Integumentary Flashcards
Outermost layer
epidermis
Inner layer
dermis
Subcutaneous; not actually part of the skin
Hypodermis
Thick skin is commonly found in?
Palms, soles, and fingertips
5 layers of epidermis (from superficial to deep)
- Stratum Cornuem
- Stratum Licudum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Spinosum
- Stratum Basale
- few to 50 more rows of dead, flat keratin that contain mostly keratin
- no longer contain organelles
- cells continuously shed and replaced by cells from the deeper strata
Stratum Corneum
- Present only in skin of fingertips, palms, and sole
- consists of 4-6 rows of clear, flat, dead keratinocytes with large amounts of keratin
Stratum Lucidum
- 3 - 5 rows of flattened keratinocytes, in which organelles are beginning to degenerrate
- contains the protein KERATOHYALIN and LAMELLAR GRANULES
Stratum Granulosum
Which layer is the keratohyalin and Lamellar granules found?
Stratum Granulosum
Water-proofing glycolipids (slows water loss in epidermis)
Lamellar granules
- 8 - 10 rows of many sided keratinocytes with bundles of keratin intermediate filaments
- contains Langerhans cells
Stratum Spinosum
- Deepest layer, composed of single row of cuboidal or columnar keratinocytes that contain scattered tonofilaments
Stratum Basale
- stem cells undergo cell division to produce new keratinocytes
- melanocytes and tactile epithelial cells associated with tactile discs are scattered among keratinocytes
Stratum Basale
2 Layers of dermis (superficial to deep)
Papillary layer
Reticular layer
Small, nipple-shaped structure under epidermal layer, projects into the under surface of epidermis, Provides nourish to the epidermal layer and helps adhesion between epidermal and dermal layer
Dermal Papillae
Avascular or vascular: Epidermis
Avascular
Avascular or vascular: Dermis
Vascular