Integumentary System Flashcards
What are the parts of the Integumentary System?
skin & derivatives (nails, hair, sweat glands, & sebaceous/oil glands)
What’s Integument?
skin that covers the body
What is the scientific study of treatment for Integumentary system?
Dermatology
What are the 3 main layers in the Integumentary System?
1) epidermis
2) dermis
3) subcutaneous layer
Describe selective permeability
pass some materials, effectively block others
Define TEWL
Transepidermal Water Loss: interstitial fluids evaporate
Define: Insensible Perspiration
Release of water from sweat glands when NOT sweating.
Define: Sensible perspiration
Release of water through sweat glands when sweating
Describe: Epidermal dendritic cells
(Langerhans cells)
phagocytize pathogens that penetrated the epidermis & fights epidermal cancer cells
Describe: Tactile Cells
(Merkel Cells) large epithelial cells stimulate nerve endings that are distorted by fine pressure
Describe: Epidermis
- Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- avascular. nutrients diffusion from dermis
- Consist of 5 stratas
Define strata and what are the 5 categories in epithelium?
- Strata: Layers
- Stratum Basale, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum Corneum
- 1,2,3 stratas= living keratinocytes
- 4,5 startas=dead keratinocytes
Describe: Stratum Basale
- Basal Layer (Stratum Germinativum)
- attached to basement membrane. separates epidermis & CT
- Consists of living Keratinocytes & Melanocytes
Describe: Keratinocytes
cytokeratin; mitosis replace dead keratinocytes on top of epithelium.
-Makes epidermis tough & almost waterproof.
Describe: Melanocytes
(meleno=black)
-branching cytoplasmic processes transfer melanosomes (pigment granules) by phagocytosis and exocytosis into keratinocytes & around nucleus to protect DNA ultraviolet rays (tanning)
Describe: Stratum Spinosum
- “Spiny Layer”
- polygonal keratinocytes=nondividing. attach through desmosomes.
- Holds Epidermal dendritic (I.S. Cells)
Describe: Stratum Granulosum
- “Granular Layer”
- 3-4 layers of keratinocytes
- Keratinization Occurs: cells fill up w/ keratin (protein)
Describe: Stratum Lucidum
- clear layer; 2-3 cell layers
- only in thick skin
- eleidin: protein determine maturation of keratinocytes
- dead keratinocytes
Describe: Eleidin
- Present in Stratum Lucidum and changes to keratin in Stratum Corneum.
- clear intracellular protein, determines maturation of keratinocytes
Describe: Stratum Corneum
- (Corneus=horny/hornlike)
- dead keratin layer (SKIN)
- anucleate (without nucleus)
- protects against pathogens
Describe: Thick Skin
- tough & durable. sweat glands. NO hair or sebaceous glands
- ALL 5 STRATAS
- 400-600 um
- soles of feet, palms, fingertips
Describe: Thin Skin
- hair, sebaceous, sweat
- NO STRATUM LUCIDUM
- 75-150um
Define: Hemoglobin
- (haima=blood)
- oxygen binding protein in red blood cells
- gives red tint, especially in pale skin
Melanin
- TAN. yellow, brown, tan black tint.
- from amino acid tyrosine. eumelanin & pheomelanin.
- absorbs UV radiation.
Describe: Carotene
- yellow-orange tint.
- converted to Vitamin A, good for eyes
Describe: Nevus
- (naevus=mole/birthmark)
- Mole
- note changes for malignancy
Describe: Freckles
- excessive melanocyte activity
- Depends on sun exposure & heredity
Describe: Hemangioma
- (angio=vessel; oma=tumor)
- congenital, skin, red discolored tumor.
What are Friction Ridges?
- “fingerprints.”
- none identical.
- merocrine sweat keeps from slipping
What are the 2 parts of the dermis layer?
1) Papillary Layer
2) Reticular Layer
Describe the Papillary Layer
- adjacent to epidermis
- areolar CT. Dermal Papille interlock w/ Epidermal Ridges
- Brings nutrients to epidermis cells.
- sensory receptors touch tactile cells in epidermis
Describe the Reticular Layer of the Dermis
- “Network”
- Dense Irregular CT w/ large bundles of collagen fibers
- fibers connect into subcutaneous layer