Chapter 5 Integumentary System Flashcards
What is the superficial thinner potion composed of epithelial tissue?
Epidermis
What is he deeper, thicker connective tissue called?
Dermis
What is deep to the dermis, but not apart of the skin?
Subcutaneous layer
What is another name for hypodermis?
Subcutaneous
What layer consists of areolar and adipose tissues?
Subcutaneous layer
Also called the hypodermis
Which layer of skin serves as storage depot for fat and contains large blood vessels that supply the skin?
Subcutaneous layer
Which layer contains encapsulated nerve endings called lamellated (pacinian) corpuscles that are sensitive to pressure?
The subcutaneous layer
And sometimes the dermis
What layer is composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?
Epidermis
What contains four principle types of cells: keratinocytes, melanocytes, langerhans cells, and merkel cells?
Epidermis
What epidermal cells are about 90%?
Kerotineocytes
What cells are arranged in four to five layers and produce the protein keratin?
Keratinocytes
Keratinocytes produce these, which release a water-repellent sealant that decreases water entry an loss and inhibits the entryoff foreign materials
Lamellar granules
What epidermal cells are about 8%?
Melanocytes
This epidermal cell develops from the ectoderm of a developing embryo an produce the pigment melanin
Melanocytes
Which cell arise from red bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis?
Langerhans cells
Which cell are the least numerous of the epidermal cells?
Merkel cells
What cell is located in the deepest layer of the epidermis?
Merkel cells
What cell detects touch sensation?
Merkel cell
What is the name of the disc that detects touch sensations?
Tactile disc
Which layer of the epidermis consist of 25 to 30 layers of flattened dead keratinocytes?
Stratum corneum
What is apoptosis?
Cell suicide
How long does keratinization take?
About 4 weeks
What do you call the process where cells move from one of the epidermal layers to the next, they accumulate more and more keratin?
Keratinization
Where are the two regions the dermis can be divided into?
Papillary region
Reticular region