Integumentary System Flashcards
(41 cards)
Respond differently to heat and nervous state and respond to emotional and sensory stimuli.
Sweat Glsnds
Found in the skin of mammals and these glands secrete sebum.
Sebaceous Glands or Oil Glands
Are involved in skin problems such as acne and keratosis pilaris.
Ceruminous Glands
Are organs that, in the female mammal, produce milk for the substance of the young.
Mammary Glands
Act as protective plates over the fingertips and toes.
Nails
Are found in ungulate mammals.
Hoofs
A cylinder of horny material that surrounds and protects the tip of the toe.
Hoofs
Horns are made of an outer ___________ layer.
Keratinized
Antlers are made of?
Bone
Hair consists of the _____, which grows and rises above the skin surface.
Shaft
Hair also consists of the root, which is located in the small _____ within the derma thickness and is anchored into a hair ________.
Fossa, Follicle
Characterized as amphibians, reptiles, aves, and mammals.
Tetra pods
Are transitional between aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates.
Amphibians
Amphibians’ epidermis - Stratified with thin stratum _______ and very little keratin; ______ cells.
Stratum Corneum, Leydig Cells
Amphibians’ epidermis - With chromatophores, poison glands, and mucous glands. Composed of fibrous __________ tissues.
Connective Tissues
Pigment bearing cells.
Chromatophores
Poison glands produces toxins.
Serous Glands
Reptiles’ dermis - Deeper layer of _________ tissue with a rich supply of blood vessels and nerves.
Connective Tissue
Gas exchange and produce watery substance that makes them slimy and protect them against predator.
Mucous Glands
Reptiles’ epidermis - Consists of up to _ layers of closely packed cells.
7 layers
The skins of bony fishes contains ______.
Scales
Concentic ridges sclaes (ex: milkfish).
Cycloid Scales
Scales with spines or ctenii.
Ctenoid Scales
Rhomboid shaped scales.
Ganoid Scales