Integumentary part 1 Flashcards
two major subdivision
- cutaneous
- accessory
cutaneous membrane
- epidermis
- dermis
- hypodermis
accessory structures
excretory glands
strata
different layer
dermis
connective tissue
has the ability to regenerate and mitosis
stratum germinativum
- 5th
- combination of 4th and 5th basale
- stem cell
stratum basale
touch receptors in hairless skin only
merkel cell
- 4th layer
- spiny layer
- Melanocytes & Langerhans
stratum spinosum
Establishment of desmosomes
adhesive/tightens the skin
protect the skin from infection
langerhans cell
- 3rd layer
- Production of keratohyalin and keratin fibers
- cells start to die
stratum granulosum
- 2nd layer
- found at the hands and soles of feet
- clear layer (lucid)
stratum lucidum
- first layer that is dry
- Many layers of flattened, dead cells, filled with keratin
- Dead = nephrotic = ready to be disposed
stratum corneum
in extracellular space
glycolipids
- Average 0.08mm
- Rest of body
- 4 layer
- No lucidum
THIN refers to epidermis
- 6x thicker
- found sole of the foot
- callous
thick
CONTOUR OF SKIN SURFACE FOLLOWS PATTERN OF
EPIDERMAL RIDGES
Why do we need the lines?
for the grip
- Border line of dermis and epidermis
- Structure that make your fingerprint unique
- 1st area of dermis
dermal papila
lines in your skin
lunger lines
dermal blood supply
hemoglobin
decrease in Oxygen level
cyanosis
Produced by melanocytes of stratum basale
melanin