integument system and tactile receptors Flashcards
1
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thick skin
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contains a 5th epidermal layers called stratum lucidum
-thin clear and translucent layer
1
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thin skin
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contains 4 layers called stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale,
2
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Dermis layer consists of…
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the papillary layer and reticular layer
3
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subcutaneous layer (hypodermis or basal cell layer) consists of…
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comprised of adipose and areolar connective tissue
4
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mechanoreceptors
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- found mostly in the skin (lips, fingers, toes, tongue, external genitalia)
- allowing the feeling sensation
5
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press sensitive receptors
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- Ruffini endings
- Pacinian corpuscles
- Krause end bulbs
6
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fine touch receptors
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- Meissner corpuscle
- merkel disks
- root hair plexus
7
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temperate and pain receptors
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free nerve endings
8
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papillary layer
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thin layer of areolar CT
9
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reticular layer
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dense irregular CT
- 80% of dermal layer
10
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epidermis consists of…
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keratinized stratified squamous epithelium and 4 major layers
