Memory Game Skin and Body Membranes ReviewOnline version Review vocabulary for skin and body membranes quiz. by Megan Harvey Epidermis The deep layer of the skin; composed of dense, irregular connective tissue Membranes: Membranes composed of epithelial tissue with an underlying layer of connective tissue; covering and lining membranes. Cutaneous Membrane Hair Less numerous type of sweat gland. Its secretions contain water, salts, fatty acids, and proteins. The outer layers of the skin; an epithelium Arrector Pili Flexible epithelial structure composed of keratinized cells; produced by hair follicles Exocrine Glands The more numerous type of sweat gland found all over the body, but particularly abundant on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, and forehead. Dermis Apocrine Gland Glands that have ducts through which their secretions are carried to a body surface (skin or mucosa). Cyanosis The skin; composed of epidermal and dermal layers Tiny, smooth muscles attached to hair follicles; when activated, they cause the hair to stand upright A bluish coloration of the mucous membranes and skin caused by deficient oxygenation of the blood Eccrine Gland Epithelial Membrane
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