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A & P Chapter 4

Skin and Body Membranes

QuestionAnswer
Which abnormal skin colors results from liver disorders jaundice
Which vitamin is synthesized by the skin vitamin D
What contains chemicals that kill bacteria and prevent bacterial invasions of the skin? sebum
What provides toughness to the dermis and holds water in this skin layer collagen fibers
Although you get wet while swimming, which tough protein within the skin prevents it from soaking up moisture like a sponge keratin
The skin and its derivatives (nails, glands, and hairs) form integumentary system
Which type of epithelial membrane is resting on a layer of loose connective tissue called the lamina propria. mucous membrane
Which membrane is constructed of a visceral and parietal layer serous
The Staphylococcus infection of the skin that causes pink, water-filled, raised lesions is known as impetigo
The white crescent area located over the nail matrix is called the lunule
What type of burn only involves injury to the superficial epidermis first degree
The outermost layer of the epidermis is keratinized and known as stratum corneum
A genetic switch turns on male pattern baldness in response to age
What skin disorder is recognized using the ABCDE rule melanoma
Type of membrane adapted for absorption or secretion mucous membrane
Type of membrane that lines body cavities closed to the exterior serous membrane
Type of membrane that lines open body cavities mucous membrane
full thickness burn of the skin in which the skin becomes blackened or blanched (gray-white) Third-degree, or full-thickness, burn
cancer of stratum spinosum cells Squamous cell carcinoma
Nails and hair are both composed of keratin
A microscope slide viewed with abundant adipose tissue should be labeled as the subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis)
Which membranes is composed of loose areolar connective tissue synovial membrane
Hair color is due to a pigment known as melanin
The only dry membrane cutaneous membrane
The two main layers of skin epidermis and dermis
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