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BIO 141 Lecture > Integumentary System > Flashcards

Integumentary System Flashcards

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General characteristics of the Integumentary System:

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  • protective covering
  • composed of several tissues
  • maintains homeostasis
  • retards water loss
  • regulates body temperature
  • houses sensory receptors
  • contains immune system cells
  • synthesizes chemicals (vitamin D)
  • excretes small amounts of waste
  • help synthesize vitamin D
  • Keratinocytes
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produce substances which stimulate the development of white blood cells

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keratinocytes

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3
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active form

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calcitrol

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aid in the development of bone and teeth

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vitamin D

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5
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Layers of skin:

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  • Epidermis
  • Dermis
  • Subcutaneous layer
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  • below the dermis

- not a true layer of skin

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subcutaneous layer

*hypodermis

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made up of:

  • loose connective tissue
  • adipose tissue
  • contains: some blood vessels
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Subcutaneous Layer

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What is the function of the subcutaneous layer?

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Insulates

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9
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-Keritonized
-Lack blood vessels
Basement membrane

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Stratified Squamous Epithelium

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where is simple squamous the thickest?

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on the soles and palms (.8-1.4 mm thick)

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produce melanin

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melanocytes (simple squamous epithelium)

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Layers of the epidermis:

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  • stratum corneum
  • stratum lucidum
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum spinosum
  • stratum basale
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What are the two regions of the dermis:

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  • Papillary

- Reticular

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What is the dermis made up of?

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Mostly connective tissue with collagen and elastic fibers

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  • Dermal Papillae

- areolar tissue with elastic fibers

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Papillary Region

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  • deeper portion of the dermis

- has dense irregular connective tissue

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Reticular Region

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17
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Pigment released so it only covers superficial portion of keritanocytes

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melanocytes

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18
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General characteristics of dermis:

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  • bind epidermis to underlying tissue
  • is about 1.0-2.0 mm thick
  • includes nerve processes and sensory receptors, blood vessels, muscle tissue, hair follicles, and glands
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Structural basis of skin color:

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melanin, carotene, hemoglobin

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What leads to an increase in melanin production?

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UV light stimulates enzymatic activity within the melanosome, leading to an increase in melanin production

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melanin-forming organelle in malanocytes

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melanosome

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Yellow-orange pigment and a precursor to Vitamin A

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Carotene

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23
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When oxygenated it has a bright red color

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Hemoglobin

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24
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Lack of (functional) melanocytes

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Albinism

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25
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Melanocytes die off slowly over time

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Vitiligo

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26
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Not found on soles, palms, lips, nipples, external genetalia

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Hair

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27
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What accounts for distribution and thickness of hair

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genetics and hormones

*males have more hair because of testosterone

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28
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Structure of hair:

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  • Root

- Shaft

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29
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Both the root and shaft are composed of:

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Epithelial cells that are being keritonized

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30
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The hair follicle surrounds the:

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root

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31
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The hair follicle is composed of:

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  • tube-like depression of epidermal cells into the dermis

- in here we find the: papilla, root, shaft, dead, epidermis, melanin cells

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32
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The hair follicle is attached to the:

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arrector pili muscle

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33
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A bulb is at the:

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base of each follicle

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34
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The bulb houses the:

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papilla

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35
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What does the papilla contain?

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areolar tissue, blood vessels, nerves, and a germinal layer of cells

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36
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Hair color is primarily due to:

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the amount and type of melanin in the keritonized cell

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37
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“True” melanin

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Eumelanin

*Brown-Black colors

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38
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Where are melanocytes found?

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in the matrix of the bulb

39
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Dark hair is caused by:

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lots of melanin

40
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Blonde hair color is due to the presence of

41
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Red hair color is due to the presence of

42
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Not the “true” melanin

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Phenomelanin

43
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Four major types of glands:

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  • subaceous
  • eccrine
  • apocrine
  • ceruminous
44
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  • simple, branched, acinar gland
  • everywhere except palms and soles
  • secretes sebum
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sebaceous glands

45
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  • sweat glands that empty their contents onto the skin surface via pores and hair follicles
  • exist as eccrine and appocrine
  • originate in dermis or hypodermis
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Suderiferous Glands

46
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Two types of suderiferous glands:

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  • appocrine

- eccrine

47
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  • Simple, coiled, tubular glands

- produce swear (mostly water, salts, and urea)

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Eccrine Gland

48
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  • Simple, coiled, tubular gland
  • produces protein and lipid rich secretions
  • Found in axillary and groin region
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Apocrine Gland

49
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Category 1, type 1:

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Sebaceous Glands

50
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Category 2:

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Suderiferous

51
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Type 2:

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Type 3:

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Type 4:

54
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  • modified glands of the external ear

- secrete earwax/cerumen

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Ceruminous

55
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  • Functional only in women

- Are modified sweat glands in men

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Mammary Glands

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Tightly packed, hard, keratinized epidermal cells:

57
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Parts of nails:

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  • Nail body
  • Free edge
  • Nail root
  • Lanula
58
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What type of skin is right underneath the nail?

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epidermis (blood vessel)

59
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Homeostatic regulation of body temp:

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Thermoregulation

60
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Pessure and temperature

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Cutaneous Sensations

61
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sense deep pressure

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Pacinian corpulses

62
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sense light touch

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Meisner’s corpulses

63
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  • in the stratum spinosum

- immunity

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Langernans cells

64
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Functions of the skin:

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  • Protection

- Excretion and absorption

65
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protection from harmful UV rays:

66
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Skin absorbs what kind of substances

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hydrophobic

*Ex: Vitamins A, E, D, and K

67
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Precursors to vitamin D are synthesized when the skin is:

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exposed to UV radiation

68
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Active form of Vitamin D

69
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Aids in the absorption of Ca++ from the small intestines

70
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Two types of wound healing:

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  • Epidermal wound healing (superficial)

- Deep wound healing

71
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occurs when a wound extends into the dermis or subcutaneous area

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Deep Wound Healing

72
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  • epidermis

- superficial partial-thickness

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First Degree Burn

73
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  • Epidermis and section of dermis

- deep partial-thickness

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Second degree burn

74
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-full-thickness

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Third Degree Burn

75
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tissue grafted from one area of a patient’s body to another

76
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various “skin substitutes”

77
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What do scar creams do?

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help inhibit the production of collagen fibers

78
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Due to an overproduction of collagen fibers where a wound was healed

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Hypertrophic Scar

79
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Kind of scar that does not extend beyond the boundaries of a wound

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Hypertrophic Scar

80
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  • Over-growth of collagen fibers

- Extends beyond the boundaries of the would

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Keloid Scar

81
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The three tissues layers seen in the early embryo

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the primary germ layers

82
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8 weeks after fertilization, the cells are

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simple, cuboidal (but become flattened)

83
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Fetal cells arise from the ____

84
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11 weeks after fertilization, the dermis is formed form the ____

85
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hair follicles form

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9-12 weeks after fertilization

86
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fine hair

87
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Lanugo can be seen at:

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5 or 6 months after fertilization

88
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sudoriferous glands form ____

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20 weeks after fertilization

89
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mix of deep epidermal cell secretions from the sebaceous glands, and dead hair cells

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vernix caseous

90
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vernix caseous forms:

91
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Amniotic Fluid is mostly

92
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As we age, collagen fibers:

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stiffen, decrease in number, and break

93
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As we age, elastic fibers:

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lose elasticity and clump

94
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As we age:

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  • sweat production diminishes
  • melanocytes begin to dwindle
  • subcutaneous fat is lost
  • skin is thinner and harder to heal

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