Integumentary System Flashcards
Which layer of the integumentary system is the most superficial?
Epidermis
Which layer of the integumentary system is composed of epithelial tissue?
Epidermis
Which layer of the integumentary system is avascular?
Epidermis
Which layer of the integumentary system is composed of two layers of connective tissue, and is generally the thickest?
Dermis
Which layer of the integumentary system is the deepest?
Hypodermis
What is the most superficial layer of the epidermis
Stratum Corneum
What is the second most superficial layer of the Epidermis
Stratum Lucidum
What is the third most superficial layer of the skin
Stratum Grandulosum
What is the fourth most superficial layer of the skin
Stratum Spinosum
What is the deepest layer of the Epidermis
Stratum Basale
What layer of the epidermis contains stem cells?
Stratum Basale
What is the fifth layer of the Epidermis, that only occurs in the hands and feet
Stratum Lucidum
Which layer of the epidermis contains only dead cells?
Stratum Corneum.
What are the two layers of the dermis?
- Epidermis
2. Hypodermis
What type of connective tissue comprises the papillary layer of the dermis
Areolar
What type of connective tissue comprises the papillary layer of the dermis?
Areolar
What type of touch receptor is found in the dermal papillae?
Meissner Corpuscles
What type of connective tissue comprises the reticular layer of the dermis?
Dense, irregular connective tissue
Which type of touch receptor found in the reticular layer of the dermis (as well as the hypodermis) responds to pressure and vibrations?
Pacinian Corpuscle
What two types of connective tissue are found within the hypodermis?
- Elastic Fibers
2. Collagenous Fibers
