Integumentary System

Question 1

The set of organs forming the outermost layer of an animal’s body

Answer 1

Integumentary System

Question 2

What primarily comprises of the integumentary system and acts as a physical barrier between the external and internal environment

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The skin and its appendages

Question 3

One of the functions of the skin is for P_____

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Protection

Question 4

One of the functions of the skin is for B______ R______

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Blood reservoir

Question 5

One of the functions of the skin is for T_____

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Thermoregulation

Question 6

Blood vessel function/s under thermoregulation

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Vasodilation & Vasoconstriction

Question 7

One of the functions of the skin is for S____ and A____

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Excretion/secretion and absorption

Question 8

One of the functions of the skin is for the synthesis of this particular vitamin

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Vitamin D

Question 9

The topmost layer in the anatomy of the skin

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Epidermis

Question 10

The middle layer in the anatomy of the skin

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Dermis

Question 11

The bottommost layer in the anatomy of the skin

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Subcutaneous Tissue

Question 12

A verbose term pertaining to the epidermis
Clue: KaSSET

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Keratinized stratified squamous epithelial tissue

Question 13

Cells of the epidermis that produces keratin for structural use

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Keratinocytes

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Cells of the epidermis that produces melanin

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Melanocytes

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Amino acid present in the epidermis that aids in UV protection

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Melanin

Question 16

Langerhans cells are intraepidermal __________. Also known as a type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.

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Macrophages

Question 17

Cells of the epidermis that act as a dense network of immune system sentinels with functions such as antigen recognition.

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Langerhans cells

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Cells of the epidermis that resemble touch receptors

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Merkel cells

Question 19

Another term for Merkel cells or touch receptors of the epidermis

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Tactile epithelial cells

Question 20

Bottommost layer of the epidermis
Consist of Merkel cells or tactile epithelial cells

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Stratum basale

Question 21

2nd to the bottommost layer of the epidermis
Consists of alive keratinocytes, Langerhans cells, and melanocytes

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Stratum spinosum

Question 22

Middle layer of the epidermis
Consists of lamellar granules

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Stratum granulosum

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2nd to the topmost layer of the epidermis

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Stratum lucidum

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Topmost layer of the epidermis
Consists of dead keratinocytes

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Stratum corneum

Question 25

The cell/s present in the dermis

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Fibroblasts, macrophages, and adipocytes

Question 26

10% of blood flow is around this layer. This layer of the skin is also known to be vascularized.

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Dermal layer / Dermis

Question 27

A chronic (long-lasting) disease in which the immune system becomes overactive, causing skin cells to multiply too quickly. Particularly, it involves hyperproliferation of the keratinocytes in the epidermis, with an increase in the epidermal cell turnover rate

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Psoriasis

Question 28

The hypodermis is known as the storage of most ______

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Body fat

Question 29

The hypodermis consist mostly of these tissues

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Adipose tissue

Question 30

Lies between the dermis and underlying tissues and organs It serves to fasten the skin to the underlying surface, provides thermal insulation, and absorbs shocks from impacts to the skin.

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Hypodermis

Question 31

These are linear clefts in the skin that indicate the direction of orientation of the underlying collagen fibers. They reflect internal tension within the skin due to connective tissue (e.g. collagen) within the dermis.

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Tension lines or cleavage lines

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Non-harmful (benign) accumulation of melanocytes

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Moles

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Age spots caused by the accumulation of melanin

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Freckles

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A process that is based on melanocytes present among the basal cells of the epidermis as a defense mechanism against UV rays from sunlight (mainly) to prevent sunburn.

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Melanin synthesis

Question 35

Disease caused by pathogenic variants in genes important for melanin synthesis

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Albinism

Question 36

Secretes to the surface through the skin; secreted externally

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Exocrine

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Secretes to the blood stream; secreted internally

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Endocrine

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Collection of epithelial tissue that secretes either endocrine or exocrine

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Skin glands

Question 39

Form of skin cancer that is the least serious and around the stratum basale

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Basal cell carcinoma (70%)

Question 40

Form of cancer that is the most serious. Known as the cancer of the melanocytes

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Malignant melanoma

Question 41

Form of skin cancer around the stratum spinosum

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Squamous cell carcinoma (20%)

Question 42

Kind of sudoriferous gland that develop in areas with many hair follicles

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Apocrine

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Kind of sudoriferous gland that occur over most of the body and open directly onto the skin's surface

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Eccrine

Question 44

Type of skin gland that secrete sweat

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Sudoriferous glands

Question 45

Type of skin gland that secretes oil/sebum. Often associated with hair follicles

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Sebaceous glands