Part 2 Flashcards
(200 cards)
The dark special cells that protect sensitive cells and provide color to the skin are
melanocytes
The granular layer of the skin is also called the
stratum granulosum layer
The outermost layer of the epidermis is the
stratum corneum
A fiber protein that is the principal component of hair and nails is
keratin
The deepest layer of the epidermis is the
stratum germinativum
The clear, transparent layer under the skin surface is the
stratum lucidum
Cells that are almost dead and pushed to the surface to replace cells and shed from the
stratum granulosum layer
The underlying or inner layer of the skin is the
dermis layer
The outermost layer, directly beneath the epidermis, is the
papillary layer
The deepest layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients and contains sweat and oil glands is the
reticular layer
Tissue that gives smoothness and contour to the body and provides a protective cushion is
subcutaneous tissue
The clear fluid that removes toxins and cellular waste and has immune f functions is
lymph
Motor nerve fibers attached to the hair follicle that can cause goose bumps are the
arrector pili muscle
Nerves that regulate the secretion of perspiration and sebum are
secretory nerve fibers
Basic sensations such as touch, pain, heat, cold, and pressure are registered by
nerve endings
The amount and type of pigment produced by and individual is determined by
genes
Two types of melanin produces by the body are
pheomelanin and eumelanin
Skin gets its strength, form, and flexibility from flexible fibers found within the
dermis layer
The fibrous protein that gives skin its form and strength is
collagen
A fiber that gives skin its flexibility and elasticity is
elastin
The sudoriferous glands help the body regulate
temperature
A tube like duct that ends at the skin surface to form the sweat pre is the
secretory coil
The sebaceous or oil glands are connected to the
hair follicles
The principal functions of the skin and protection, sensation, heat regulation, excretion, and
secretion and absorption