Integumentary System Flashcards
General characteristics of the Integumentary System:
- 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
produce substances which stimulate the development of white blood cells
keratinocytes
active form
calcitrol
aid in the development of bone and teeth
vitamin D
Layers of skin:
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Subcutaneous layer
- below the dermis
- not a true layer of skin
subcutaneous layer
*hypodermis
made up of:
- loose connective tissue
- adipose tissue
- contains: some blood vessels
Subcutaneous Layer
What is the function of the subcutaneous layer?
Insulates
-Keritonized
-Lack blood vessels
Basement membrane
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
where is simple squamous the thickest?
on the soles and palms (.8-1.4 mm thick)
produce melanin
melanocytes (simple squamous epithelium)
Layers of the epidermis:
- stratum corneum
- stratum lucidum
- stratum granulosum
- stratum spinosum
- stratum basale
What are the two regions of the dermis:
- Papillary
- Reticular
What is the dermis made up of?
Mostly connective tissue with collagen and elastic fibers
- Dermal Papillae
- areolar tissue with elastic fibers
Papillary Region
- deeper portion of the dermis
- has dense irregular connective tissue
Reticular Region
Pigment released so it only covers superficial portion of keritanocytes
melanocytes
General characteristics of dermis:
- 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
Structural basis of skin color:
melanin, carotene, hemoglobin
What leads to an increase in melanin production?
UV light stimulates enzymatic activity within the melanosome, leading to an increase in melanin production
melanin-forming organelle in malanocytes
melanosome
Yellow-orange pigment and a precursor to Vitamin A
Carotene
When oxygenated it has a bright red color
Hemoglobin
Lack of (functional) melanocytes
Albinism
Melanocytes die off slowly over time
Vitiligo
Not found on soles, palms, lips, nipples, external genetalia
Hair
What accounts for distribution and thickness of hair
genetics and hormones
*males have more hair because of testosterone
Structure of hair:
- Root
- Shaft
Both the root and shaft are composed of:
Epithelial cells that are being keritonized
The hair follicle surrounds the:
root
The hair follicle is composed of:
- tube-like depression of epidermal cells into the dermis
- in here we find the: papilla, root, shaft, dead, epidermis, melanin cells
The hair follicle is attached to the:
arrector pili muscle
A bulb is at the:
base of each follicle
The bulb houses the:
papilla
What does the papilla contain?
areolar tissue, blood vessels, nerves, and a germinal layer of cells
Hair color is primarily due to:
the amount and type of melanin in the keritonized cell
“True” melanin
Eumelanin
*Brown-Black colors