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Integumentary System ReviewHUMAN BIOLOGY
1. Name four functions of the skin.
Protection (MOST IMPORTANT!!)
Contains sensory devices to detect surroundings
Regulates temperature of body
Gets rid of waste material
2. Besides skin, what other accessory structures are part of the integumentary system?
Hair
Nails
Sweat Glands
Oil Glands
3. Name two waste products excreted by the skin as sweat.
Water
Salt
4. Name the three layers of skin.
Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous Layer
5. What kind of epithelial cells are found in the epidermis?
Squamous
6. What is significant about the cells in the outermost layer of epidermis?
It consists of dead squamous cells that are filled with the protein keratin. This keratin forms a waterproof barrier to the outside.
7. Nails grow from nail beds. Hair grows from a _______ ________.
Hair Follicle
8. Name the protein that strengthens the hair and nails.
Keratin
9. Name the two general types of skin cancers.
Carcinomas
Melanomas
10. Why is melanoma more deadly than carcinoma?
It is deeper in the epidermis and often spreads into other tissues.
11. What is the condition caused by a clogged sebaceous gland?
Pimple/Acne/Zit
12. Name the condition described below:
A mole with an irregular color.
A mole that changes color.
A sore that does not heal.
SKIN CANCER
13. What is the term used to describe epithelial tissue, like the epidermis, that is layered?
Stratified
14. Name the five strata of the epidermis.
Stratum corneum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum basale
15. Which of the above layers is only present in thick skin, like the palms and soles?
Stratum lucidum