Chapter 16 - Vocabulary

Question 0

albino

Answer 0

person with skin deficient pigment

Question 1

adipocyte

Answer 1

fat cell

Question 2

apocrine sweat gland

Answer 2

one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas

secretes sweat that in action with bacteria is responsible for human body order

Question 3

basal layer

Answer 3

deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all epidermal cells

Question 4

collagen

Answer 4

structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

Question 5

cuticle

Answer 5

band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate

Question 6

dermis

Answer 6

middle layer of the skin

Question 7

eccrine sweat gland

Answer 7

most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

Question 8

epidermis

Answer 8

outermost layer of skin

Question 9

epithelium

Answer 9

layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

Question 10

hair follicle

Answer 10

sacs within which each hair grows

Question 11

integumentary system

Answer 11

the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

Question 12

keratin

Answer 12

hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair and nails.

Question 13

lunula

Answer 13

the half moon shaped whitish area at the base of your nails

Question 14

melanin

Answer 14

skin pigment. it is formed by melanocytes in the epidermis

Question 15

pore

Answer 15

tiny opening in the surface of the skin

Question 16

sebaceous gland

Answer 16

oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

Question 17

paronychium

Answer 17

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

Question 18

sebum

Answer 18

oily substance secreted by the sebaceous gland

Question 19

squamous epithelial

Answer 19

flat, scale like cells composing the epidermis

Question 20

stratified

Answer 20

arranged in layers

Question 21

stratum

Answer 21

a layer(of cells)

Question 22

stratum corneum

Answer 22

outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened keratinized cells

Question 23

sub cutaneous layer

Answer 23

innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue