Integumentary

Question 1

What are the 2 main types of sweat glands (sudoriferous) and what are their purpose?

Answer 1

Eccrine primary function is to regulate temperature. Where as apocrine is at puberty

Question 2

What is the differences between eccrine and apocrine glands?

Answer 2

Eccrine are smaller coiled tubular gland that secrete sweat on to the skin
though the pores. Apocrine glands are also coiled tubular glands that secrete into the canals of the hair follicles.

Question 3

What is the secretion, location, and function of the sebaceous gland?

Answer 3

Secretes: Sebum(oil) location:everywhere but palms and soles function: keeps your skin and hair from drying and helps to inhibit growth of some bacteria.

Question 4

What is secretion, location and function of the ceruminous gland?

Answer 4

It secretes ear wax, is located in the auditory ear canal, and it creates a sticker barrier and water proof the ear canal to prevent entrance of bacteria and fungi.

Question 5

List the five cells fo the epidermis.

Answer 5

Keratinocytes, intraepidermal macrophage, melanocytes, stem cells, tactile cells. (KIM Sucks Titties)

Question 6

What is the function or keratinocytes?

Answer 6

To synthesis keratin and makes up a majority of the epidermal cells. (Waterproofing)

Question 7

What is the function of intraepidermal macrophage?

Answer 7

Immune cells that come from the bone marrow and detect pathogen and lets the immune system know of the intruder to attack.

Question 8

What is the function of melanocytes?

Answer 8

Located in the stratum basale, synthesize melanin to protect against the sun.

Question 9

What is the function of stem cells?

Answer 9

They are only in the deep layer of the skin and under go mitosis and are undifferentiated and produce keratinocytes.

Question 10

What is the function of tactile cells?

Answer 10

They are receptors for touch. Ie

i.e. merkel cells

Question 11

What is the differnece between the dermis and epidermis?

Answer 11

The epidermis has 4layer and 5 in thick and is made of stratified squamous epithelium and large protective function where as the dermis is deep to the epidermis and mainly collagen and elastic fiver provinding strength and elasticity.

Question 12

What are striae?

Answer 12

Tears in the colleges fibres (ie stretch marks)

Question 13

Cyanosis

Answer 13

Blueness of the skin from deficiency of oxygen in the blood

Question 14

Albinism

Answer 14

Lack of melanin results in white hair and pink eyes

Question 15

Hemoglobin

Answer 15

A red pigment adds to reddish hue of the skin.

Question 16

Hematoma

Answer 16

Is a bruise from clotted blood showing through the skin.

Question 17

Erythema

Answer 17

Abnormal redness of the slime to do dilated cutaneous vessels

Question 18

Carotene

Answer 18

Yellow pigment acquired from egg yolks and yellow orange veggies concentrated in the stratum’s cornum and subq fat

Question 19

Jaundice

Answer 19

Yellowing if the skin and sclera due to excess of bilirubin in the blood

Question 20

Pallor

Answer 20

Pale due to little blood flow through the skin