Integumentary System Flashcards
blood flow through the skin is adjusted via _____
arteriovenous shunts
integumentary system makes Vitamin ___ in response to UV radiation in sunlight, which plays an important role in ___
Vitamin D - calcium regulating hormone
hypodermis =
superficial fascia - contains blood vessels and nerves supplying the dermis, sweat glands, ends of hair follicles, adipose
proliferating fibroblasts and blood vessels for wound repair come from hypodermis
proliferating fibroblasts and blood vessels for wound repair of integumentary system come from
hypodermis (aka superficial fascia)
thick skin is sometimes called
glabrous skin - has sweat glands but not hair/related structures
differences in the thickness of thin skin are based on ___
thickness of the dermis
as keratinocytes migrate to the surface of skin, they die and become
corneocytes (squames of keratin)
replaced every ~28 days
what are the layers of the epidermis (beginning top to dermis)
- (top) stratum corneum
- stratum lucideum
- stratum granulosum
- stratum spinosum
- stratum germinativum (basale)
(then dermis)
the proliferative/germinal layer of the epidermis:
stratum germinativum (basale, directly above dermis): 1-2 cells thick
one undifferentiated stem cell in this layer can produce whole epidermis
“prickle cell” layer of epidermis (cells appear to have spines)
stratum spinosum (second deepest, superficial to stratum basale) - very prominent desmosomes with keratin (intermediate filament) for mechanical strength (“spines”)
*friction blisters occur here if desmosomes are disrupted and fluid collects between keratinocytes
where can lamellar or membrane coating granules be seen in the epidermis? what do the granules contain?
stratum spinosum (2nd most deep layer after stratum basale)
granules contain glycolipids and sterols that make skin waterproof
where can keratohyalin granules (stain dark blue) be found in the epidermis
stratum granulosum (3rd layer)
keratohyalin granules: dense, irregular, no membrane, contain tonofilaments (keratin intermediate filaments)
fill the cell and become polymerized in final keratin product (squame of keratin at skin surface)
this layer of epidermis has 15-20 layers of flattened dead corenocytes (squames)
stratum corneum (layer 2 from top): major barrier to water loss and penetration
keratohyalin granules + tonofilaments (keratin) become amorphous and cross-link with filaggrin —> flattens cells
half the thickness of thick skin
no nucleus or organelles evident, just keratin coated with lipids released from lamellar granules (from stratum spinosum)
dermatoglyphics
aka fingerprints
each ridge of epidermis is a fingerprint and each epidermal ridge covers a dermal ridge
dermal ridge is subdivided by an interpapillary peg of epidermis to form 2 dermal papillae
interpapillary peg is where ducts of eccrine sweat glands enter. epidermis
in thin skin, the stratum ____ is only a few cells thick and is often detached from lower layers during preparation of slides
stratum corneum
transdermal medications work by…
traversing the skin layers via the lipids between cells to reach blood vessels in dermis
Rhus dermatitis
aka poison ivy/oak/sumac
urushiol causes contact dermatitis (found in all parts of plant)
treatment requires immediate washing or OTC itch relief later
melanocytes are found mostly in [thin/thick] skin and are derived from the ____
melanocytes found mostly in thin skin, derived from neural crest
cell bodies found in stratum germinativum (basale) but have dendrites that reach up