Integument Flashcards
what is the integument?
skin + appendages (nails, claws, hair, sweat glands, sebaceous glands)
what does the integument do?
barrier for protection
provides immunologic information
conveys sensory information
excretion —> waste products
thermoregulation –> blood flow, sweating/panting
what are the 3 skin layers?
epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
top ———————– bottom
what is the hypodermis?
is loose CT with fat
NOT A PART OF SKIN LAYERS
fat storage
contains large blood vessels —> superficial fascia
what is the rete apparatus?
is the interdigitations of epidermal ridges and dermal ridges (papillae)
attach epidermis to dermis
what is some general information about the epidermis?
stratified squamous keratinized epithelium —> means cells on top are dead
avascular –> b/c epithelial tissue
continuously renewed by mitosis
what is the difference between thick skin and thin skin?
DEPENDS ON THICKNESS OF THE EPIDERMIS
describe thick skin/the characteristics
-glabrous, smooth, non hairy
found on the palm and soles
LACKS HAIR FOLLICLES/SEBACEOUS GLANDS
describe thin skin
hairy
3-4 layers of epidermis
found on most of body
HAS HAIR FOLLICLES, SEBACEOUS GLANDS, AND SOMETIMES SWEAT GLANDS
what is the main cell in the epidermis?
keratinocytes
name the layers of the epidermis from superficial to deep
-stratum corneum
-stratum lucidum
-stratum granulosum
-stratum spinosum
-stratum basale
move up as they age
C.L.G.S.B
cats love great soggy boots
what is the stratum basale? what is another name for it?
aka stratum germanitivum
basophilic cytoplasm
cells lie on basement membrane
actively dividing cells
what are some stratum basale characteristics?
large nucleus
abundant free ribosomes
produce intermediate filaments (keratin) = tonofilaments
bundled into tonofibrils in stratum basale and stratum spinosum
contains desmosomes and hemidesmosomes
where are melanocytes located?
stratum basale
describe melanocytes
-no desmosomes
-number of melanocytes are the same in all groups, but their distribution varies