Integumentary/Muscular Flashcards
(43 cards)
contains sweat glands
Dermis
Composed of dense connective tissues
Dermis
Composed of actively dividing cells
Epidermis
Contains blood vessels
Dermis
Composed of adipose tissue
Hypodermis
Composed of keratinized cells
Epidermis
Hair follicles are embedded
Dermis
Contains nerves
Dermis
Composed of epithelial tissues
Epidermis
Melanin
Epidermis
Which is NOT a mechanoreceptor of the skin?
Pacinian corpuscle
Merkel’s disc
End-bulb of Krause
Meissner’s corpuscle
End-bulb of Krause
This provides your skin with strength and elasticity (as you age you lose this and skin become looser)
Collagen
The following structures are derived from the dermis of the skin EXCEPT
sweat glands
hairs
sensory receptors
fats
sebaceous glands
Fats
In response to stimuli from the sympathetic nervous system, the arrector pili are
responsible for goose bumps
secrete sebum
glands on the skin surface
can lead to excessive sweating
responsible for goose bumps
The ability of muscles to be stretched and return to their original shape is called
Elasticity
Locomotion in caterpillars and leeches is by
Looping movement
Which of the following secretes sebum?
Sebaceous glands
The type of cell that produces melanin, which protects us against UV rays.
Melanocytes
Which is NOT a function of the skin?
excretion
movement
insulation
Vitamin D production
Movement
Muscles are attached to bones by means of a thick cord-like connective tissue known as
Tendon
Muscle that encircles a part thereby regulating its opening
Sphinctor
The sliding filament theory states the following EXCEPT:
Z line seem straight
actins are pulled inward among the myosins muscle shortens
overlapping of actin filaments
A band shortens
A band shortens
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epidermal cells?
they do not wear-off
they are continually replaced as they reach the outer skin surface
they die as they move toward the stratum corneum
they mature as they move toward the skin surface
they do not wear-off
Reptiles have dry skin as compared with moist skin of amphibians because they lack
Keratin