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Integumentary Flashcards

1
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The scientific study and medical treatment of the integumentary system

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Dermatology

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2
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Accessory organs of the skin are

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Hairs nails oil and sweat glands

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Functions of the skin

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Protection, temperature, excretion, vitamin d synthesis, Sensory reception, storage

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4
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The body’s largest and heaviest organ

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Skin

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Two layers of skin are

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Epidermis and dermis

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Hypodermis

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Below not part of skin

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Thick skin is found

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Palms of hand and sole of feet

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Thin skin

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Covers rest of the body (hair follicles, sebaceous glands and sweat glands

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Epidermis is composed of

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Dry keritanized stratified squamous epithelium

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Five layers of epidermis and there functions

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Stratum basale
Function- divide, mitosis of stem cells.
Stratum spinousum
Function- strength and flexibility

Stratum granulosum
Function strength and flexibility contains coarse dark staining kerathoyalin granules
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Function- protects underlying skin from infection dehydration h2o poss chemical and physical stress
3-5 layers of flattened, translucent dead cells found only in thick skin palms and soles

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11
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Accounts for 15% of body weight

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skin

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12
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A pigment produced by melanocytes

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Melanin

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13
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A red pigment found in hemoglobin of red blood cells

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Heme

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14
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Epithelial tissue pinches off to form ductless endocrine glands found with in connective tissue

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Endocrine glands

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15
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Hypodermic sub q injections are administered here because this layer is highly vascular and drugs are absorbed quickly

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Hypodermis

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16
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Composed of a regular dense connective tissue you containing fibroblast bundles of collagen and of course elastic fibers

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Reticular layer of dermis

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17
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Composed of areas ct capillary loops meissner corpuscles and free nerve endings

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Papillary layer of dermis

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18
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Consists of 3-5 layers of flattened keratinocytes undergoing apoptosis

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Stratum granulosum

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Consists of 3-5 layers of flattened translucent dead cells found only in thick skin palms and soles

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Stratum lucidum

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Consists of 15-30 layers of dead, flattened cells filled with keratin ; flake off as tiny specs of dander every two weeks

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Stratum corneum

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Single layer of cuboidal to low columnar stem cells and keratinocytes that lie on basement membrane

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Stratum basale

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Consists of 8-10 layers of kerantinocytes held together by desmosomes; some maintain capacity to divide

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Stratum spinosum

23
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These glands are large And active at puberty

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Apocrine (odiferous) glands

24
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Simple tubular glands found over entire body

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Eccrine (merocrine ) sweat glands

25
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Found at base of hair follicle, secrete sebum into hair follicle

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Oil (sebaceous) glands

26
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Visible portion the projects from skin

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Hair shaft

27
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Dead keratinized threads of epidermal cells cemented together

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Hair(pili)

28
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Visible portion the projects from skin

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Hair shaft

29
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Below skin surface penetrates dermis and hyper dermis

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Hair root

30
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Sensory nerve endings (receptors) around hair follicle detect movement ( light touch)

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Hair root plexuses

31
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Smooth muscle attached half way down hair follicle

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Arrector pili

32
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What do eyelashes do

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Screen out foreign agents

33
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What do eyebrows do

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Preevent sweat from dripping into eyes

34
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Trap dust and other large particles

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Nostrils

35
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Prevent heat loss

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Scalp

36
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Visible portion flattened keratinized dead cellsof stratum corneum filled with harder type of keratin; pink due to underlying capillaries

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Nail Body

37
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Cemented plates of hard keratinized dead epidermal cells

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Nails

38
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Extends past finger appears white because no underlying capillaries

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Free edge

39
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Lies within nail fold

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Nail root

40
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Semilunar portion is white due to thickened stratum basale below

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Lunula

41
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Thin layer of stratum corneum at base of nail

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Eponychium (cuticle)

42
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Beneath free edge thickened region of stratum corneum that secures nail to fingertip

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Hyponychium (nail bed)

43
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Where new growth arises rate of nail growth is influenced by persons age health nutritional status and season

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Nail matrix

44
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Respond to pain and temperature

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Free nerve endings

45
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Receptors for light touch in papillary

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Meissner a corpuscles

46
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Receptors for sustained (deep) pressure

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Pacinian corpuscles

47
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specialized epithelial cells in stratum basale, in conjunction with nerve endings receptors for touch.

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Merkel discs

48
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Protect tips of fingers and toes and allow one to manipulate objects

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Nails

49
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What are the 3 layers of hair shaft and root

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medulla- 2-3 rows of irregular shapes cells that contain soft keratin and melanin

Cortex- bulk of shaft; elongated cells contain hard keratin and melanin

Cuticle- single layer of thin, flat cells contain hard keratin and overlay to form shingles

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