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integumentary system (lab) Flashcards

1
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what kinds of tissues compose the skin

A

epidermis, dermis

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2
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hypodermis function

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anchors skin to underlying organs
shock absorber
insulate deeper tissues

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3
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another name for hypodermis

A

subcutaneous layer

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4
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what is the outer layer of skin named

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epidermis

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5
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is epidermis vascular or avascular

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avascular

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6
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what cell produces keratin

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keratinocytes

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7
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what are the epidermis layers

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stratum basale
stratum spinosum
stratum granulosum
stratum lucidum
stratum corneum

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8
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describe stratum spinosum

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cells becoming flatter and more keratinized

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8
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describe stratum basale

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deepest layer of epidermis
cells undergoing mitosis
daughter cells pushed upward

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9
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describe stratum granulosum

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cells flattened
ONLY in thick, hairless skin of palms and soles of feet

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10
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describe stratum corneum

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outermost layer
dead cells filled with keratin

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11
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define dermis

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connective tissue
underlies the epidermis

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12
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what are the layers of the dermis

A

papillary layer
reticular layer

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13
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describe the papillary layer

A

upper dermal region
creates highs and low points on skin

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14
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describe the reticular layer

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deepest skin layer
contains blood vessels, sweat/oil glands, deep pressure receptors

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15
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what is the bottom layer of skin

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hypodermis

16
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hypodermis function

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energy storage
connect dermis to muscles and bones
insulate and protect body

17
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what happens to the hypodermis as you age

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decreases in size, and skin sags

18
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define hair shaft

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thin, flexible cylinder of nonliving keratinized epithelial cells

19
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define hair bulb

A

base of hair follicle
builds the hair shaft
blood vessels in hair bulb nourish cells and bulb

20
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define hair follicle

A

pore that surrounds root and strand of hair
exists in top two layers of skin

21
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hair papilla

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contains the blood supply for the hair

22
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define hair root

A

part of hair that is located in the skin

23
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define arrector pili muscle

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tiny muscle that attaches to the base of the hair follicle and dermal tissue
causes hair to stand up straight

24
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define sudoriferous glands

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produces sweat
two types of glands

25
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what are the two types of sudoriferous glands

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eccrine (stink) and apocrine (no stink) glands

26
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define sebaceous glands

A

produces oil (sebum)
glands activated at puberty

27
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define pacinian corpuscle

A

sensory receptors for deep pressure

28
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define meissner’s corpuscle

A

sensory receptors for light pressure

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