Integumentary System

Apocrine glands greatly outnumber the eccrine glands.

False

The hereditary condition that is characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin is called vitiligo.

False

The hypodermis is another term for the epidermis.

False

skin receptor that detects light touch

Meissner corpuscle

skin receptor that detects pressure deep in the dermis

Pacini corpuscle

Both keratin and melanin assist the skin in its function of protection.

True

Hair follicles are necessary for hair to grow.

True

Mucous membranes line the respiratory and digestive tracts of the body.

True

The fingernails can be used to evaluate whether the blood is carrying enough oxygen.

True

The loss of melanocytes leads to a condition called vitiligo.

True

The upper layer of the stratum corneum is made up mostly of dead cells.

True

Tinea is a general term for a mycotic infection.

True

sweat glands that are found only in the axillae and around the genitals

apocrine gland

muscle attached to the side of the hair follicle

arrector pili

membrane of which the skin is made

cutaneous membrane

parallel rows of peglike projections in the dermis

dermal papillae

sweat gland that is the most numerous

eccrine gland

small cuplike cluster of cells from which hair growth begins

hair papilla

layer of fat below the dermis; also called subcutaneous tissue

hypodermis

soft, fine hair that is found on newborn infants

lanugo

crescent-shaped white area of the nail

lunula

pigment that gives the skin its color

melanin

membrane that lines the tubes of respiratory and digestive systems

mucous membrane

membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity

parietal peritoneum

membrane that lines the walls of the chest cavity

parietal pleura

skin gland that secretes an oil called sebum

sebaceous gland

outer layer of the epidermis made mostly of dead cells

stratum corneum

membrane that lines the spaces between bones in joints

synovial membrane

tissue that covers the organs in the abdominal cavity

visceral peritoneum

tissue that covers the organs in the chest cavity

visceral pleura