Integumentary System Vocabulary

Question 1

Integumentary System

Answer 1

Skin and its accessory structures

Question 2

Cutaneous Membranes

Answer 2

Covers the body as skin

Question 3

Serous Membranes

Answer 3

Lines body cavities that don’t open to the outside

Question 4

Mucous Membranes

Answer 4

Lines cavities and tubes openings to body’s outside

Question 5

Synovial Membranes

Answer 5

Lines joint cavities

Question 6

Anemic

Answer 6

Condition in which the blood doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells

Question 7

Cyanosis

Answer 7

Bluish discoloration of skin caused by heart or breathing problems

Question 8

Jaundice

Answer 8

yellowish discoloration of skin (and whites of the eyes) caused by liver problems

Question 9

Epidermis

Answer 9

Outermost tissue layer of the skin composed of stratified squamous epithelium

Question 10

Dermis

Answer 10

Layer of skin between the epidermis and hypodermis, composed mainly of connective tissue and containing blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat glands, and other structures

Question 11

Melanin

Answer 11

Pigment that determine the color of hair and skin

Question 12

Melanocyte

Answer 12

Cell found in the stratum basale of the epidermis that produces the pigment melanin

Question 13

Albinism

Answer 13

Genetic disorder that affects the skin, in which there is no melanin production

Question 14

Vitiligo

Answer 14

Skin condition in which melanocytes in certain areas lose the ability to produce melanin, possibly due an autoimmune reaction that leads to loss of color in patches

Question 15

Callus

Answer 15

The rate of cell division of epidermal cells increases when skin is rubbed or pressed regularly (stressed), resulting in thickened areas

Question 16

Heel Fissures

Answer 16

Form a unique type of callus that is created by tension on the skin at the rim of the heel

Question 17

Hair

Answer 17

Keratinous filament growing out of the epidermis

Question 18

Hair Follicle

Answer 18

Cavity or sac from which hair originates

Question 19

Hair Root

Answer 19

Part of hair that is below the epidermis anchored to the follicle

Question 20

Hair Papilla

Answer 20

Mass of connective tissue,blood capillaries, and nerve ending as the base of the hair follicle

Question 21

Keratin

Answer 21

Type of structural protein that give skin, hair , and nails its hard, water-resistant properties

Question 22

Hirsutism

Answer 22

Excessive body hair on parts of body where hair is normally absent usually on chin, chest, face, or body

Question 23

Alopecia

Answer 23

Loss of hair

Question 24

Congenital Hypertrichosis

Answer 24

Infant completely covered in thin lanugo hair

Question 25

Lanugo

Answer 25

very thin, soft, usually unpigmented downy hair that is found on the body of a newborn

Question 26

Eumelanin

Answer 26

Dark hair has more of the brownish-black pigment`

Question 27

Pheomelanin

Answer 27

Blonde and red hair have more of the reddish blonde pigment

Question 28

Arrector pili muscle

Answer 28

Smooth muscle that is activated in response to external stimuli that pull on hair follicles and make the hair “Stand up”

Question 29

Nail Bed

Answer 29

Layer of epidermis upon which the nail body forms

Question 30

Nail Plate

Answer 30

Overlies the nail bed

Question 31

Lunula

Answer 31

Basal part of the nail body that consists of a consists of a crescent-shaped layer of thick epithelium

Question 32

Onychogryphosis

Answer 32

Thickening and curvature of nail

Question 33

Sebaceous Gland

Answer 33

Type of oil gland found in the dermis all over the body and helps to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair by secreting sebum

Question 34

Sebum

Answer 34

Oily substance that is composed of a mixture of lipids that lubricates the skin and hair

Question 35

Sudoriferous Gland

Answer 35

Sweat gland that produces odor

Question 36

Apocrine Sweat Gland

Answer 36

Type of sweat gland that is associated with hair follicles in the armpits and genital regions

Question 37

Eccrine Sweat Gland

Answer 37

Type of sweat gland that is common throughout the skin surface;sweat is released outside of body through a por

Question 38

Ceruminous Gland

Answer 38

Modified sweat gland that secretes earwax

Question 39

Mammary Glands

Answer 39

Modified sweat glands that secrete milk

Question 40

Acute Sunburn

Answer 40

Occurs when too much UV radiation reaches the skin, causing inflammation

Question 41

Skin Cancer

Answer 41

Begins when UV radiation mutates the DNA of a skin cell

Question 42

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Answer 42

Cancer that originates from basal cells in the epidermis of the skin

Question 43

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Answer 43

Type of skin cancer that originates from the stratum spinosum of the epidermis

Question 44

Melanoma

Answer 44

Types of skin cancer that originates from the melanocytes of the skin

Question 45

Acne

Answer 45

Is a disorder of the sebaceous glands due to too much oil flow

Question 46

Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Answer 46

Caused by an immune system reaction to an allergen, causing a red scaliness

Question 47

Irritant Contact Dermatitis

Answer 47

Caused by an irritating substance (not an immune system reaction) causing red, itchy, blistery skin

Question 48

Hyperthermia

Answer 48

a rise in body temperature

Question 49

Hypothermia

Answer 49

A decreases in body temperature

Question 50

First Degree Burn

Answer 50

Superficial burn that injures only the epidermis

Question 51

Second Degree Burn

Answer 51

Partial Thickness burn that injures the epidermis and a portion of the dermis

Question 52

Third Degree Burn

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Burn that penetrates and destroys the full thickness of the skin (Epidermis and Dermis)

Question 53

Fourth Degree Burn

Answer 53

Burn in which full thickness of the skin and underlying muscle and bone is damaged

Question 54

Skin Graft

Answer 54

Transplantation of skin

Question 55

Scar

Answer 55

Collagen rich skin formed after the process of wound healing that is different from normal skin

Question 56

Keloid

Answer 56

Type of scar that has layers raised above the skin surface