c) nails
d) glands
e) all of the above
f) all but b
g) all but d |
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| glands that produce sebum |
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| glands that produce sweat |
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| oily secretion that lubricates the surface of the skin and is produced by sebaceous glands |
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| produced by sweat glands, cools the body as it evaporates from the skin surface |
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| epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer |
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| Name the three layer of skin |
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| a thin, cellular membrane layer that contains keratin--outermost layer of skin |
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| dense, fibrous, connective tissue layer that contains collagen--middle layer of skin |
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| thick, fat containing tissue--innermost layer of skin |
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| flat, scale like cells that compose the epidermis |
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| stratified squamous epithelium |
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| flat and scale-like cells that compose the epidermis, arranged in several layers |
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| deepest layer of the epidermis, cells are constantly growing and multiplying and are the source of all other cells in the epidermis |
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| the most superficial layer of the epidermis |
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| hard protein material that fill up dead cells |
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| a cell filled with keratin that is removed from the surface of skin after three to four weeks |
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| special cells of the epidermis that contain melanin |
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| brown-black pigment that is transferred to other epidermal cells and gives skin its color |
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| T or F: Only dark-skinned people have melanin |
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| individual who is incapable of forming melanin |
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| fibrous protein material found in bone, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments--as well as skin, found in dermis |
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| fat cells that are predominant in subcutaneous layer, manufacture and store large quantities of fat |
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| sacs within which each hair fiber grows |
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| a semilunar whitish region at the base of the nail plate |
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| a narrow band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
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| soft tissue surrounding the nail border |
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| loosening of the nail plate with separation from the nail bed, as may occur with infection |
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| combined form meaning nail |
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| most common type of sweat glands |
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