Integumentary System Vocabulary Part 3 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Type of structural protein that gives skin, hair, and nails ots hard, water-resistant properties
A
Keratin
2
Q
Excessive body hair on parts of body where hair is normally absent usually on chin,chest,face, or body.
A
Hirsutism
3
Q
Loss of hair
A
Alopecia
4
Q
Infant completely covered in thin lanugo hair
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Congenital hypertrichosis
5
Q
Very thin,soft, usually unpigmented downy hair that is found on the body of newborn
A
Lanugo
6
Q
Dark hair has more of the brownish-black pigment
A
Eumelanin
7
Q
Blonde and red hair have more of the reddish blonde pigment
A
Pheomelanin
8
Q
Smooth muscle that is activated in response to external stimuli that pull on hair follicles and make the hair “stand-up”
A
Arrector pili muscle
9
Q
Layer of epidermis upon which the nail body forms
A
Nail bed
10
Q
Overlies the nail bed
A
Nail plate
