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Integumentary System Flashcards

1
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What are the parts of the integumentary system?

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Hai, skin, nails

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What are the three skin layers?

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Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

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3
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How much of the body weight comes from skin?

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7-8%

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4
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What can stop skin wrinkles?

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Nerve damage

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5
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Where are the nerves and blood vessels?

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Dermis

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6
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Is skins waterproof?

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No it’s water resistant

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7
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Where is vitamin D synthsised

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The epidermis

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8
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What is vitamin D used for?

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Absorbing calcium and phosphorus

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9
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What is rickets?

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Caused by a lack of UV and results in low vitamin D

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10
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What are epidermal dendritic cells?

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They phagocytize pathogens that penetrated the epidermis

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11
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How many layers are there in the epidermis?

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4 everywhere but 5 on palms soles and lips

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12
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How thick is the epidermis?

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30-35 cell layers

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What are the five layers of the epidermis?

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Stratum Corneum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Spinosum, and Stratum Basale

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14
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What causes skins pink color?

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Blood vessels in the dermis

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15
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What causes dandruff?

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Yeast called pityrosporum and malassezia

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16
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What is the most common cell type in the epidermis?

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Kerotinocytes

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17
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What cells resemble nerve cells?

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Merkel cells

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18
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What I’d the deepest layer of the epidermis?

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Stratum Basale

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19
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What does the Spinosum layer look like?

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Spine like projections

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20
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What layer is the beginning of cell death?

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Stratum Granulosum

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21
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Which layer is only in the lips, soles, and palms?

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Stratum Lucidum

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22
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What is the purpose of the Stratum Lucidum?

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Helps with friction

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23
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What is the top layer of the epidermis?

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Stratum Corneum

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24
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Which layer constantly sheds?

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Stratum Corneum

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25
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What is cornification?

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Caused by kerarinization and hardening

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26
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What is a callus?

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Result of stimulating mitotic activity of the Stratum Basale

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27
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Where must a tattoo be in order to be permanent?

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Must be in the dermis

28
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Where did Otzi have tattoos?

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Over pain areas

29
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What affects skin color?

A

Melanin

30
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Where is hemoglobin?

A

In red blood cells

31
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What is albinism?

A

Lack of melanin production

32
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What is vitiligo?

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Causes depigmentation of parts of skin

33
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What is cynosis?

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Reduces oxygenation of hemoglobin in blood vessels

34
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What is pallor?

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A deficiency of erythrocytes, a deficiency of hemoglobin or both

35
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What causes jaundice?

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Cause by the hemoglobin breakdown product bilirubin.

36
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What is erythema?

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Caused by increase blood flow in the dermis because of dilated blood vessels

37
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Where does blood go when you die?

A

Pools at the lowest point in the body

38
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What can cause a more orange skin color?

A

Carotene

39
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What do you need to synthesize hemoglobin?

A

Iron

40
Q

How do people get freckles?

A

Genetically inherited

41
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What causes fingerprints?

A

Dermis upswelling

42
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What is a mole (nevus)?

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A normmalt harmless localized overgrowth of melanin producing cells

43
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How many layers are in the dermis?

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2 layers

44
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What is in the dermis?

A

Blood vessels and nerves fibers

45
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What are the two layers of the dermis?

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Stratum Papillarosum and Stratum Reticulossum

46
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What does the stratum Papillarosum do?

A

Provides nutrients for the dermis

47
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Which dermis layer causes fingerprints?

A

Stratum Papillarosum

48
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What causes stratch marks?

A

Damage in the stratum Reticulossum

49
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What causes wrinkles?

A

Decrease of tension in the Stratum Reticulossum

50
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What process can help maintain heat?

A

Vasoconstriction

51
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What process helps maintain heat?

A

Vasodilation

52
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What are decubitus ulcers?

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Bed sores

53
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What did Christopher Reeve die from?

A

Bed sores

54
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What does the hypodermis consist of?

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Connective tissue, blood vessels, and fat

55
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What are nails?

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Hardened stratum cordeum

56
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What are Beau’s lines?

A

Indications of stress or illness in the nails

57
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What is pili?

A

Hair

58
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Where is hair produced?

A

Folicle in the epidermis

59
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What is the function of the Arrector Pili?

A

Muscle that pulls the hair straight

60
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What is the vomeronasal organ?

A

Picks up chemical signals called pheromones

61
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What do some biologist think pheromones do in humans?

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They may affect fertility and behavior

62
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What do the Sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) do?

A

Temperature regulation and waste management

63
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What are the mammory glands?

A

Specialized sweat glands that produce milk

64
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Ceraminus glands do what?

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Specialized sweat glands that produce ear wax

65
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What are Sabaceous glands (oil glands)?

A

They make sebum to keep hair and skin supple

66
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What causes blisters?

A

Damage to the dermal blood vessels

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