Billing and Coding NHA Study Guide: Medical Terminology/Body Structures

Billing and Coding NHA Study Guide: Medical Terminology/Body Structures What makes up the integumentary body system? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) the skin and its accessory organs How large an area does the skin cover in an average adult? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) 22 square feet What do the sebaceous or oil glands and the suddoriferous or sweat glands produce? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) these glands produce secretions that allow the body to be moisturized or cooled What is the epidermis? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 6) a thin, cellular membrane layer that contains keratin What is the dermis? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) a dense, fibrous, connective tissue that contains collagen What is the subcutaneous layer? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) a thicker and fatter tissue than the epidermis and the dermis What are hair fibers composed of? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) they are composed of a tightly fused meshwork of cells filled with hard protein called keratin What is the lunula? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) the moon like white area at the base of a nail What is the eponychium? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) the cuticle at the lower part of a nail Where are sebaceous glands located? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) they are located in the dermal layer of the skin over the entire body, except for the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet What do sebaceous glands secrete? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) an oily substance called sebum What is a pore? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) a tiny opening on the surface of the epidermis What are the two types of sweat glands? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9)