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Anaphy Integumentary System Flashcards

1
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What are the Integumentary System Functions

A

protection against UV light
sensory receptors
vitamin D production
temperature regulation
excretion

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What is the most superficial layer of skin
a layer of epithelial tissue that rests of the dermis
known as the cutaneous membrane
is a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

A

epidermis

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3
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What is the layer of dense connective tissue,
nerves, hair follicles, smooth muscles, glands, and lymphatics vessels extend into it

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dermis

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4
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What are the group of pigments primarily responsible for skin, hair and eye color

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melanin

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5
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What is the yellow pigment found in plants such as squash and carrots

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carotene

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6
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What is the subcutaneous tissue, which is not part of the skin called

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hypodermis

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7
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What does each hair arise from

A

hair follicle

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8
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What protrudes above the surface of the skin

A

hair shaft

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9
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What is the below the surface and the hair bulb is the expanded base of it

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root

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10
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What surrounds the medulla and is covered by the cuticle

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cortex

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11
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What is the soft center that is surrounded by the cortex

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medulla

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12
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What is the single layer of overlapping cells that holds the hair in the hair follicle

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cuticle

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13
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Where is the hair produced

A

hair bulb

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14
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What the extensions of the dermis that protrudes into the hair bulb and contains blood vessels

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hair papilla

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15
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Hair is produced in cycles, What are the 2 stages

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growth stage and resting stage

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16
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What happens during the growth stage

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hair is formed by mitosis of epithelial cells within the hair bulb

17
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What happens during the resting stage

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growth stops and the hair is held in the hair follicle

18
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What is the smooth muscles cells that each hair follicle is attached to

A

arrector pili muscle

19
Q

What are the 2 major glands of the skin

A

sebaceous and sweat glands

20
Q

What is the oily white substance produced by sebaceous glands

A

sebum

21
Q

What are the 2 types of sweat glands

A

eccrine and apocrine

22
Q

What is the thin plate consisting of layers of dead stratum corneum cells that contain a very hard type of keratin

A

nails

23
Q

What is the visible part of the nail

A

nail body

24
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What is the part of the nail covered by skin

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nail root

25
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What is the stratum corneum that extends onto the nail body

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cuticle, or eponychium

26
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What is the part that the nail root extends distally from

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nail matrix

27
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What is the part that the nail attaches too and is also located distal to the nail matrix

A

nail bed

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