Integumentary System Flashcards
Which layer lacks blood vessels?
Epidermis
Which layer has stratified squamous epithelial?
Epidermis
Located in the epidermis and is nourished by dermal blood vessels
Straum Basale
The process of keratinocytes, older epidermal cells is called?
Keratinization
Melanocytes are specialized cells in the epidermis that produce a pigment called?
Melanin
What skin color is eumelanin?
Dark brown
What skin color is pheomelanin?
Reddish-yellow
Dermis has an uneven pattern called?
Dermal papillae
This layer of skin is composed of areolar, tissue, collagen, and elastic fibers
Dermis
Dermal blood vessels supply nutrients to skin and help?
Regulate temperature
Nerve cell processes are located throughout which skin layer?
Dermis
Which skin layer houses hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands?
Dermis
Protective coverings for fingers and toes, made of keratinized epithelial cells
Nails
These develop from stem cells and become keratinized
Hair Follicles
The color in this is produced by epidermal melanocytes
Hair Follicles