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Integumentary System
Chapter 4
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Anatomy
11th Grade
10/22/2008

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Membranes
Definition
Cover a surface, line a cavity or cover an organ
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Mucous
Definition
Epithelial membranes that secrete mucus
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Serous
Definition
Epithelial membranes that line cavities and organs
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Cutaneous
Definition
Your outside-epithelial layer
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Synovial
Definition
The only membrane that is made of connective tissue
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Stratified
Definition
Multi-layered
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Squamous
Definition
Term used to describe flat cells
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Keratinized
Definition
Term that describes the waterproofed cells of the cutaneous epithelium
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Vitamin D
Definition
This vitamin is manufactured by the skin
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Epidermis
Definition
The outer layer of the skin
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Dermis
Definition
The inner layer of the skin, sometimes called your hide
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Freckle
Definition
Localized concentration of pigment-containing cells
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Papillary Layer
Definition
This layer accounts for your fingerprints
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Melanocytes
Definition
Cells that produce the pigments in our skin
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Stratum basale
Definition
Place where melanocytes produce pigment, rapid cell reproduction too
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Cuticle
Definition
The outside of your hair shaft
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Medulla
Definition
The inside of the hair shaft
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Arrector pili
Definition
The muscle that lift your hair when you get "goose bumps"
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Adipose tissue
Definition
Otherwise known as fatty tissue, insulates
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Follicle
Definition
Hair grows from a hair _____
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Sweat gland
Definition
Otherwise called a sudoriferous gland
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Sebaceous gland
Definition
The gland that makes sebum
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Sebum
Definition
The oily secretion from the sebaceous glands
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Eccrine gland
Definition
This is a sweat gland that gives off clear, watery material including salt, urea, ammonia, lactic acid and a little vitamin C
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Apocrine glands
Definition
These sweat glands, found only in the axillary and genital areas, secrete fatty acids and proteins. They are activated during puberty.
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Hair
Definition
Guard your head and eyes and filter air as it comes into your nose
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Nail
Definition
Scale-like modification of the epidermis, similar to a claw or hoof in animals
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Lunula
Definition
The white crescent near the cuticle of your fingernail
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Nail bed
Definition
The stratum basale of the epidermis directly below your fingernail
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Melanin
Definition
Pigment of your skin
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Bruise
Definition
Sometimes called a hematoma or black & blue mark
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Pallor
Definition
When you are white as a ghost
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Jaundice
Definition
When you are yellow because of liver problems
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Erythema
Definition
Occurs when you are embarrassed
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Cyanosis
Definition
When you are blue because of cold or too little oxygen
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