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Integumentary System
The Skin
Roots for skin
cutaneo/dermo
outer most layer that is visible
epidermis
Describe epidermis
made of large cells that looks like scales of a fish under the microscope
Scaly apperance
Squamous
Deeper layer under epidermis
dermis
Dermis Charteristics
Thicker than the epidermis, fewer cells and more thic fibers to give skin strength and flexablity
Home to hair follicles, nerves and glands
Hair follicles
Root of ur hair
Roots: pilo/tricho
Purpose: Follicles anchor the hair to the skin and provide nerves in ur skin make it the largest sensory organ in ur body
2 types of glands
Sweat and sebacous gland
Sweat glands
Roots: hidro
Purpose: relases sweat to RID body waste AND cool the body
Sebaceous glands
Roots: sebaceo
Purpose: Secrete oil as a natural noisturizer for skin and hair
Fat
Roots: adip / o, lip / o, steat / o
Skin
Roots: cutane/ o, /derm/ o, / dermat/o
Hair
Roots: pil/ o, trich/o
Sweat
Roots: hidr/o
Scale
Roots: squam/o
nail
Roots: onych/o, ungu/o
oil
Roots: seb/o, sebace/o
Hidden
Roots: crypt/o
Hard, horny
Roots: kerat/o
Dry
Roots:xer/o
Yellow
Roots: xanth/o
red
Roots: erythr/o
white
Roots: leuk/o, alb/o
black
Roots: melan/o