Integumentary System Flashcards
Amount of layers in thick skin
5 layers
Amount of layers in thin skin
4 layers
Layers of thick skin (deep to superficial)
Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum,
What layer is NOT included in thin skin?
Stratum lucidum
Location of thin skin
Everywhere besides palms and soles
Location of thick skin
Palms of hands and soles of feet
Melanin
Group of pigments determining color of skin, hair, and eyes
True/False - All races have the same number of melanocytes
True
Carotene
A yellow pigment in carrots and squash - (Vitamin A)
Cyanosis
Decrease in blood oxygen - appear blue/purple
Accessory Structures
Hair, nails, glands, and muscle
Portion of hair above skin surface
Hair shaft
Portion of hair below skin surface
Hair root
Base of hair root
Hair bulb
Center of hair
Medulla
T/F: People with lighter skin have melanocytes that work harder
False
T/F: Hair bulb produces hair
True
Abundance of melanin in the hair
Dark hair
Trichosiderin
A pigment found only in red hair
Pigmented + unpigmented hair
Gray hair
Intermediate quantity of pigment in hair
Blonde hair
Arrector pilli
Raises hair, contraction causes goosebumps
Types of sweat glands
Eccrine (merocrine) & Appocrine sweat glands
What tissue mainly makes up the dermis?
Dense Connective Tissue
What is another name for the subcutaneous layer?
Hypodermis
What tissue(s) make up the hypodermis/subcutaneous layer?
Loose Connective Tissue and Adipose Connective Tissue
Location of eccrine sweat glands
Forehead, neck, and back (Top of the epidermis)
Location of apocrine sweat glands
Axillary region and groin (Hair follicles)
What do ceriminous glands produce?
Ear wax
What do mammary glands secrete?
Milk in females
Nail plate
Visible part of the nail
Nail root
Part of nail covered by skin