Integumentary System Flashcards
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Integumentary System - Skin (Cutaneous Membrane)
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- Epidermis
- Dermis
2
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Epidermis
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- Stratum Basale
- Stratum Spinosum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Lucidum (thick skin)
- Stratum Corneum
3
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Stratum Basale
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- The deepest epidermal layer
4
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Stratum Spinosum
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- Web-like system of intermediate filaments (Several layers thick)
5
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Stratum Granulosum
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- thin 4 to 6 cell layers in which keratinocyte appearance changes drastically
6
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Stratum Lucidum
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- Only in thick skin
7
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Stratum Corneum
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- outermost epidermal layer
- 20 to 30 cell layers thick
8
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Dermis
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- Dermal papilla
- Meissner’s Corpuscle
- Pacinian Corpuscle
- Sudoriferous glands
- Sebaceous glands
- Hair follicle
- Arrector pili muscle
- Blood vessels
9
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Dermal Papilla
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10
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Meissner’s Corpuscle
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- Light touch
- Helium balloons w/ black tails
11
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Pacinian Corpuscle
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- Pressure touch
12
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Sudoriferous Glands (Eccrine)
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- Sweat glands
13
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Sebaceous glands
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- oil glands
14
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Hair follicle
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15
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Arrector pili muscle
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- smooth muscle, involuntary (goosebumps)
16
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Blood vessels
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17
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Hypodermis - subcutaneous tissue
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