Integumentary System - Special Structures

A small structure made of smooth muscle that connects to the side of the hair follicle.

An oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands.

A oval sac of epithelial tissue that surrounds and protects the root of the hair.

These structures serve to regulate the body's temperature by producing sweat.

These structures serve to regulate the body's temperature by producing sweat.

A pigment that gives the skin its color.

Pigment-producing skin cells.

The protein that helps waterproof the skin.

The cells that produce the waterproofing protein found in the skin.

A thin layer of tissue that covers internal body cavities and secretes a fluid that reduces friction 

between layers.