INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

Question 1

technical term for skin

Answer 1

cutaneous membrane

Question 2

largest organ by surface area and weight.

Answer 2

skin

Question 3

layer of epidermis that:
-waterproof
-protective characteristic

Answer 3

Stratum Corneum

Question 4

layer of epidermis that:
-present only in thick skin

Answer 4

Stratum Lucidum

Question 5

layer of epidermis that:
-water retention
-heat regulation

Answer 5

Stratum Granulosum

Question 6

cells that produces keratine

Answer 6

keratinocytes

Question 7

layer of epidermis that:
-thickest epidermal layer
-contains keratinocytes and langerhans

Answer 7

Stratum Spinosum

Question 8

cells that determine the appropriate adaptive immune response

Answer 8

langerhans cells

Question 9

layer of epidermis that:
-enables epidermis to regenerate
-contains melanocytes and merkel cells

Answer 9

Stratum Basale

Question 10

layer of dermis that:
-consists of dense irregular connective tissue with thin collagen and fine elastic fibers

Answer 10

Papillary layer

Question 11

sensory receptor in the dermis that are sensitive to touch

Answer 11

Meissner’s corpuscles

Question 12

cells in the epidermis involved in immune responses

Answer 12

intraepidermal macrophages

Question 13

cells in the epidermis that function in the sensation of touch

Answer 13

tactile epithelial cells

Question 14

layer in the dermis that:
-Provides strength and resilience
-consists of thick collagen fibers
-insulation, support and cushion

Answer 14

Reticular layer

Question 15

-hypodermis
-loose connective tissues and fat tissues
-insulation, support and cushion

Answer 15

Subcutaneous

Question 16

sensory receptor in the reticullar dermis that detects pressure, vibration

Answer 16

Pacinian corpuscle

Question 17

sensory receptor in the papillary dermis that detects cold

Answer 17

Krause’s end bulb

Question 18

sensory receptor in the papillary dermis that detects warmth

Answer 18

ruffini’s corpuscle

Question 19

sensory receptor in the stratum spinosum that detects touch

Answer 19

Merkel’s disks

Question 20

sensory receptor that detects pain in the dermis

Answer 20

free nerve ending

Question 21

sensory receptor in the epidermis that detects pain and itch

Answer 21

free nerve ending

Question 22

part of the hair above skin surface

Answer 22

shaft

Question 23

part of the hair that is below skin surface

Answer 23

follicle

Question 24

skin gland that is connected to the hair follicles and produces oil (sebum)

Answer 24

Sebaceous (oil) glands

Question 25

skin gland that produces sweat and has the most numerous glands in the body

Answer 25

Eccrine sweat glands

Question 26

skin gland that is affected by emotional disturbances located in the armpit and groin area

Answer 26

Apocrine sweat glands

Question 27

skin gland that are modified sweat glands located in the ear canal

Answer 27

Ceruminous glands

Question 28

part of the nail that is white and extends past the distal end of the digit.

Answer 28

free edge

Question 29

part of the nail that is the visible portion

Answer 29

nail body

Question 30

part of the nail that is whitish, crescent shaped at the proximal end of the nail body

Answer 30

lunula

Question 31

part of the nail that is burried in a fold of skin

Answer 31

nail root

Question 32

skin disease that is the absence of the pigment melanin; defect in the enzyme tyrosinase

Answer 32

albinism

Question 33

nail disease that means nutrient deficiency (iron)

Answer 33

Koilonychia

Question 34

germ layer wherein the epidermis develops

Answer 34

ectoderm

Question 35

germ layer wherein the dermis develops

Answer 35

mesoderm

Question 36

extra germ layer

Answer 36

endoderm