integumentary

These are the functions of the integumentary system except

• synthesizer

• information processing

• elimination

• protection

The epridermis is vascular

• true

• false

the fibrous protein that makes the epidermis a tough protective layer.

• dessication

• strata

• keratin

• dermis

a pigment that ranges in color from yellow to brown to black, is produced by special spider-shaped cells

• kertain

• melanin

• melanocytes

• melanosomes

are responsible for the toughness of the dermis; they also attract and bind water and thus help to keep the skin hydrated.

• collagen

• keratin

• melanin

• melanocytes

sudoriferous glands are also called

• sebaceous glands

• sweat glands

• eccrine glands

• epocrine glands

are far more numerous and are found all over the body; they produce sweat, a clear secretion that is primarily water plus some salts, vitamin C, trace of metabolic wastes, and lactic acid

• sebaceous glands

• eccrine glands

• epocrine glands

• exocrine glands

are largely confined to the axillary and genital areas of the body; they are usually larger and their ducts empty into hair follicles

• exocrine glands

• apocrine glands

• eccrine glands

• sebaceous glands

is enclosed by an outermost cuticle formed by a single layer of cells that overlap one another like shingles on the roof

• cuticle

• medulla

• cortex

• matrix

The exception to the pinkish color of the nails is the region over the thickened nail matrix that appears as a white crescent and is called

• cuticle

• lunula

• nail matrix

• free edge