Chapter 5 Integumentary(skin) Flashcards
Is skin a tissue, organ or a system?
Organ
Skins response to cold temperature
Vasoconstriction
Who is color of the skin due to deoxygenated hemoglobin
cyanosis
Oh that makes melanin in the epidermidis
melanocyte
Protein produced by keratinocytes sites to protect against abrasion
keratin
Phagocytic cell found in the epidermis
Langerhans cells
Touch Receptor found in the epidermis
Merkel cell
Deepest layer of the epidermidis were rapid mitosis of skins cells occurs
Stratum basale
Superficial layer of the upper dermis containing dead keratinocytes
Stratum corneum
Two basic layers of the skin
Epidermidis and dermis
Vascular layer of the skin
Dermis
Layer of areolar in adipose tissue found directly below the skin
Hypodermis
Two layers of the dermis
Papillary and reticular layers
Tissue of the papillary layer
Areolar
Tissue of the reticular layer of the skin
Dense irregular