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CA Integumentary System

  1. What are the functions of skin and its derivatives?
    • 1. protection
    • 2. sensory
    • 3. respiration
    • 4. temperature regulation
    • 5. electrolyte balance,
    • 6. food storage
    • 7. nourishment for young
    • 8. locomotion
  2. What are the two major components of skin?
    • 1. Epidermis
    • 2. Dermis
  3. What are the four layers of the epidermis?
    • 1. Stratum corneum
    • 2. Stratum lucidum
    • 3. Stratum granulosum
    • 4. Stratum germinativum
  4. _______ is a layer of contunuous layer of epithealial cells.
    Epidermis
  5. The _____ is avascular, so it is dependent on underlying cells for nutrition.
    Epidermis
  6. What term describes dead cells be sloughed off?
    Desquamation
  7. Describe the process of Keratinization.
    Includes flattening, loss of nuclei, tickening of the cell membrane, and desquamation occurs.
  8. In what organisms is the keratinization process found?
    Amniotes
  9. What are the layers of the dermis?
    • 1. papillary layer
    • 2. corium
    • 3. subcutaneous layer
  10. The dermis contains what structures?
    • 1. Blood vessels
    • 2. nerve endings
    • 3. sweat and sebaceous glands
    • 4. pigment cells
  11. The dermis is composed of _____ and _____ fibers in a gel like matrix.
    • Collagen
    • Elastin
  12. Panniculus adiposus
    Fatty tissue
  13. Panniculus carnosus
    Muscle tissue
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CA Integumentary System
Description
Comparative anatomy lecture test number two.
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