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Skin
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Anatomy
11th Grade
10/13/2011

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Term
Cutaneous Membrane
Definition
What is another name for the skin?
Term
Functions of the skin
Definition
Proctecting the deeper tissues, regulating body temperature, synthesizing, and housing cutaneous sensory receptors include _______?
Term
1)Proctecting the deeper tissues

2)Regulating body temperature

3)Sensing

4)Synthesizing

5)Waste Excretion
Definition
Name the order of the functions of the skin in order of importance
Term
Through radiation and sweating
Definition
How does the body regulate body temperatures?
Term
Integumentary System
Definition
The skin and certain accessory organs make up the _________________
Term
Epidermis and Dermis
Definition
The skin includes two distinct layers include the _______________
Term
Stratified squamous epithelium
Definition
What type of tissue makes up the Epidermis?
Term
Stratified squamous epithelium
Definition
What type of tissue makes up the Epidermis?
Term
Basement Membrane
Definition
A ________________ anchors the epidermis to the dermis and separates the 2 layers
Term
Subcutaneous Layer
Definition
Below the dermis is the _______________
Term
Blood vessels
Definition
The Epidermis has no ________
Term
Statum Corneum
Definition
What layer of the Epidermis have surface cells that are dead and continually flake off.
Term
Melanin
Definition
What gives the skin its color?
Term
Melanocytes
Definition
What protects the nuclei of epithelial cells from damaging rays of sun?
Term
Nail Matrix
Definition
What produces a nail?
Term
Constantly rubbed area
Definition
What is a callus?
Term
Dermis
Definition
What does the Epidermis depend on?
Term
Papillary (fingerprints) and Reticular Layers
Definition
What are the 2 regions of the Dermis?
Term
Vitamin D
Definition
What vitamin is produced by skin?
Term
Subcutanous Layer
Definition
Where do you get shots?
Term
Appendages
Definition
Skin ______ are formed from the epidermis but reside in dermis
Term
Nails, hair, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
Definition
Name all the appendages
Term
Water, salt, wastes
Definition
What do you find in sweat?
Term
Hair bulb, shaft, root.
Definition
What are the different parts of hair?
Term
Arrector Pili Muscle
Definition
What causes goose bumps?
Term
Sebaceous Glands
Definition
What causes acne?
Term
Appocrine
Definition
What glands are erected with emotions?
Term
Eccrine Glands

Apocrine Glands
Definition
What are the 2 types of sweat glands?
Term
Removes wastes and produce most sweat glands
Definition
Eccrine glands do what?
Term
Regulation of body temperature
Definition
Sweat glands and blood vessels help ___________
Term
Red, warm, swollen, tender, puss
Definition
Skin injuries trigger inflammatory reactions:
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