MedTerm - Integumentary System Structure & Function

forms the protective outer covering for the entire body

• sweat glands
• tissues
• skin
• muscles

secrete sebum (oil) that lubricates the skin and discourages the growth of bacteria on the skin

• nail root
• sebaceous glands
• basal layer
• sweat glands

help regulate body temperature and water content by secreting sweat

• nails
• sebum
• sweat glands
• melanin

helps control the loss of body heat

• basal layer
• hair
• skin
• sebaceous glands

protect the dorsal surface of the last bone of each finger and toe

• sebaceous glands
• sweat glands
• nails
• skin

the outermost skin layer

• sweat glands
• epidermis
• dermis
• basal layer

layer of the skin that does NOT contain any blood vessels or connective tissues

• dermis
• basal layer
• epidermis
• secondary level

means "scalelike"

• keratin
• squamous
• skin
• melanin

lowest layer of the epidermis

• dermis
• skin
• epidermis
• basal layer

a fibrous, water-repellent protein

• sweat glands
• keratin
• skin
• melanin