Integument System Flashcards
1
Q
Layers of the skin
A
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Hypodermis
2
Q
Thick skin is found only in these 2 places
A
Palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
3
Q
Stratum Lucidum
A
The layer of skin that is only found in the thick skin
4
Q
Epidermis layers
A
- Stratum corneum
- Stratum lucidum (thick skin only)
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum spinosum
- Stratum basale
5
Q
Which layer of skin is the only actively mitotic layer?
A
Stratum basale
6
Q
In order to draw blood, the needle must pass through which layers of skin?
A
All layers except the stratum lucidum since thick skin is not found in the places where blood is drawn from
7
Q
Melanoma
A
-cancer of the melanocyte
8
Q
Basal cell carcinoma
A
-most common cancer
-high cure rate
9
Q
Merocrine
A
secretion is put in vesicles and excreted from the cell
10
Q
Apocrine
A
top of cell breaks off, releasing secretion into bloodstream
11
Q
Holocrine
A
-entire cell bursts once product is made
-found in sebaceous glands
