Tuesday, October 13, 2009

chapter 5 worksheet

Integumentary System
What are the 5 functions of the integument?

2 components of the cutaneous membrane?

Layers of the epidermis and what happens in each?

Where is stratum lucidum found?

Difference between the merocrine and apocrine sweat glands, where they occur, how the sweat is different?

All the effects of skin exposure to UV light?

Where does body odor come from?

What do sebaceous glands secrete and where?

3 layers of the cutaneous membrane in order.

What causes acne?

How does your body use evaporation?

The layer of the skin that provides protection against bacteria as well as chemical and mechanical injuries is the ________________.

Where is thick skin found?

What vitamin is made when the skin is exposed to UV light?

When a person blushes, why is their skin turning red?

What is the subcutaneous layer made of?

How does skin regenerate after it is wounded?

From where do epithelial cells get their nutrients?

What are four types of accessory structures of the integument?

Where does the most severe type of skin cancer develop?

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