Exam 2- Chapter 5 Flashcards
composed of epithelial cells, the outermost protective shield of the body, keratinized
Epidermis
Making up the bulk of the skin, tough leathery layer composed mostly of fibrous connective tissue
Dermis
Only the _____ is vascularized. Nutrients reach the ____ by diffusing through the tissue fluid from blood vessels in the dermis
dermis
epidermis
The subcutaneous tissue just deep to the skin is known as the
hypodermis
storing fat and anchors skin to underlying structures
hypodermis
the keratinoytes arise in the deepest part of the epidermis from a cell layer called the _____
stratum basal
are found in the deepest layer of the epidermis
Melanocytes
Arise from bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis
Dendritic cells
are key activators of our immune system and ingest foreign substances
Dendritic cells
a sensoy receptor for touch
Tactile cells
deepest epidermal layer; one row of actively mitotic stem cells; some newly formed cells become a part of the more superficial layers
Stratum basale
Several layers of keratinocytes unfied by desmosome. Cells contain thick bundles of intermediate filaments made of pre-keratine
Stratum spinosum
Typically 5 layers of flattened cells, organelles deteriorating; cytoplasm full of lamellar granules and keratohyaline granules
stratum granulosum
most superficial later 20-30 layers of dead cells, essentally flat membranous sacs filled with keratin
Stratum corneum
visable only in thick skin, thin translucent band
Stratum lucidum
Its cells are typical of those found in any connective tissue proper: Fibrolasts, mcrophages, and occasional mast cells
dermis
areolar connective tissue in whichfin interlacing collahen and elastic fibers from loosely woven mat that is heavily invested with small blood vessels
Papillary layer
peglike projections from the surface indent the overlying epidermis, house free nerve endings and touch receptors
dermal papillae
assumed i=to enhance grippig ability of the fingers and fet
friction ridges
is found only in the deeper layers of the epidermis
melanin
freckles and moles are local accumulations of
melanin
a yellow to orange pigments found in certain plant products
Carotene
the pinkish hue of fair skin
hemoglobin