Integumentary System - Intro and Word Parts

homeostasis

a relatively stable internal environment

epidermis

the outmost, visible layer of the skin

dermis

the middle layer of skin

hair follicle

sac within which each hair grows

nerve

A bundle of nerve fibers that is responsible for detecting things like pressure, temperature, and pain

gland

a group of cells that release fluid

sweat gland

a group of cells that release sweat

sebum

oil

nail

outgrowth of the skin, composed of keratin, at the end of each finger and toe

cutane/o

skin

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

adip/o

fat

lip/o

fat

steat/o

fat

pil/o

hair

trich/o

hair

hidr/o

sweat

squam/o

scale

onych/o

nail

ungu/o

nail

seb/o

oil

sebace/o

oil

kerat/o

hardness

xer/o

dryness

crypt/o

hidden

leuk/o

white

erythr/o

red

xanth/o

yellow

melan/o

black