Chapter 4: Integumentary System Flashcards
What percentage of our body weight is exclusively skin?
7%
What are the two layers of skin?
Epidermis and Dermis
What is the deepest layer of the skin called?
Hypodermis
What are the types of cell in the epidermis?(4)
Keratinocytes, merkel cells, langerhans/dentritic cells, melanocytes
What is the most abundant type of cell in the epidermis?
Keratinocytes
What type of cell is the epidermis?
keratinized stratified squamous epithelial
What is the Pacinian corpuscle?
Sensory organ
What is the functions of keratinocytes?
Produce keratin
What is the function of merkel cells?
Detection of light touch and pressure
Where is the Merkel cells found?
At the dermo epidermal junction
What are the Langerhans/dentritic cells?
Phagocytic cells
What is the function of melanocytes? (2)
Production of pigment melanin
Protects against UV radiation
What are the five layers of epidermis? Name them from deep to superficial
- Stratum basale (mitotic layer) [stratum germinativum]
- Stratum spinosum (spiny layer)
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum lucidum (clear layer)
- Stratum corneum (horny layer)
What is the function of stratum basale?
Contain stem cells that undergo mitosis to form keratinocytes which form the more superficial layers of epidermis
What cells do stratum basale contain?
Merkel cells and Melanocytes
Which layer contains some amount of mitotic cell activity?
Stratum spinosum
Why is the stratum spinosum called the spiky layer?
Cells are held together with spiny projections
What cells does stratum spinosum contain?
langerhans cells
What does Stratum granulosum consist of?
Keratinocytes with deep staining granules
What are the two types of granules in stratum granulosum?
keratohyalin granules and lamellated granules
What is the function of keratohyalin granules?
help form keratin
What is the function of lamellated granules?
Contain a waterproofing glycolipid
What is the stratum lucidum layer composed of?
a few rows of flat, dead, keratinocytes
Where is stratum lucidum layer seen?
only in thick skin
Which layer is not seen on every surface of the body?
stratum lucidum
What is the stratum corneum composed of?
thick layer if dead keratinocytes and thickened plasma membranes
What is the function of stratum corneum?
protects skin against dehydration, abrasion and penetration by microbes
What are the extensions of the dermis called?
Dermil papillae
What are the extension/depressions of the epidermis into the dermis called?
epidermal ridges
What does the dermis contain? (4)
Blood vessels, sweat, sebaceous glands and lamellar corpuscles
What is the dermis composed of? Name them from superficial to deep
- Papillary layer
- Reticular layer
What is the papillary layer composed of?
areolar CT
Which layer produces sweat that leaves fingerprints in hands and feet?
papillary layer
How much of the dermal layer is reticular layer?
80%
What is the reticular layer composed of?
dense irregular CT