Solutions Graded A+
Functions of skin - Answer: 1. protection
2. synthesis of vitamin d
3. sensation
4. thermoregulation
5. nonverbal communication
5 cell types found in epidermis - Answer: stratified squamous epithelium, keratinocytes, melanocytes,
Langerhans cells, Merkel cells
cutaneous membrane - Answer: The skin; composed of epidermal and dermal layers
papillary layer - Answer: Outermost layer of the dermis, directly underneath the epidermis
reticular layer - Answer: Deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients
function and cells of hypodermis - Answer: -contains fat and areolar tissue
-protects and pads underlying tissue, stores energy, provides insulation
-highly vascularized and absorbs injected drugs quickly
thermoregulation within the skin - Answer: sweat, insulation, vasodilation/vasoconstriction
layers of hair - Answer: medulla, cortex, cuticle
3 stages of hair growth - Answer: anagen, catagen, telogen
3 types of skin cancer - Answer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma
, basal cell carcinoma - Answer: Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often characterized
by light or pearly nodules; rarely metastasizes; originates from the cells in the stratum basale
squamous cell carcinoma - Answer: originates in keratinocytes of stratum spinosum; can lead to
metastasis in lymph nodes if untreated; raised, red, scaly appearance with ulcer in the middle
melanoma - Answer: originates in melanocytes; especially aggressive and can quickly metastasize;
appears as "spilled ink"; ABCD rule
Functions of the skeletal system - Answer: 1. blood formation
2. support
3. protection
4. movement
5. storage and release of minerals
6. store triglycerides
4 cells found in bone tissue - Answer: 1. osteogenic cells
2. osteoblasts
3. osteocytes
4. osteoclasts
concentric lamellae - Answer: matrix is laid out in a circular pattern around a central canal
circumferential lamellae - Answer: located deep to periosteum and superficial to endosteum and extend
around entire circumference of the diaphysis and resist twisting of long bone; runs parallel to bone
surface
intersitial lamellae - Answer: fill spaces between osteons