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Integumentary System Flashcards

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Cutaneous

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Related to skin

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What are the functions of integumentary system

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Protection, sensation, thermal regulation, production of Vit D and excretion

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Protection

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Skin acts as a physical barrier and protects inner body structures from external chemicals and pathogens and prevents dehydration

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Sensation

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Skin is innervated- nerve fibers in skin transmit information about temperature, touch, pressure, pain

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Thermal regulation

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Blood vessels in skin and sweat glands regulated heat loss from the body

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Production of vitamin D

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UV light activates a precursor compound in skin to make vitamin D

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Excretion

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Sweat glands secrete water, electrolytes, and small amounts of Urea
Can also help with thermoregulation

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What are the three main layers of the skin

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Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

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Epidermis sublayers

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Stratum corneum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum spinosun
Stratum basale

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Epidermis features

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Stratifed squamous epithelium
Varies in thickness
Avascular
Innervated for tactile sensation
Constantly renewing itself

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What cells in sub layer are constantly regenerating and being pushed towards apical layer

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Basale

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Stratum corneum

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Most superficial layer of epidermis that continuously get shed

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Desquamation

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Constant shedding of flaking apical layers as deeper basale cells regenerate
Made up of dehydrated dead keratinocytes

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Keratinocytes

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Main skin cells in epidermis

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Keratin

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Protein produced by keratinocytes
Provide strength and prevent dehydration
Found in human hair and nails

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Stratum lucidum

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Made up of dead keratinocytes and keratin
Optional layer: found only in thick skin on palms and soles

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Stratum granulosum

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Made up of dying keratinocytes, keratin and keratohyalin
As keratinocytes migrate away from blood capillaries cells begin to die in this layer

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Keratohyalin

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Intracellular protein that promotes dehydration of the dying keratinocytes
Gives the cells in stratum granulosum a grainy appearance

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Stratum spinosum

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Made up of living keratinocytes actively making keratin
Appearance is due to spikey bundle of prekeratin protein

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Stratum basale

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Made up of single row of mitoticly active stem cells, tactile epithelial cells and melanocytes

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Stem cells

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Specialize precursor cells that can divide continuously into new cells
Can differentiate into keratinocytes, tactile epithelial cells and melanocytes

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Tactile epithelial cells

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Merkel cells
Acts as touch receptors

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Melanocytes

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Produce pigment

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Melanin

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Black or brown skin pigment
Protect skin against UV radiation which damages DNA

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How is skin tone determined

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By the amount of melanin produced not the number of melanocytes

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Dermis

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Layer of skin between epidermis and hypodermis
Connective tissue proper
Contains blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles and glands

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Vasoconstriction

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When dermis is exposed to cold, blood vessels in skin constrict to conserve blood

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Vasodilation

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When dermis is exposed to hear, blood vessels dilate to help release heat

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Dermis sublayers

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Papillary dermis and reticular dermis

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Dermal papillary dermis

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Finger like projection of dermis into epidermis

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Functions of dermal papillae

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Increase surface area for diffusion if gases and nutrients from dermis to avascular epidermis
Interlock epidermis to dermis
Papillae form ridges in thick skin

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What is responsible for finger prints that increases tactile sensation and grip

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Dermal papillae

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Where is reticular dermis found and tissue type

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Deep to papillary dermis and dense irregular tissue containing thick bundle of collagen and elastic fibers

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What tissue type is papillary dermis

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Areolar connective tissue

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Flexure lines

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Decreases from repeated folding
Creases in palm

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Striae

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Stretch marks
Torn collagen and elastic fibers from extreme skin stretching

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Hypodermis

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Subcutaneous tissue or superficial fascia
Deepest layer of skin
Contains blood vessels and nerves
Helps insulate and for energy storage

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What tissue type is hypodermis

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Adipose tissue

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What causes Burns

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By heat friction radiation electroshock and strong acids or bases

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First degree burn

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Upper levels of epidermis
Results in redness and pain
Sunburn

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Second degree burn

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Effect epidermis and dermis
Results in blistering pain and swelling
Scars may form

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Third degree burn

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Effects epidermis dermis and hypodermis
Results in severe swelling and requires surgical intervention

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What is Hair

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Tubes of keratin produced by hair follicle

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Where is hair found

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Everywhere on skin expect palms soles and lips

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What is the function of hair

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Sensation and some thermoregulation

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What are the components of hair

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Shaft, root, hair follicle, melanocytes, sebaceous glands, erector pili

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Shaft

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Hair extends beyond skin

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Root

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Hair embedded within dermis and epidermis 

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Hair follicle

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Specialize epithelium that surrounds deepest part of root
Function is hair synthesis
Innervated and can sense movement

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Melanocytes

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In hair follicles produces melanin for hair color
Different forms in amounts of melanin produce different hair colors

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What results in white hairs

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Decreasing melanin and presence of air bubbles and shafts

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Erector pili

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Smooth muscles that attached epidermis to hair follicles in dermis
Contraction of erector pili causes hair to stand perpendicular to skin
Goosebumps

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Nails definition and location

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Hard plates of keratin on distal tips of digits and dorsal fingers and toes

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Function for nails

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Protection and manual dexterity ( skill or ability)

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Components of a nail

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Nail plate, nail bed, nail root, lunule or lunula and eponychicum

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Nail plate

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Outter portion of nail
Made up of solid plate of keratin

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Nail bed

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Dermis deep to nail plate
Underlying blood vessels in the dermis gives nails are characteristic pink color

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Nail root

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Proximal nail plate that provides keratin

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Lunule or lunula

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white Crescent distal to nail root

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Eponychium

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Cuticle
Portion of epidermidis that overlaps lunula

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Sebaceous glands location

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Everywhere on skin except palms and soles
Most prominent on face and scalp
Closely associated with hair follicle

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What is the function of sebaceous glands

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To produce sebum which is the skin oil and helps moisturize skin and hair

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What is acne

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Bacterial infection of clogged sebaceous glands
Strongly influenced by sex hormones


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What does old age cause sebaceous glands to do

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Under produce which causes dry skin and contributes to wrinkles

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Who has Sweat glands

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Only mammals (sudoriferous glands)

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What are the two types of sweat glands

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Eccrine and apocrine

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Eccrine sweat glands

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All over body but most prominent on scalp palms and soles
produces perspiration

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Perspiration

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Odorless watery fluid produced as a response to stress or increase body temperature
Contains water, electrolytes, and small amounts of urea

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What is urea

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Nitrogenous waste product

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Diaphoresis

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Process of sweating
aids to thermal regulation
As sweat evaporates from skin it carries heat to cool off the body

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Apocrine Sweat glands

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All over body except lips most prominent in axillary and ingunial regions

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What are the functions of apocrine sweat glands

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Produces oily form of sweat
odor is produced by bacteria and skin that feeds on oils

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