Integumentary System Flashcards
Components of integumentary system
- skin
- hair
- nails
- associated glands
Functions of integumentary system
- Physical barrier that protects
- tissues and structures from microorganisms,
- physical trauma,
- ultraviolet radiation,
- and dehydration.
- Temperature maintenance,
- Fluid and electrolyte balance,
- Absorption, excretion,
- sensation,
- immunity, and
- vitamin D synthesis.
Arrector pili muscle
- A microscopic band of muscle tissue which connects a hair follicle to the dermis. When stimulated, contract and cause the hair to become more perpendicular to the skin surface (stand on end).
- Forces sebum out of hair follicle to the skin surface for lubrication
- A microscopic band of muscle tissue which connects a hair follicle to the dermis. When stimulated, contract and cause the hair to become more perpendicular to the skin surface (stand on end).
- Forces sebum out of hair follicle to the skin surface for lubrication
Arrector pili muscle
4 major types of cells in epidermis
- Keratinocyte
- Melanocyte
- Langerhans cells ( dendritic cells)
- Merkel cells (sensory cells)
Dendritic cells (name and location)
- Langerhans cells (antigen-presenting immune cells): take up and process microbial antigens to become fully functional antigen-presenting cells.
- In stratum spinosum
Tactile cells (name and location)
Merkel cells:
- Oval receptor cells. They are associated with the sense of light touch discrimination of shapes and textures
- Found in the stratum basale
Layers of the epidermis (Top - Bottom)
(Cuerno Largo con Granos y Spinos en un Baso)
- Stratum Corneum
- Stratum Lucidum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Spinosum
- Stratum Basale
Stratum Corneum
- The fifth, outermost layer is thick
- 20-30 rows of dead cells.
- Essentially Flat membranous sacs filled with soft keratin.
- Glycolipids in extracellular space.
Stratum Lucidum
Protects against sun ultraviolet-ray damage. This thick layer appears only in frequently used areas such as palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Thick skin epidermis has all five strata.
Stratum Granulosum
- 5 layers of flattened cells
- Organelles deteriorating
- Cytoplasm full of lamellar (“small plate”) granules (release lipids) –> major factor to decrease water loss.
- Keratohyaline granules
Pacinian corpuscle (location in skin)
An encapsulated receptor found in deep layers of the skin (Reticular layer) that senses vibratory pressure and touch.
corpuscle, Meissner’s,
the medium encapsulated nerve endings found in the skin and activated by light touch.
Stratum spinosum
- Several layers of keratinocytes unified by desmosomes
- Cells contain thick bundles of intermediate filaments made of pre-keratin
- contains Langerhans cells (dendritic cells)
Stratum Basale
- Deepest epidermal layer
- 1 row of actively mitotic stem cells
- some newly formed cells become part of the more superficial layers
- Contains melanocytes and dendritic cells (Langerhans) and Merkel cells (tactil)
Dermis layers
Type of tissue
- Papillary layer
- Reticular layer
- Dense irregular connective tissues
Pigments for skin and hair color
- Melanin: yellow to reddish-brown to black pigment • melanocytes [activated by UV] • Freckles & pigmented moles – local accumulations of melanin
- Carotene: yellow to orange pigment • most obvious in the palms and soles of the feet • Precursor vitamin A [important for vision]
- hemoglobin: red, O2-carrying pigment in blood cells
Cyanosis
is the appearance of a blue or purple coloration of the skin or mucous membranes due to the tissues near the skin surface being low on oxygen.
Albinism
is a genetic defect of melanin production that results in little or no color (pigment) in the skin, hair, and eyes.
It is due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin.
Jaundice
- Is a yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes. The yellow coloring comes from bilirubin, a byproduct of old red blood cells.
- Everyday, a small number of red blood cells in your body die, and are replaced by new ones. The liver removes the old blood cells, forming bilirubin. The liver helps break down bilirubin so that it can be removed by the body in the stool.
- Causes: Too many red blood cells are dying or breaking down and going to the liver
- The liver is overloaded or damaged
- The bilirubin from the liver is unable to move through the digestive tract properly
- I is often a sign of a problem with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas.
- Langerhans cells (antigen-presenting immune cells): take up and process microbial antigens to become fully functional antigen-presenting cells.
- In stratum spinosum
Dendritic cells (name and location)