Integumentary System
1. The two basic tissues of which the skin is composed are dense irregular connective tissue and loose areolar connective tissue, forming the dermis, and
, which forms the epidermis.
2. The tough water-repellent protein found in the epidermal cells is called
3. Completion:
• dermis as a whole
• epidermis as a whole
• papillary layer
• reticular layer
• stratum basale
• stratum corneum
• stratum granulosum
• stratum lucidum
• stratum spinosum
a. layer of epidermal cells not found in thin skin:
b. dermal layer composed of dense irregular connective tissue:
c. dermal layer composed of areolar connective tissue:
d. vascular region of the skin (as a whole):
e. Epithelial tissue located superficial to the dermis:
f. epidermal layer exhibiting the most rapid cell division; location of the majority of melanocytes and tactile (Merkel) cells:
g. layer including scalelike dead cells, full of keratin, that constantly slough off:
4. Completion:
• arrector pili
• cutaneous receptors
• hair follicle
• sebaceous glands
a. tiny muscles, attached to hair follicles, that pull the hair upright during fright or cold:
b. houses the hair root:
c. specialized nerve endings that respond to temperature, touch, etc.:
d. secretes a oily lubricant for hair and skin: