ch 3 Flashcards
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Integumentary system function
two-way barrier, temp regulation, houses sensory receptors, secretes important fluids
Integ. system structures
hair, skin, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
cauter/o
to burn
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
erythr/o
red
hidr/o
sweat
ichthy/o
scaly. dry
kerat/o
hard/horny
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
nail
pedicul/o
lice
rhytid/o
wrinkle
sarc/o
flesh
seb/o
oil
trich/o
hair
ungu/o
nail
vesic/o
sac/bladder
xer/o
dry
allo-
other, diff from usual
xeno-
foreign
_____ is a protective barrier, houses receptors, secretes sweat and sebum, and aids in temp regulation
skin
_____ provides some protection; associated with sensory receptors
hair
Subcutaneous skin layer is made up of
continuous layer of fat that acts as insulation
Subcutaneous skin layer is also known as
hypodermis