Integumentary System Flashcards
List the 4 integumentary systems
- protection
- thermo regulation
- sensation
- metabolism (chemical reeactions)
What function of the integumentary system is this?
_______ keratin is a protein produced by the epidermis to provide physical strength and help create a water resistance protective barrier covering the body. Melanin is brown pigment in the skin that absorbs UV radiation to protect from the damaging effects of the sun.
Protection
What function of the integumentary system is this?
_____is brown pigment in the skin that absorbs UV radiation to protect from the damaging effects of the sun.
Melanin
What function of the integumentary system is this?
____ The production of sweat on the surface of the skin that evaporates cooling the body down.
Thermo (temperature) regulation
What function of the integumentary system is this?
___ the skin contains a variety of exteroreceptors also known as somatosensory receptors that detect stimuli in the external environment this is what we commonly refer to as the sense of touch. This includes the hair follicle receptors at the base of hair follicles that detect the movement of hair.
Sensory
What function of the integumentary system is this?
____ of the skin enables the synthesis of vitamin D from cholesterol in the presence of UV-B radiation from sunlight
Metabolism ( chemical reactions)
____ superficial keratinized stratified squamous epithelium facing the exterior of the body.
Epidermis
_____Composed of connective tissue deep to the epidermis that provides structural support and a route for blood vessels that provide nutritional support to the epidermis.
Dermis
___ most superficial layer of the dermis consists of areolar CT adjacent to epidermis
Papillary Layer
____ dense irregular CT forming the majority of the dermis.
reticular layer
____ layer of adipose connective tissue deep to the dermis.
Hypodermis (superficial fascia or subcutaneous adipose tissue)
what are the cells in the epidermis?
Keratinocytes
Melanocyte
Langerhas
Merkel cells
___ most common cells in the epidermis and they produce the fibrous intermediate filament protein keratin that provides strength to the epidermis and helps make keep a water-resistance barrier.
Keratinocytes cells
____ cells that produce a brown pigment called melanin that absorbs UV radiation to protect from the damaging effects of the sun.
Melanocyte cells
____ type of luekocyte found in the epidermis where they can monitor the skin for infections.
Langherhan’ cells
_____ specialized nueroepithelial somatosensory receptor cells that detect changes in the shape of the skin that contribute to our sense of touch.
Merkel cells
What are the layers of the epidermis:
There are 5
Stratum basale Stratum spinosum Stratum granulosum Stratum lucidum Stratum corneum
____ is laterally translated as basal layer referring to the deepest layer of the epidermis forms firm attachments to the basal lamina. This layer is also called the stratum germinativum which comes from the Latin word germinare meaning to sprout keratinocytes. Melanocytes that produce the brown pigment melanin and Merkles cells that detect touch are also found at the border of the dermis and the epidermis in the stratum basale.
Stratum Basale
Literally means spiny layer and this refers to the 8-10 layers of cells superficial to the stratum basale. the Keratinocytes in htis layer contain a web-like system of intermediate filaments of the pre-keratin protein attached to desmosomes. Melanin granules are packages of melanin that are produced by melanocytes and taken up by keratinocytes.
Stratum Spinosum
_____ are packages of melanin that are produced by melanocytes and taken up by keratinocytes.
Melanin granules