Final cumulative notecards Flashcards
- What are the Epidermal Layers?
Deepest
* Stratum basale
* Stratum spinosum
* Stratum granulosum
* Stratum lucidum (only in thick skin)
* Stratum corneum
Most superficial
- What are the properties of Stratum basale?
Stratum basale
* Deepest portion of epidermis, 1 layer
* High mitotic activity
* Mostly keratinocytes, some melanocytes and tactile epithelial cells
* Desmosomes hold cells together
- What are the properties of Stratum spinosum?
Stratum spinosum
* Several layers of cells; some mitosis but not as much as st. basale
* “Spiny” looking cells caused by tissue preparation
* Some dendritic cells
- What are the properties of Stratum granulosum?
Stratum granulosum
* 1 to 5 layers flattened keratinocytes
* Contain keratohyalin granules and lamellar granules (waterproofing)
- What are the properties of Stratum lucidum?
Stratum lucidum (only in thick skin)
* Appears as a translucent band
- What are the properties of Stratum corneum?
Stratum corneum
* Many layers thick
* Dead keratinocytes full of keratin
* Glycolipids add waterproofing
- What are the epidermal cells?
Epidermal Cells
* Keratinocytes
* Melanocytes
* Tactile epithelial cells (Merkel cells)
* Dendritic cells
- What are Keratinocytes?
Keratinocytes
* Most abundant
* Produce keratin
* Oldest cells are superficial, newest are deep
* Replaced every 35 to 45 days
- What are Melanocytes?
Melanocytes
* Produce the pigment melanin
* Located in stratum basale
* Nearby keratinocytes consume melanin
- What are Tactile epithelial cells (Merkel cells)?
Tactile epithelial cells (Merkel cells)
* Sensory touch receptors associated with
nerve ending
* Found in stratum basale only
- What are Dendritic Cells?
Dendritic cells
* Part of the immune system
* Phagocytic
* Primarily in stratum spinosum
- What are the different types of Covering and Lining Membranes?
There are 3 types:
* Cutaneous membrane (skin)
* Mucous membranes
* Serous membranes
- What is the Mucous Membrane?
Mucous Membranes
*Line organs and cavities that open to outside the body
*Epithelial sheet covers underlying loose areolar = lamina propria
*Epithelial tissue produces mucus
*Wet/moist membranes
*Examples: respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems
- What is the Serous Membranes?
Serous Membranes
*Line closed cavities and their organs
*Simple squamous overlying loose areolar
*Epithelium produces a slippery serous fluid that reduces friction
- Types of Serous Membranes?
Serous Membranes
*Major components
- Visceral serous membrane (closest to organ)
- Parietal serous membrane (farthest from organ)
- Serous fluid between the two
*Types
- Pericardium
- Pleura
- Peritoneum
- What is the Pericardium?
Pericardium
*Serous membranes surrounding the heart
*Pericardial cavity is filled with pericardial fluid
- Reduces friction with contractions
- What is the Pleura?
Pleura
*Serous membrane that lines pleural cavity and surrounds lungs
*Pleural fluid reduces friction during breathing
- What is Peritoneum?
Peritoneum
*Serous membrane that lines abdominopelvic cavity and surrounds abdominopelvic organs
*Cavity is filled with peritoneal fluid
*Visceral peritoneum covers organs
*Parietal peritoneum lines abdominopelvic wall and diaphragm
- What is the osteon, in compact bone?
The osteon
* Made of concentric circles called lamellae
* Lacunae are between adjacent lamellae
- Osteocytes live in lacunae
* Lacunae are connected by little canals called canaliculi
- Canaliculi allow movement of nutrients and communication between osteocytes
- types of bone cells
*Osteoblast - build bone
*Osteocyte - maintain bone
*Osteoclast - breakdown bone
- “-blast” is producing the EC matrix
- “-cyte” is maintaining the EC matrix
- “-clast” is breaking down the EC matrix
- “Osteo-” is the primary cell type in bone
- How are joints classified?
Structural classification of joints is based on the type of material that binds the bones together and whether or not there is a joint cavity
1. Fibrous
2. Cartilaginous
3. Synovial
- Which types of joints have joint cavities
-Synovial joints have joint cavities
- cartilaginous and fibrous do not have joint cavities
- What is the construction of fibrous joint?
Dense regular CT connects bones
- What is the construction of Cartilaginous joint?
Cartilage connects bones
- What is the construction of Synovial joints?
Ligaments and articular capsule connect bones;
ends of bones covered with articular cartilage
- Muscle Tissue Types
- Skeletal muscle
- Cardiac muscle
- Smooth muscle
- Properties of Skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle
* Moves the skeleton
* Under voluntary control
* Is multinucleated
* Long, cylindrical fibers
* Striated
* Accounts for ~40% body weight