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BIO108 - Gen. Physiology > Integumentary > Flashcards

Integumentary Flashcards

1
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Integument means

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covering

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Functions of integumentary system

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  1. Protection
  2. Sensation
  3. Vitamin D production
  4. Temperature and regulation
  5. Excretion
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  • ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS (Melanin absorbs UV)
  • MICROORGANISMS AND OTHER FOREIGN SUBSTANCES
  • HAIR ON THE HEAD ACT AS HEAT INSULATOR.
  • EYEBROWS KEEPS SWEAT OUT OF THE EYES EYELASHES PROTECT THE EYES FROM FOREIGN OBJECTS
  • HAIR IN THE NOSE AND EARS
  • INTACT SKIN REDUCE WATER LOSS (ITS LIPIDS ACT AS A BARRIER TO WATER DIFFUSION)
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Protection

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THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM HAS SENSORY RECEPTORS

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Sensation

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The integumentary system has receptors that can detect

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  • Heat
  • Cold
  • Touch
  • Pressure
  • Pain
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6
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the body temperature is within normal range even when environmental temperature varies

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Themoregulation

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Small amount of waste products are lost through the skin in gland secretions

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Excretion

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8
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Two major tissue layers that made up the skin

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Epidermis and dermis

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  • the most superficial layer of skin.
  • It is a layer of epithelial tissue that rests on the dermis
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The Epidermis

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is a layer of dense connective tissue

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the Dermis

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  • considered to be not part of the skin
  • the rest of the skin which is a layer of connective tissue
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Subcutaneous tissue

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The distinct layers of epidermis is called

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Strata

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gives the stratum corneum its structural strength.

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Keratin

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  • Cells of the epidermis
  • The body’s most abundant epithelial cells
  • Contain large amounts of keratin
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Keratinocytes

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15
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Deepest Stratum Consist of ___ _ ___ __

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cuboidal or columnar cells

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16
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the deepest stratum undergo what?

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Mitotic division about every 19 days

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17
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The cells in these layers have lots of desmosomes (spiny appearance)

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Stratum spinosum

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the thin layer of cells in the epidermis

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Stratum granulosum

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A thin, clear layer of dead skin cells in the epidermis named for its translucent appearance

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Stratum lucidum

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  • Consists of dead squamous cells filled with Keratin.
  • Coated and surrounded by Lipids
  • Composed of 25 or more layers of dead squamous cells joined by desmosomes.
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Stratum corneum

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21
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Some collagen fibers that are oriented in more directions than others, forms _____

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cleavage lines

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22
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are more resistant to stretch

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Cleavage lines, or tension lines

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An incision made across cleavage

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  • can gap
  • increasing time needed for healing
  • results in increasing scar tissue formation
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24
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An incision made parallel to cleavage

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  • less gapping
  • faster healing
  • less scar tissue
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25
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are projections toward the epidermis found in the upper part of the dermis

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Dermal papillae

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26
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Also called HYPODERMIS

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Subcutaneous tissue

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27
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Functions of Subcutaneous tissue

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  • Padding
  • Insulation
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28
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Factors that determine skin color

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  • Pigments in the skin.
  • Blood circulating through the skin.
  • Thickness of the stratum corneum.
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29
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Two primary pigments

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  • Melanin
  • Carotene
30
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is the group of pigments primarily responsible for skin, hair, and eye color

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Melanin

31
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is a yellow pigment found in plants such as squash and carrots.

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Carotene

32
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provides protection against ultraviolet light from the sun.

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Melanin

33
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Produces melanin

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melanocytes

34
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Melanin is packages into the vesicles called

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Melanosomes

35
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move into the cell processes of melanocytes

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Melanosomes

36
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The accesory structures

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  • Hair
  • Glands
  • Nails
37
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Found everywhere on the skin

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Hair

38
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Hair can be found everywhere in skin except

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  • Palms
  • Soles
  • parts of genitalia
  • distal segment of the skin and toes
39
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Parts of the hair

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A. Medulla
B. Cortex
C. Cuticle

40
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innermost layer of the hair shaft

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Medulla

41
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surrounds the medulla

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Cortex

42
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the outermost part of the hair that covers the Cortex

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Cuticle

43
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  • The hair that is visible.
  • Protrudes above the surface of the skin.
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Hair shaft

44
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  • Forms the base of the hair follicle that rests on the Hair Papilla
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Hair Bulb

45
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A mass of connective tissue, nerve endings and blood capillaries at the base of the hair follicle

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Hair papilla

46
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  • Smooth muscle cells
  • Contraction causes a raised area of skin (goose bumps).
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Arrector pili

47
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2 Major galnds in skin

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A. Sebaceous glands
B. Sweat glands

48
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Glands that produce SEBUM

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Sebaceous glands

49
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Types of sweat glands

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  1. Eccrine sweat glands
  2. Apocrine sweat glands
50
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Are simple, coiled, tubular glands and release sweat by merocrine secretion

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Eccrine sweat glands

51
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Where is eccrine sweat glands found?

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Most numerous in the pams and soles

52
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  • Simpled coiled, and tubular
  • Produces a thick secretion rich in organic substances released by Merocrine secretion
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Apocrine sweat glands

53
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Where is apocrine glands found

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  • Found in armpits
  • Nipples
  • Public region
54
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Types of skin lesions

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Bulla
Macule
Nodule
Patch
Papule
Plaque
Pustule
Vesicle
Wheal
Scale
Crust
Fissure
Exocriation
Erosion
Lichenification
Scar

55
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is a thin plate, consisting of layers of dead stratum corneum cells that contain a very hard type of keratin.

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Nail

56
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Parts of Nail

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Nail Body
Nail root
Lunula

57
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The visible part in nail

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Nail body

58
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The part of the nail covered by skin cuticle (Eponychium)

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Nail root

59
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Small part of the nail matrix

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Lunula

60
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A BLUISH COLOR TO THE SKIN CAUSED BY DECREASED BLOOD O2 CONTENT, IS AN INDICATION OF IMPAIRED CIRCULATORY OR RESPIRATORY FUNCTION

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Cyanosis

61
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A YELLOWISH SKIN COLOR

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Jaundice

62
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How does jaundice occurs

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  • Liver is damaged by disease ( Such as Viral hepatitis)
  • Rashes and Lesions
63
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Effects of Againg on the Integumentary system

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  • Thinning of the Epidermis.
  • The amount of collagen in the dermis decreases
  • Vitamin D3 production declines
  • Blood supply to dermis is reduced Function of hair follicles decline
  • Dermis thins and elastic fibers decreases
  • Loss of adipose tissue
  • Repair rate slows
  • Skin is drier as sebaceous glands activity decreases
64
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Most common cancer.
Mainly caused by UV light exposure

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Skin Cancer

65
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More prone to skin cancer

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Fair-skinned people

66
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cause tan and is associated with malignant melanomas

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UVA rays

67
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rays that cause sunburns

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UVB rays

68
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Should block UVA and UVB

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Sunscreen

69
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Types of skin cancer

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  • Basal Cell carcinoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Malignant Melanoma
70
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cells in stratum basale affected cancer removed by surgery

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Basal cell carcinoma

71
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cells above stratum basale affected can cause death

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Squamous cell carcinoma

72
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arises from melanocytes in a mole rare type can cause death

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Malignant melanoma

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