Dermis Flashcards

Integumentary System

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Dermis

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Contains many fibers of collagen together with various kinds of cells
Strong and flexible

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Sebaceous glands

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Oil glands that are generally connected to hair follicles
Their secretion is an oily substance called sebum

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Sweat glands

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Delivers their watery secretions to sweat gland ducts which leads to sweat gland pores
Performs excretory functions by delivering metabolic waste products to skin surface for removal and it regulates body temperature
500cc to 12I/day (mostly water)

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Papillary

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Areolar connective tissues ; has derma; papillae (lies on top of dermal ridges)
One of the layers of the dermis

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Reticular

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Reticulum (network) of collagen and reticular fibers
The second layer of the dermis

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6
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Where is it found?

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Found in fingerprints, palm prints, and foot prints

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7
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Flexion creases

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Deep dermis from constant folding

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Fibers

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Collagen, electric fibers (stretch-recoil), striae (stretch marks), and tension lines (lines of cleavage)

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9
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Types of sweat glands
(most numerous, true sweat, opens through pores)

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Eccrine or Merocrine, apocrine, modified glands

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Apocrine

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Axillary, anal and genital areas only
Ducts open into hair follicles

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Ceruminous

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Secrete earwax

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12
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Mammary

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Secretes milk

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