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Integumentary System Flashcards

1
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Largest single organ of the body.

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Skin

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Typically accounting for 15% to 20% of total body weight and, in adults, presenting 1.5 to 2m 2 of surface to the external environment.

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Skin

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The skin in composed of: [2]

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  1. epidermis
  2. dermis
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4
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an epithelial layer of ectodermal origin.

[epi/dermis]

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Epidermis

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5
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a layer of mesodermal connective tissue.

[epi/dermis]

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Dermis

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6
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A stratified squamous keratinized epithelium composed of cells.

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Keratinocytes

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7
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[5] Functions of skin

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  1. Protection
  2. Sensory
  3. Thermoregulatory
  4. Metabolic
  5. Sexual signaling
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2 types of skin

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  1. Thick skin
  2. Thin skin
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9
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Covers the palms and soles.

[types of skin]

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Thick skin

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10
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400 to 1400 μm (1.4 mm).

[types of skin]

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Thick skin

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11
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Covers the whole body except the palms and the soles.

[types of skin]

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Think skin

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12
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Varies from 75 to 150 μm.

[types of skin]

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Thin skin

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13
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[5] Layers of Epidermis

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  1. Stratum basale / Stratum Germinativum / Basal layer
  2. Stratum spinosum / Spinous layer / Prickle Layer
  3. Stratum granulosum / Granular layer
  4. Stratum lucidum / Clear Layer
  5. Stratum corneum / Horny layer
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14
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[2] Layers of Dermis

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  1. Papillary Layer
  2. Reticular Layer
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[3] Types of hair

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  1. Lanugo hair
  2. Vellus hair
  3. Terminal hair
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16
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Deepest, single layer of cuboidal to low columnar cells in contact with basement membrane.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum basale

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17
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Mitosis occurs here.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum basale

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18
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Melanocytes and Merkel cells also present.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum basale

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19
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Thickest layer.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum spinosum

20
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Consists of polyhedral cells with histologic appearance of many short “spines” or prickles at the cell surface.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum spinosum

21
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Several layers of keratinocytes all joined by desmosomes; Langerhans cells also present.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum spinosum

22
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3-5 layers of keratinocytes with distinct keratohyaline granules.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum ganulosum

23
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2-3 layers of anucleate, dead cells; seen only in thick skin.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum lucidum

24
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Most superficial layer .

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum corneum

25
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Consists of 20-30 layers of dead, flattened, anucleate, keratin filled keratinocytes.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum corneum

26
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Protects against friction and water loss.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum corneum

27
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[3] parts of the hair.

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  1. cuticle
  2. cortex
  3. medulla
28
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[3] Appendages of Skin

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  1. Cutaneous Sensory Receptors
  2. Nails
  3. Glands
29
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Hard plates of keratin on the dorsal surface of each distal phalanx.

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Nails

30
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[5] Cutaneous Sensory Receptors

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  1. Free Nerve Endings
  2. Basal Merkel Cells
  3. Ruffini’s Corpuscles
  4. Meissner Corpuscles
  5. Pacinian Corspuscle
31
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detects pain and temperature extremes.

[cutaneous sensory receptors]

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Free Nerve Endings

32
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mechanical receptor that responds to pressure and touch.

[cutaneous sensory receptors]

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Basal Merkel Cells

33
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responds to sustain pressure.

[cutaneous sensory receptors]

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Raffini’s Corpuscles

34
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detects light touch.

[cutaneous sensory receptors]

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Meissner Corpuscles

35
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detects pressure and firm touch.

[cutaneous sensory receptors]

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Pacinian Corpuscles

36
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[2] Types of Glands

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  1. Sebaceous glands
  2. Sweat glands
37
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Simple, Branched alveolar glands, Holocrine gland.

[glands]

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Sebaceous glands

38
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Numerous in the face, forehead, and scalp.

[glands]

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Sebaceous glands

39
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Generally absent in hairless skin such as the palms and soles.

[glands]

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Sebaceous glands

40
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Produce sebum by terminal differentiation of sebocytes.

[glands]

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Sebaceous glands

41
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Coiled tubular glands.

[glands]

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Sweat glands

42
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Produces sweat – thermoregulator.

[glands]

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Sweat glands

43
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[2] Types of Sweat glands

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  1. Eccrine sweat glands
  2. Apocrine sweat glands
44
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Produce sweat that is mostly water onto the skin surface, where its evaporation provides an important mechanism for cooling the body.

[sweat glands]

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Eccrine sweat glands

45
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Restricted to skin of the axillae and perineum, have much wider lumens than eccrine glands, develop after puberty, and secrete protein-rich sweat onto the hair of hair follicles.

[sweat glands]

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Apocrine sweat glands

Human Histology (11 decks)

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