INTEGUMENTS

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apocrine glands

glands whose secretions contain parts of secretory cells

arrector pili muscle

smooth muscle in skin associate with hair follice

basement membrane

layer of nonliving material that anchors epithelial tissue to underlying connective tissue

cut

skin

cutaneous membranes

skin membranes

cyanosis

bluish appearance of skin when blood concentration is relatively low

cytocrine secretion

process by which the extensions of melanocytes transfer melanin granules into the epidermal cells

derm

skin

dermis

thick later of the skin beneath the epidermis

eccrine glands

sweat gland that maintains body temperature

epi

upon

epidermis

outer epithelial layer of the skin

follic-

small bag

granulations

small, rounded masses that form in the exposed tissues during the healing of large open wounds: consist of new brances of blood vessels.....

hair follicle

tubelike depression in the skin in which a hair develops

hair shaft

the hair itself

hypodermis

subcutaneous layer of the skin

inflammation

tissue response to the stress that causes blood vessel dilation and fluid accumulation

integumentary system

the cutaneous membrane and its accessory organs

integumentary system

the cutaneous membrane and its accessory organs

kerat-

horn

keratin

protein in epidermis, hair, and nails

keratinization

process by which cells form fibrils of keratin and harden

lunula

whitish, half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail

melan-

black

melanin

dark pigment normall found in skin and hair

melanocytes

melanin-producing cells

muscous membranes

mucosa; contain mucous cells that secrete mucous

nail bed

layer of epithelium to which the nail is attached and which is continuous with the epithelium of the skin

nail root

the nail's proximal end, where keratinized stratified squamous epithelial cells are formed by cell division

nails

keratinized stratified squamous epithelial cells with very hard keratin

pore

the opening at the surface of the skin of a duct through which the secretions of eccrine glands are released from the body

scab

a combination of clotted blood and dried tissue that covers and protects underlying tissues

scar

newly formed connective tissue on the surface of the skin where there has been substantial damage to the skin

seb-

grease

sebaceous glands

skin gland that secretes sebum

sebum

oily secretion of sebaceous glands

serous membranes

tissues that contain glanular cells that secrete watery fluid with a high enzyme content

stratum basale

deepest layer of epidermis in which cells divide

stratum corneum

outer, horny layer of epidermis

subcutaneous layer

layer of skin benath the dermis that contains adipose tissue and blood vessels

sudoriferous glands

sweat glands

exocrine glands in skin that secrete sweat

synovial membranes

membranes that for the inner lining of capsule of freely movable joint