Exam 6: Integumentary System

A warm surface loses heat to the air molecules continuously circulating over it by

Sweating cools the body by evaporation.

Gray hair is

The tough layer of waterproof material that makes up the outermost part of the epidermis is the stratum lucidum.

Aging affects the appearance of the skin, producing wrinkles and sagging due to decreased collagen and elastin formation.

Cutaneous melanomas are associated with

Sebaceous glands secrete

The arrector pili muscle is attached to

Two or more types of tissue functioning together constitute a(n) ___________.

The outermost layer of the epidermis is the stratum basale and the innermost layer is the stratum corneum.

After a severe burn, new skin may grow outwards from the hair follicles. New growth begins here because

The nail plate is produced by

The subcutaneous layer is

The flexible proteins that link the cell membranes of squamous epithelial cells in skin are

Which is the most likely explanation for the defect in dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, in which the skin blisters in response to any touch?

Injections that are administered into the tissues of the skin are called

In the inherited disease ichythyosis, the skin is rough, brown, and very scaly because the uppermost layer cannot peel off as easily as skin normally does. The part of the skin that is affected is the

In healthy skin, the production of epidermal cells is closely balanced with the loss of skin cells.

When showering, a young woman loses what looks like many hundreds of hairs. She should not be concerned about impending baldness.

The skin appears yellowish if a person eats too much