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Integumentary System Flashcards

1
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Primary organ of the integumentary system and the largest organ of the body.

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Skin

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Outer layer of the skin that is composed of stratified squamous epithelium and lacks blood vessels. It consist of 4 to 5 layers depending on the type of the skin.

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Epidermis

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3
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Inner layer of the skin that is thicker than the epidermis

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Dermis

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4
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It is a subcutaneous layer or superficial fascia, not a part of the skin but is often
studied along with skin

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Hypodermis

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5
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Has 5 layers that can be found on the palms of th hand and solee of the feet

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Thick skin

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6
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Has 4 layers that covers the most of the body

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Thin skin

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7
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The deepest layer attached to the basement of membrane

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Stratum basale

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8
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The other word for stratum basale

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Stratum germinativum

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9
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Is the most common cell that undergoes cell division

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Keratinocyte

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10
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Produces protein keratin that makes the skin almost water proof

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Keratinocyte

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11
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Scattered among the keratinocyte that produces pigment melanin

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Melanocyte

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12
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Pigment that is due to exposure in UV light

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Melanin

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13
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It serve as a touch receptor

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Tactile cells

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14
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Spinous/ prickle layer the appearance is due to shrinking or the microfilaments between desmosomes

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Stratum spinosum

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15
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Is the granular layer where keratinization process begin

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Stratum granulosum

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16
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It is only found on thick skin, comes from the fact that it is translucent, allowing light to pass through

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Stratum lucidum

17
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A superficial layer, consist of dead squamous cell filled with keratin

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Stratum corneum

18
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An abnormal thickening of the stratum corneum

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Callus

19
Q

Other word of nipples

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Dermal pipilae

20
Q

Where hair arises, an extension of the epidermis that originates deep
in the dermis)

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Hair follicle

21
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Where hair arises, an extension of the epidermis that originates deep
in the dermis)

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Hair follicle

22
Q

The hair protrudes
above the surface of the skin

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Hair shaft

23
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Part of the hair that are below the surface

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Root and hair bulb

24
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A hard layer that
surrounds the medulla

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Cortex

25
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Soft center of the hair

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Medulla

26
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A single layer of over-lapping cells that covers the cortex

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Cuticle

27
Q

Are smooth muscle cells that
Contracts causing the hair to
“stand on end” and produces a
Raised area of the skin (goose
bumps)

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Arrector pili

28
Q

Produce a secretion that is mostly
water with a few salts
and located in almost every part of the
skin but numerous in the palms &
soles

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Eccrine sweat glands

29
Q

Are simple, coiled, tubular glands
that produce a thick secretion rich
in organic substances

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Apocrine sweat glands

30
Q

What does sebaceous glands produce?

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Sebum

31
Q

Is an onion-shaped structure
built up around the nerve ending
that reduces the mechanical sensiti-
vity of the nerve terminal itself

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Pacinian corpuscle

32
Q

The portion that is not visible

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Nail root

33
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Also known as cuticle, is the stratum corneum of the epidermis

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Eponychium

34
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Is the thick white part of the nail

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Lunula

35
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Is the skin below the nail plate

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Nail bed

36
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Is the visible portion of the nail

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Nail body

37
Q

Extend past the finger or toe

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Free edge

38
Q

Secure nail to the fingertip

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Hyponychium

39
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Is the epithelium proximal to the nail root. It contains dividing cells, which produce new nail cells

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Nail matrix

Anaphy Lab bones I2 (6 decks)

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