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Question	Answer
body is standing erect, face forward, with the upper limbs at the sides and the palms forward	anatomical position
body is lying facedown	prone position
body is lying faceup	supine position
same as anatomical but palms are facing the body	Fundamental
integument can also be thought of as a	cutaneous membrane
the largest organ by surface area and weight	Skin
largest and heaviest solid internal organ in the body by mass	Liver
active form of vitamin D	calcitriol
produce keratin	Keratinocytes
a tough fibrous protein that provides protection.	keratin
produce the pigment melanin	Melanocytes
involved in the immune responses.	Intraepidermal macrophages
function in the sensation of touch	Tactile epithelial cells
covers all body regions except the palms, palmar surfaces of digits, and soles	Thin skin
covers the palms, palmar surfaces of digits, and soles.	Thick skin
is produced by melanocytes in the stratum basale.	Melanin
congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes due to a defect of an enzyme (tyrosinase) involved in the production of melanin.	Albinism
chronic disorder that causes depigmentation patches in the skin	Vitiligo
lies just below the epidermis	papillary region
consists of dense irregular connective tissue	reticular region
subcutaneous layer	hypodermis
Type I cutaneous mechanoreceptors, free nerve endings, corpuscles of touch and hair root plexuses	Superficially
Lamellated corpuscles	Deep
Present on most surfaces except the palms, anterior surfaces of fingers, and the soles of the feet.	Hair
above the skin surface	shaft
below the level of the skin	follicle
connected to hair follicles.	Sebaceous (oil) glands
most numerous	Eccrine sweat glands
located mainly in hairy skin.	Apocrine sweat glands
modified sweat glands located in the ear canal.	Ceruminous glands
Made of keratinized epidermal cells	Nails
occurs following superficial wounds that affect only the epidermis.	Epidermal wound healing
occurs when an injury extends to the dermis and subcutaneous layer.	- Deep wound healing
develops from the ectoderm	epidermis
develops from the mesoderm	dermis