Integumentary System Vocabulary Part 4

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Lumula

Question 2

Thickening and curvature of nail

Answer 2

Onychogryphosis

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Sebaceous gland

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Sebum

Question 5

Sweat gland that produces odor

Answer 5

Sudoriferous gland

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Apocrine sweat gland

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Eccrine sweat gland

Question 8

Modified sweat gland that secretes earwax

Answer 8

Ceruminous gland

Question 9

Modified sweat glands that secrete milk

Answer 9

Mammary glands

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Acute sunburn