Exercise 5: Integumentary System (Lab) Flashcards
Composed of epithelial tissue
Outer epidermis
Connective tissue that is firmly attached to the epidermis by a basement membrane
Deep dermis
Another layer found immediately beneath the skin but it is not a part of the skin
Hypodermis
Also refereed as subcutaneous or Sub-Q
Hypodermis
Stratas of the epidermis
Corneum Lucidum Granulosum Spinosum Basale
Outermost layer of the skin
Stratum corneum
Consists of 25 to 30 or more layers of dead squamous cells
Stratum corneum
Layers of dead squamous cells
Keratinocytes
Waterproof, tough, and continuously undergoes sloughing off
Stratum corneum
Contains three to five rows of dead, flat keratinocytes, dying keratinocytes
Stratum granulosum
No dividing cells found in this layer
Stratum granulosum
Composed of eight to 10 rows of cells which are mainly keratinocytes
Stratum spinosum
Often seen with thorn-like projections caused by the process of tissue preparation in stained slides
Stratum spinosum
Deepest layer of the epidermis
Stratum basale / stratum germinativum
Made up of a single row of cells attached to the basement membrane
Stratum basale
Cells actively undergo Mitotic division to form new keratinocytes
Stratum basale
Made up of the papillary and reticular layers
Dermis