McGraw Hill Chapter 5 Assignment

There are four layers of cells in the epidermis of thin skin. From superficial to deep, these layers are stratum ______, stratum ______, stratum ______, and stratum basale.

corneum; granulosum; spinosum

The exposed parts of nails and hair are composed of _______ keratinocytes.

dead

Motile cells in the dermis are called ______ cells.

dendritic

Tendons and ligaments are made of ______ ______ connective tissue.

dense regular

Which of the following would you expect to find in the walls of the large arteries?

elastic connective tissue

The nails, hair, and exocrine glands of the skin are known as ______.

epidermal appendages

The skin is made up of two distinct layers which are the ______.

epidermis and dermis

Functions of muscle tissue include ______.

- voluntary movements of body parts - contraction of the heart - propulsion of materials through digestive tract

The epidermis of thick skin ranges between ______ millimeters thick.

0.4 and 0.6

The dermis is ______ to the epidermis and contains primarily ______.

1. deep 2. collagen fibers

The two distinct layers of the integument consist of a layer of stratified squamous epithelium called the ______ and a deeper layer of areolar and dense irregular connective tissue called the ______.

1. epidermis 2. dermis

Hair is found almost everywhere on the body except the sides and ______ of the hands and fingers, the sides and ______ of the feet and toes, the lips, and portions of the external genitalia.

1. palms, inside, or palmar 2. soles, bottom, or pads

Skin is classified as either thick or thin based on two parameters: the number of epidermal ______ in the epidermis and the relative ______ of the epidermis, rather than the thickness of the entire integument. Listen to the complete question

1. strata or layers 2. thickness or thinness

Keratinocytes of the epidermis are usually present for about ______ week(s).

4

Match the letter to the appropriate integument layer.

A - Epidermis B - Papillary layer C - dermis D - Reticular layer E - Subcutaneous layer

The palms of the hands have more hair than the soles of the feet.

False

The integument is the body's largest organ and is composed of ______ basic tissue types.

all

Epithelial tissue and bone tissue ______ two of the major tissue types in the body.

are not

The type of connective tissue shown here is found nearly everywhere in the body. It is also a major component of the subcutaneous layer of the skin. It is called ______ connective tissue.

areolar

The subcutaneous layer or hypodermis is made up of two types of connective tissue, which are ______.

areolar and adipose connective tissue

Which is an example of a supporting connective tissue?

cartilage

The main type of tissue that functions to support tissues and bind structures together is ______ tissue.

connective

Sebaceous glands and sweat glands are types of ______ glands of skin.

exocrine

Blood is a type of ______ connective tissue.

fluid

Connective tissue, although diverse, share which of the following basic components?

ground substance, cells, protein fibers

The cells of the stratum corneum contain large amounts of the protein ______.

keratin

In thick skin, there is an extra layer of epidermal cells. This layer is called the stratum ______.

lucidum

The four major tissue types are epithelial, connective, muscle, and

nervous

The three types of muscle tissue are ______.

skeletal, smooth, and cardiac

The most superficial layer of the epidermis is the ______.

stratum corneum

The ______ layer is not part of the integumentary system.

subcutaneous

The skin houses two types of general exocrine glands, which are ______ glands and ______ glands.

sweat; sebaceous

Match the letter with the epidermal strata.

a - stratum corneum b - stratum lucidum c - stratum granulosum d - stratum spinosum e - stratum basale

Different types of connective tissue have ______ amount of ground substance.

a varying

Connective tissues perform ______.

a wide variety of functions