Integumentary System Vocabulary Part 2

Question 1

Pigment that determines the color of hair and skin

Answer 1

Melanin

Question 2

Cell found on the stratum basal of the epidermis that produces the pigment melanin

Answer 2

Melanocyte

Question 3

Genetic disorder that affects the skin in which there is melanin production

Answer 3

Albinism

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Vitiligo

Question 5

The rate of cell division of epidermal cells increase when skin ups rubbed or pressed regularly(stressed), resulting in thickening areas

Answer 5

Callus

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Heel fissures

Question 7

keratinous filament growing out of the epidermis

Answer 7

Hair

Question 8

Cavity or sac from which originates

Answer 8

Hair follicles

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Hair root

Question 10

Mass of connective tissue, blood capillaries and nerve endings at the base of the hair follicle

Answer 10

Hair papilla