Integument Flashcards
1
Q
What are the funtions of the integument?
A
- Physical Protection
- Water
- Thermoregulation
- locomotion
- gas exchange
- colouration
- secretion
- sensory structure
2
Q
What is the stratum germinativum?
A
Growing/dividing epidermal cells
Epidermal stem cells
mitotic cells
3
Q
What is the stratum laxum?
A
Loose connective tissue
loose matrix containing glycoproteins, collagen, and fibroblasts
4
Q
What is the stratum compactum?
A
Fibroblasts are close together, nerve and sense organs are located here
Free nerve endings penetrate the epidermis.
5
Q
What is the stratum corneum?
A
Dead cells filled with keratin
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