Chapter 4

Question 0

Mucous membrane

Answer 0

Composed of epithelium resting on a loose connective tissue membrane called a lamina propria.

Question 1

Melanin

Answer 1

A pigment that ranges in color from yellow to brown to black.

Question 2

Cutaneous membrane

Answer 2

The skin

Question 3

Dermis

Answer 3

Made mostly of dense connective tissue

Question 4

Epidermis

Answer 4

Made of stratified squamous epithelium that is capable of keratinizing, or becoming hard and tough.

Question 5

Exocrine glands

Answer 5

Cutaneous glands that release their secretions to the skin surface via ducts

Question 6

Follicle

Answer 6

Flexible epithelial structure that encloses the root

Question 7

Integument

Answer 7

Skin

Question 8

Keratinizing

Answer 8

Becoming hard and tough

Question 9

Sebaceous glands

Answer 9

Secrete oil

Question 10

Nail

Answer 10

A scalelike modification of the epidermis that corresponds to the hoof or claw of other animals

Question 11

Burn

Answer 11

Tissue damage and cell death caused by intense heat, electricity, UV radiation, or certain chemicals.

Question 12

Sweat glands

Answer 12

Widely distributed. Two types: eccrine and apocrine

Question 13

Synovial membranes

Answer 13

Line the fibrous capsules surround joints

Question 14

Serous membrane

Answer 14

Line body cavities that are closed to the exterior

Question 15

Subcutaneous tissue

Answer 15

Hypodermis