Bio Lecture 4 Flashcards
skin accounts for __% of the body weight
15
functions of skin (6)
resistance to trauma and infection
water retention
vitamin d
sensation
thermoregulation
nonverbal communication
resistance to trauma and infection (3)
- epidermal cells are packed with keratin
- resists and recovers from injury better than other organs
- bacteria and fungi may live on the skin surface, but the relative dryness and slight acidity of the skin keeps numbers down
water retention (2)
- prevents the body from absorbing too much water from the outside
- prevents the body from losing excess water
vitamin d (2)
- necessary for bone development and maintenance
- the first step in synthesis occurs in the skin
sensation (1)
- the skin is equipped with nerve endings that react to heat, cold, touch, texture, pressure, vibration, and tissue injury
thermoregulation (2)
- in response to chilling, the skin helps to retain heat through vasoconstriction
- in response to overheating, the skin helps to cool the body through vasodilation
nonverbal communication (1)
- complex skeletal muscle inserts on dermal collagen fibers and pulls on the skin to create subtle and varied facial expressions
____ _____ - undifferentiated cells that undergo mitosis and give rise to keratinocytes.
only in the stratum basale
stem cells
_______ - cells that synthesize melanin. they are found in the stratum basale
melanocytes
_______ - cells that make up most of the epidermal cells and that are named for their role in synthesizing keratin
keratinocytes
_____ cells - cells that are receptors for the sense of touch. they are found in the stratum basale
tactile
_____ cells - cells that are macrophages that “stand guard” against pathogens that penetrate the skin and alert the immune system if such invaders are detected.
They are found in the stratum spinosum and in the stratum granulosum
dendritic
layers of the epidermis (5)
stratum basale
stratum spinosum
stratum granulosum
stratum lucidum
stratum corneum
stratum _____ - bottom layer of the epidermis
basale
stratum _____ - mainly single layer of cuboidal to low columnar stem cells and keratinocytes on the basement membrane
basale
stratum _____ - some melanocytes and tactile cells are scattered here
basale
stratum _____ - stem cells undergo mitosis and give rise to keratinocytes that migrate toward the skin surface
basale
stratum _____ many layers of keratinocytes above the stratum basale
spinosum
stratum _____ - deepest cells are capable of mitosis, but cells closer to the surface stop dividing and produce more keratin which causes the cell to flatten
spinosum
stratum _____ - dendritic cells may be found
spinosum
stratum _____ - cells here have a spiny appearance, but only after preservation techniques
spinosum
stratum _____ - three to five layers of flat keratinocytes and some dendritic cells
granulosum
stratum _____ - the keratinocytes in this layer produce keratohyalin granules
granulosum
stratum _____ - a thin transparent layer seen only in thick skin
lucidum
stratum _____ - cells here have no organelles, so the zone appears featureless
lucidum
stratum _____ - up to 30 layers of dead, scaly, keratinized cells
corneum
stratum ____ - forms a durable, water-resistant surface layer
corneum
Layers of the dermis (2)
papillary layer
reticular layer
_____ layer - thin zone of areolar tissue in and near the dermal papillae
loosely organized tissue allows for mobility of leukocytes and other defenses against organisms introduced through breaks in the dermis
papillary
_____ layer - deeper and thicker layer of the dermis consisting of dense irregular connective tissue
Reticular
stretching of the skin in obesity or pregnancy can tear the collagen fibers producing _____ (stretch marks)
striae
The _______ - the layer below the reticular layer of the dermis has more areolar and adipose tissue
hypodermis
The _____ layer - binds the skin to the underlying muscle and pads the body
is highly vascular (injections here)
contains subcutaneous fat
hypodermis
fat serves as an _____ reservoir and thermal insulator
energy
_____ - pigment produced by the melanocytes which accumulate in keratinocytes of the stratum basale and stratum spinosum
Melanin