Integumentary System Flashcards
What are the 3 layers of skin?
Epidermis, Dermis, and Hypothermis
What type of tissue is epidermis layer?
Stratified Squamous Epithelial Tissue
What type of tissue is dermis layer?
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
What type of tissue is hypodermis layer?
Adipose Connective Tissue
What layer is beneath the dermis?
Subcutaneous layer
Which type of tissue is the subcutaneous layer?
Areolar Connective Tissue
What are the older epidermal cells called?
Keratinocytes
What are the 5layers of the structural organization of the epidermis called?
- Stratum Corneum
- Stratum Lucidum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Spinosum
- Stratum Basale
What is the layer of keratinized, dead epithelial cells that are flattened and non nucleated called?
Stratum Corneum
What layer are the cells appear clear; nuclei, organelles, and cell membranes are no longer visible called?
Stratum Lucidum (only present in thick skin)
What are the 3 to 5 layers of flattened granular cells that contain shrunken fibers of keratin and shriveled nuclei called?
Stratum Granulosum
What are the many layers of cells with centrally located, large, oval nuclei and developing fibers of keratin; cells becoming flattened called?
Stratum Spinosum
What layer is a single row of cuboidal or columnar cells that divide and grow; this layer also includes melanocytes called?
Stratum Basale
Where is the Stratum Corneum found?
The outmost layer of the skin
Where is stratum lucidum found?
between stratum corneum and stratum granulosum on soles and palms
Where is stratum granulosum found?
beneath the stratum corneum
Where is stratum spinisum found?
beneath the stratum granulosum
Where is the stratum basale found?
within the deepest layer of the skin