Integumentary System
Cards (33)
- What are the three layers of the skin
- What is the largest organ of the body
- another word for epidermis
- in the epidermis, what kind are the cells?
- what is a substance that blocks water and microorganisms from entering the skin?
- the skin has small and tiny openings where oil and sweat leave the body. what is it called?
- at the bottom of the epidermis, what can we find?
- it is the pigment that determines our skincolor
- darker skin; more ?
- more melanin equals to?
- what is the layer below the epidermis?
- the cells of the dermis layer are?
- what do the cells in the dermis layer contain?
- this layer contains sweat and oil glands, hair follicules, and blood vessles
- oil glands release oil known as?
- this layer is used to storing fat below the dermis, also being used for food and energy storage
- it is the skins natural moisturizer
- hair is made out of?
- keratinized cells are?
- hair in the nose and ears filter?
- eyebrows absorb and deflect what?
- facial hair protects us from?
- nails are made out of?
- sweat glands help in the excretion of? by releasing what?
- it is a condition characterized by bumps
- another word for boils?
- where a hair follicule becomes infected by certain bacteria
- it is caused by tiny microoganisms called fungi
- it produces red and itchy patches
- the uv rays might damage the skin causing them to go out of control and the person might develop?
- what is the percentage of cause being uv ray in skin cancer cases?
- it is the outermost barrier of the body against injury and infection
- it contains nerve endings