Integumentary System Questions and Answers 100% Solved
Integumentary System Questions and Answers 100% Solved Integumentary system - includes Consists of the skin, hair, and nails Integumentary system functions protection water retention thermoregulation vitamin D synthesis cutaneous sensation Skin response to high temperature *sweat *dilate skin blood vessels Skin response to cold temperature *constrict skin blood vessels frostbite a condition that results when body tissues become frozen epidermis the outermost layer of skin and the only layer in direct contact with the outside environment cells of the epidermis *keratinized stratified squamous epithelial cells *melanocytes - pigment keratin A fiber protein that is the principal component of hair, skin, and nails *this protein fills epidermal cells completely until they are flat layers of dead cells packed with this protein dermis middle layer of skin - contains the nerve endings, blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat glands, oil glands papillary dermis Layer of the dermis directly under the epidermis; has lots of capillaries and its folds form our fingerprints. reticular dermis dense irregular connective tissue (helps pr
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