Integumentary System Flashcards

1
Q

Largest organ of the body

A

Skin

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2
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An integument and associated structures with hair glands and nails constitute integumentary system

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Skin

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3
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It is 7% of the body

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Skin

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4
Q

It is a dynamic interface between the external environment

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Skin

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5
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It consists of several kinds of tissues that are structured arrangely to function together

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Skin as an organ

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6
Q

Dry membrane in the outermost protective boundary

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Skin

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7
Q

What are the composed skin derivatives

A

But glance oil glands hair and nails

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8
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It insulates and cushions the underlying body tissue and protects them from mechanical damage chemical damage thermal damage and bacterial invasion

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Skin functions as protection

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9
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It is the first line of defense

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Skin

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10
Q

It prevents water loss from our body surface

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Body temperature regulation

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11
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The body gets rid of urea salt and water through sweat

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Excretion

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12
Q

Acts as a many excretory system where you we are souls and water are lost during sweating

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Excretion

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13
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Acts as a many excretory system where you we are souls and water are lost during sweating

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Excretion

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14
Q

Consists of loose areolar connective tissues

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Stratum papillare

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15
Q

Name after its finger like projections the papillae

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Stratum papillare

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16
Q

Extend towards the epidermis layer contains a network of blood capillaries or tactile Meissner’s corpuscles

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Stratum papillare

17
Q

This lies under the papillary region which is usually much more thicker

A

Stratum reticulare

18
Q

Consists of dense irregular connective tissue

A

Stratum reticulare

19
Q

Named after a dense concentration of collagenous elastic and reticular fibers that weave through it

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Stratum reticulare

20
Q

Allows the skin to play a role in regulating body temperature

A

Dermal blood supply

21
Q

If the skin is exposed to the heat then our body creates wet to the skin surface if our body is face with cold temperature then our body constrict our muscles constrict when it is called but when it is hot or muscle engorged or expand

A

Take note

22
Q

Skin is rich in nerve supply

A

Dermal cutaneous receptor

23
Q

Transmits messages the essential nervous system for interpretation

A

Dermal cutaneous receptor

24
Q

Nerve ending for a light touch

A

Meissners corpuscle

25
Q

Mechanoreceptors found in the skin and mucosa vertebrates that providing information through the brain

A

Merkel’s disc

26
Q

It detects pro prior reception

A

Pacinian corpuscle

27
Q

Nerve endings in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity and vibration and deep pressure

A

Pa-sinian corpuscle

28
Q

This vibrational role is you to detect surface texture

A

Pacinian corpuscle

29
Q

Mechanoreceptor that is responsible for sensing position of hair

A

Hair follicle receptor

30
Q

Sensitive to skin stretch and contribute to the kinesthetic sense of and control of finger position movement

A

Rufini’s corpuscle

31
Q

Useful for monitoring sleep which of objects along the surface of the skins allowing modulation of grip of an object

A

Rufines model