Integumentary System Flashcards
1
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Composed of epithelium; avascular, keritinized
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Epidermis
2
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Most abundant and produce keratin
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Keratinocytes
3
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Produce melanin
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Melanocytes
4
Q
Most deep epidermal layer
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Strantum basale
5
Q
2nd deep epidermal layer
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Strantum spinosum
6
Q
3rd deep epidermal layer
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strantum granulosum
7
Q
4th deep epidermal layer (thick skin only)
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strantum lucidum
8
Q
Superficial epidermal layer
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Strantum corneum
9
Q
Superficial layer of dermis; mostly areolar
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Papillary layer
10
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uneven finger like projections into epidermis; attach the two layers and create fingerprints
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dermal papillae
11
Q
pain/touch receptors
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Meissners corpsuscles
12
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Deepest dermis layer; dense irregular tissues w/ veins , arteries, sweat and sebaceous glands
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Reticular layer
13
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Pressure receptors
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Pacifism corpuscles
