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BIOL235_Chap5 Flashcards

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Integumentary System

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System composed of skin, hair, oil and sweat glands, nails and sensory receptors.

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Skin

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Cutaneous membrane

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Cutaneous membrane

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covers body’s external surface and is largest organ by weight

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Epidermis

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superficial, thinner and upper portion of skin
Avascular
no bleeding if broken

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Dermis

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Deeper/thicker connective tissue portion of skin
Vascular
bleeding if broken

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Subcutaneous layer

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hypodermis

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Subcutaneous layer

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not part of skin. fibers from the dermis anchor skin to this layer

areolar + adipose tissues

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Lamellated corpuscles (pacinian corpuscles)

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nurve endings where the large blood vessels that supply the skin are

sensitive to pressure

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4 Epidermis cells

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keratinocytes
melanocytes
intraepidermal macrophages
tactile epithelial cells

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keratinocytes

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90% of epidermal cells
produce protein keratin
produce lamellar granules

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Melanocytes

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8% of epidermal cells
produce melanin pigment

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Melanin

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yellow-red or brown-black pigment absorbs damaging UV light. protect from UV light on the skin

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intraepidermal macrophages = langerhans cells

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small fraction of epidermis cells
immune responses . help other cells of hte immune system recognize an invading microbe + desroy invading microbe

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Tactile epithelial cells = Merkel cells

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least numerous epidermal cells
deepest layer of epidermis
contact tactile disc/Merkel disc

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thin skin

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the 4 strata of epidermis that most regions of the body have

(Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, + thin stratum corneum)

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thick skin

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the 5 layers of the epidermis the body has at points of high friction (fingertips, palms, soles etc.)

(Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum + thick stratum corneum)

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Stratum basale

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deepest layer of epidermis
some are stem cells

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Stratum spinosum

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2nd deepest epidermis layer
keratinocytes produced from below in stratum basale layer
some can still divide.

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Stratum granulosum

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3rd deepest layer of epidermis (middle layer of epidermis)
3-5 layers of keratinocytes undergoing apoptosis (dying)

keratohyalin protein present

transition between deeper/metabolically active strata/layers and more superficial strata

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lamellar granules

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secretion deposited in between cell spaces of stratum granulosum, lucidum and corneum
water repellent sealant.

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Stratum lucidum

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layer/stratum of epidermis only presnt in thick skin areas - fingertips, palms, soles
dead keratinocytes with lots of keratin and thickened plasma membranes.

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Stratum Corneum

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Uppermost layer of epidermis
lots of dead keratinocytes. thin cells. final product of differentiation process.

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Callus

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constant exposure of skin to friction stimulates inc cell + keratin production and forms thickening of stratum corneum

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Keratinization

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the process by which cells move from one epidermal layer to the next accumulating increasing levels of keratin

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Epidermal growth factor

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hormonelike protein that plays a role in how cell division rates in the stratum basale inc when outer layers of the epidermis are stripped away like in abrasions and burns

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dandruff

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excessive amount of keratinized cells shed from skin of scalp

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Dermis

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deeper part of the skin
composed of dense irregular connective tissue contaning collagen + elastic fibers
great tensile strength + elasticity
dried + treated = leather
blood vessles, nerves, glands + hair follicles within
essential to epidermis survival

-thin superficial papillary region + thick deeper reticular region

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Papillary region

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very thin layer of dermis.
has dermal papillae

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Dermal papillae

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small, nipple-shaped structures that project into the undersurface of the epidermis.
contain capillary loops (blood vessels)
sometimes contain corpuscles of touch (Meissner corpuscles
some contain free nerve endings

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Corpuscles of touch

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(Meissner corpuscles)
nerve endings that are sensitive to touch

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Free nerve endings

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dendrites that lack any apparent structureal specialization
give rise to sensations of warmth, coolnes, pain, tickling + itching

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reticular region

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region of the dermis attached to the subcutaneous layer
regular orientation of large collagen fibers makes skin resisst stretching
between fibers = blood vessles, nerves, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sudoriferous glands

-fibers give skin extensibility + elasticity

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extensibility

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ability to stretch

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elasticity

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ability to return to original shape after stretching

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Epidermal ridges

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ridges + grooves of palms, fingers, soles, and toes that appear either as stright lines or as a pattern of loops and whorls like fingerprints.
produced - 3rd month fetal development

create strong bond between epidermis and dermis in high stress areas

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Fingerprints + footprints form bec

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sweat gland ducts open on the tops of epidermal ridges as sweat pores, so the sweat makes prints when they touch a smooth surface.

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Melanin + Hemoglobin + Carotene

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skin colour pigments

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Melanin

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pale yellow to reddish brown to black skin

melanin produced cells are most plentiful in epidermis of breast nipples, areolae, face, limbs

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differences in skin colour due mainly to…

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the amount of pigment the malanocytes produce and transfer to keratinocytes

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Hairs = pili

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present on most skin surfaces
thickness + pattern largely determined by genetics and hormones

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hair is composed of…

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columns of dead, keratinized epidermal cells bonded together by extracellular proteins

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Hair Shaft

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superficial portion of the hair which projects above the surface of the skin

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hair root

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portion of the hair deep to the shaft that penetrates into the dermis and sometimes the subcutaneous layer

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hair layers

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medulla, cortext, cuticle

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medula

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inner layer of hair, (may not be in thinner hair)

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cortex

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middle layer of hair,

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epithelial root sheath

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external + internal hair root sheath together

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hair follicle

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surrounds root of hair.
made up of internal + external root sheath
cellular tubular sheath of epithelium betw external root sheath and hair

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cuticle

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outermost layer of hair

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dermal root sheath

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dense dermis surrounding hair follicle

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hair bulb

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onion-shaped structure at the base of each hair follicle and its surrounding dermal root sheath

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papilla of hair

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nipple-shaped indentation housed by the hair bulb
contains areolar ct + blood vessels to nourish growing hair follicle

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hair matrix

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germinal layer of cells contained by the hair bulb

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arrector pili

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smooth muscle associated with hair
enable goose bumps where hair stands at 90 degrees to skin

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sebaceous glands = oil glands

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simple branched acinar (rounded glands). generally connected to hair follicles.
absent on palms and heals,

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sebum

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oily substane secreted by sebaceous glands
keeps hair from drying out

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sudoriferous glands = sweat glands

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release sweat, perspiration

eccrine or appocrine

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eccrine sweat glands

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simple coiled tubular glands
very common
help regulate body temp thru evaporation
exocytosis secretion

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thermoregulation

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homeostatic regulation of body temp

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apocrine sweat glands

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less common
simple tubular coiled glands but larger ducts
exocytosis secretion
emotional sweating

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ceruminous glands

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modified swat glands in the external ear
produce earwax/cerumen

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cerumen

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ear wax

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nails

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plates of tightly packed, hard, dead, keratinized epidermal cells that form clear, solid covreing over dorsal surfaces of teh distal portions of digits

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components of a nail (3)

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nail body (plate) (visible portion of nail)

free edge (extends past end of finger)

nail root (buried in a fold of skin

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lunula

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whiteish crescent shaped area of proximal end of nail body

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hyponychium

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region of stratum corneum beneath free edge
junciton bet free edge and skin of fingertip, secures nail to finger

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nail bed

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skin below nail plate

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eponychium

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cuticle, narrow band of epidermis that is around the lateral border of the nail securing it from the sides

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hangnail

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torn piece of skin at the side or base of fingernail or toenail

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nail matrix

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portion of epithelium proximal to nail root, superficial matrix cells divide mitotically to produce new nail cells
determines nail growth rate

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nail functions (3)

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  1. protect distal ends of digits
  2. provide support/counterpressure to palmar surface of fingers to enhance touch perception + manipulation
  3. allow grasping + manipulating of small objects and body grooming/scratching
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major types of skin (2)

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thin (hairy) skin
thick (hairless) skin

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thermoregulation

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homeostatic regulation of body temp

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blood reservoir

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skin acts as a blood reservoir bec dermis houses an extensive network of blood vessels that carry 8-10% of total blood flow in resting adult

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how does skin provide protection?

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keratin protects underlying tissues from microbes, abrasion, heat, chemicals etc.
inhibit water evap/ protect from dehydration

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cutaneous sensations

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sensations that arise in the skin (touch, pressure, vibration, tickling) warmth/coolness

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excretion

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elimination of substances from the body

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absorption

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passage of materials from external environment into body cells

78
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synthesis of vit D

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requires activation of precursor molec in skin by ultraviolet rays in sunlight
enzymes in liver/kidneys than modify activated molec finnally producing calcitriol which is most active from of D, hormone calcitriol acts aid for Ca absoprtion in gastrointestinal tract
(10-15 min 2x/wk)

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