Integument System Flashcards
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Dermis
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- vascular supply for epidermis
- papillary layer
- reticular layer
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What are the features of the papillary and reticular layers of the dermis?
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papillary layer
-dermal ridges or papillae interdigitate with rete pegs of epidermis
reticular layer
-thickest laye
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Where do nerve endings occur?
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- hypodermis
- dermis
- epidermis
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layers of the epidermis/ dermis?
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- stratum corneum
- stratum lucidum (thick skin only)
- stratum granulosum
- stratum spinosum
- stratum basale
- stratum germatitome
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Which layer of epidermis/dermis is only found in thick skin?
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stratum lucidum
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Keratinocytes
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- “skin cells”
- make up bulk of epidermis
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Common animal carcinoma arising from keratinocytes?
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- squamous cell
- basal cell
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melanocytes
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- type of epidermal cell
- pigment cells = produce melanin
- need a special stain to see
- originate from neural crest
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Langerhan’s Cell
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- antigen-presenting cells in epidermis
- mainly in stratum spinosum
- originate from monocytes
- have an oval, pale nucleus and pale cytoplasm
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How do Langerhan’s Cells work?
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- originate from bone marrow precursors (monocytes)
- migrates to epidermis
- phagocytizes antigens
- migrates to lymph nodes
- presents antigen to lymphocytes
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How melanocytes look
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- round cells
- pale cytoplasm
- have cytoplasmic processes between keratinocytes
12
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How do melanocytes work?
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- produce melanin
- transfer melanin granules to epithelial cells, where the granules shield the nucleus
13
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What is melanoma?
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- melanocyte tumor
- can be pigmented or nonpigmented
14
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Merkel Cell
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- specialized touch receptor
- modified keratinocyte in contact with nerve ending
- epithelial in origin
- difficult to tell apart from melanocytes
- found in basal layer
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Skin Glands
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- sebaceous glands (with hair follicles)
- apocrine = empty into hair follicles
- merocrine = found on hairy or non-hairy skin, but do not empty into hair follicles
- special glands (species dependent)
- mammary glands
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Examples of special glands
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Sheep
-infraorbital, inguinal, and interdigital glands
Goat
-glands near horn
Cats
-submental (below chin) organ and circumoral glands
Dogs and Cats
-supracaudal glands
Dog, Cat, Ferret, and Skunk
-glands of the anal region
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Hair Follicle
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- continuous with the epidermis of the surface of the skin
- has several layers
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Shaft of the hair
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- protrudes from surface
- has cuticle, cortex, and medulla
- cortex is hard keratin
- medulla is only found in thick hair and is the light center of hair
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Root of the hair
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- embedded in follicle
- has cuticle, cortex, and medulla (+/-)
- bulb = expanded end of root; surrounds a dermal papilla
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Follicle layers
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- hair
- inner root sheath
- outer root sheath
- connective tissue sheath
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location of the Cuticle?
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between hair and inner root sheath
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Inner Root Sheath
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doesn’t extend superficially beyond opening of sebaceous glands
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Outer Root Sheath
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contiunous with the skin surface
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Location of basement membrane for hair?
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between outer root sheath and connective tissue sheath
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How hair grows
- dividing cells in bulb cover surface of dermal papilla
| - new cells "push" hair upward as they form
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During hair growth, what cells become what?
- cells at tip of papilla = form medulla (if present)
- cells covering sides of papilla = form cortex
- cells at reflection of cells at base of papilla = form cuticles and inner root sheath
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Type of Hair
- guard (principle) hairs
- wool (secondary) hairs
- sensory hairs (tactile or sinus; vibrissae)
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Sensory hairs
- tactile or sinus
- AKA vibrissae
- contain venous sinuses in connective tissue sheath around hair root
- nerve endings are in the connective tissue
- these hairs are sensitive to movement of the hair
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The venous sinus in a tactile hair divides which layer of the folllicle into two layers?
connective tissue sheath
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What is hoof tissue composed of?
tubular and intertubular horn
"like rods in concrete"
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How does hoof tissue receive its nutrition?
- from underlying connective tissue
| - really it's the dermis, but often called "corium" in case of hoof
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Hoof wall
- main part of hoof
- coronet = junction of wall with skin
- periople = cuticle-like covering over hoof wall
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Sole of hoof
- bottom flat surface of hoof
| - white line: junction of wall and sole
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Frog of hoof
wedge of tissue in center of ground surface
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Hoof (epidermis) and corium (dermis)
- stratum basale of epidermis tightly covers the surface of the corium
- projections of corium (laminae and papillae) are templates for dividing hoof cells that cover them
- hoof's blood and nerve supply is in the corium
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What is laminitis?
inflammation of sensitive layers of tissue (laminae) inside the hoof in horses and other animals
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Laminae
- found in both the hoof and the corium
- primary structures for adherence of hoof wall to foot
- hoof and corium laminae interdigitate with each other
- increases surface area for adhesion of hoof to foot
- two divisions: primary and secondary (only one division of laminae in cows)
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Primary Epidermal Laminae of the hoof
- composed of non-pigmented keratinized cells
- connected to inner surface of stratum medium
- secondary laminae attached to them
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Secondary Epidermal Laminae of the hoof
- only in equids
- composed of stratum basale and stratum spinosum
- each primary lamina contains 100-200 secondary laminae
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Papillae of the hoof
- templates for hoof wall, sole, and frog
| - cause epidermis dividing over them to form tubules and intertubular horn, which project downward to form hoof wall
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Hoof Wall Layers
- stratum externum (tectorium)
- stratum medium
- stratum internum (lamellatum)
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Stratum externum
(tectorium)
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- layer of hoof wall
- periople = thin waxy outer layer of hoof
- very thin and cuticle-like
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Stratum medium
- bulk of hoof wall
| - grows from cell division of the epidermis in the coronary region
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Stratum internum
(lamellatum)
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- epidermal laminae form this layer
| - interdigitate with laminae of corium
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Growth of Hoof Wall
- division occurs in stratum basale where it covers the corium of coronary band
- forms tubular and intertubular horn
- keratinized cells move downward with growing hoof wall
- sole and frog grow similarly
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Rate of hoof growth
- 1/4 to 1/2 inch per month
| - Defects at the coronary region take 8-12 months to grow out completely and reach ground surface
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Separation of hoof wall from third phalanx, as often occurs in laminitis, is usually due to loss of normal function of what?
laminae
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Claws
- claws (and human nails) very similar to hoof
| - most claws and nails have no secondary laminae
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Bovine horn
- similar to hoof, except no laminae
| - epikeras = a thin layer of skin covering the junction between the base of a horn and the surrounding skin
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Rhino horn
- essentially like horse hoof
| - grows directly from skin w/o bony base
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Antlers
- bone covered by skin ("velvet")
| - entire structure shed annually
