Integumentary System

Question 1

Body Membrane

Answer 1

Cover surfaces, line body cavities, and form protective sheets in the body.

Question 2

Epithelial Membrane

Answer 2

Covering and lining membranes

Question 3

Cutaneous Membrane

Answer 3

aka your skin

Question 4

Mucous Membrane

Answer 4

lines all body cavities that open to the exterior

Question 5

Serous Membrane

Answer 5

Mesothelial tissue that lines internal cavities

Question 6

Serous Fluid

Answer 6

Fluid that fills body cavities

Question 7

Peritoneum

Answer 7

Serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity

Question 8

Pleura

Answer 8

Lines the thorax and envelops the lungs

Question 9

Pericardium

Answer 9

Membrane closing the heart.

Question 10

Synovial Membrane

Answer 10

Connective tissue that connects capsules

Question 11

skin

Answer 11

soft outer covering of vertebrates

Question 12

integument

Answer 12

tough outer protective layer

Question 13

keratin

Answer 13

Protein that helps form hair, nails.

Question 14

epidermis

Answer 14

the outer layer of cells on an organism

Question 15

dermis

Answer 15

thick layer of living tissue that is below the epidermis

Question 16

subcutaneous tissue

Answer 16

lowermost layer of integumentary systme

Question 17

stratum basale

Answer 17

deepest layer of epidermis

Question 18

stratum spinosum

Answer 18

between basale and granulosum

Question 19

stratum granulosum

Answer 19

thin layer of cells in the epidermis

Question 20

stratum lucidum

Answer 20

thin, clear layer of dead skin cells

Question 21

stratum corneum

Answer 21

horny outer layer of the skin

Question 22

melanin

Answer 22

a dark brown, black pigment in hair, nails, and the iris

Question 23

papillary layer

Answer 23

uppermost layer of dermis

Question 24

dermal papilla

Answer 24

stimulates hair growth

Question 25

reticular layer

Answer 25

under papillary dermis

Question 26

exocrine glands

Answer 26

secrete products into ducts

Question 27

Sebaceous glands

Answer 27

lubricates skin and hair

Question 28

sebum

Answer 28

oily or waxy matter secreted by sebaceous glands

Question 29

eccrine glands

Answer 29

small sweat glands

Question 30

apocrine glands

Answer 30

secretes viscous fluid into a hair follicle

Question 31

hair follicle

Answer 31

a small secretory cavity with a hair stem in it

Question 32

arrector pili

Answer 32

small muscles attached to hair follicles

Question 33

athlete's foot

Answer 33

fungal infection usually starts in toes

Question 34

Boils and carbuncles

Answer 34

abscess in the skin caused by the bacterium Staph

Question 35

cold sores

Answer 35

sores on mouth caused by herpes

Question 36

contact dermatitis

Answer 36

allergic reaction from a foreign substance

Question 37

impetigo

Answer 37

bacterial skin infection

Question 38

psoriasis

Answer 38

skin cells build up and form scales and itchy, dry patches