Chapter 5- Integumentary Flashcards
guards the body
maintains a constant temp
provides sensory info
Integumentary system
Structures of the skin
epidermis
dermis
subcutaneuous layer (sub Q) or hypodermis
not part of the skin
storage depot for fats
large blood vessels
pacinian corpuscles
hypodermis
functions of the skin
thermoregulation blood reservoir cutaneous respiration protection from external envi excretion sensation absorption
the epidermis contains 4 other principal type of cells:
Keratinocytes
melanocytes
langerhan cells
merkel cells
90% of epidermis
keratin
keratinocytes
8%
skin color
absorbs UV
melanocytes
immune responses against microbes
langerhan cells
touch
merkel cells
20-30 rows of keratinocytes that contain intermediate filaments, keratohyalin and lamellar granules
stratum corneum
present only in the skin of fingertips, plams and soles
3-5 rows of dead keratinocytes
stratum lucidum
3-5 rows of flattened keratinocytes
organelles begin to degenerate
stratum granulosum
8-10 rows of polyhedral keratinocytes
includes projections of melanocyted and langerhan cells
stratum spinosum
deepest layer
1 row of cuboidal/columnar keratinocytes
stem cells divide to produce new keratinocytes, melanocytes, langerhan cells and merkel cells
stratum basale
layers epidermis
Corneum lucidum granulosum spinosum basale
Layers of Dermis
Papillary
reticular layer
superficial portion
areolar CT with elastic fibers
dermal papillae
papillary
deeper portion of the dermis
striae or stretch marks
reticular layer
mainly in epidermis (pigment for skin color)
melanin
yellow orange pigment
carotene
red color
hemoglobin
yellow-like
jaundice
accessory structures of the skin
hair or pilli
nail
skin glands
exocrine glands
what are the exocrine glands
sebaceous glands
sudoriferous glands
ceruminous glands
mammary glands
secretory portion in the dermis opens into the neck of hair follicles absent in palms and soles opens directly into the surface of the skin large in the face, neck and upper breast
sebaceous glands
has eccrine and apocrine
sudoriferous glands
only epidermis is damaged
heals in 2-3 days
sunburn
first degree burns
epidermis and upper region of the dermis
blisters
red skin
no permanent scar
second degree burns
full thickness burns
blanched
nerve endings are destroyed
regeneration ain’t possible
third degree burns
Lower limbs and trunk
36%
upper limbs
18%
head and neck
9%
perineum
1%
25% of the body is burned
2nd degree
10% burnt
3rd degree
what are the epithelial membranes
cutaneous
mucous
serous
developmental aspects of the skin and body membranes
lanugo
vernix caseosa
milia
amount of sub Q decreases
hair loses
alopecia
male baldness (vellus)
Old Age