Integumentary System Q2 Flashcards
7 skin functions
Thermoregulation
Blood reservoir
Protection
Sensation
Excretion
Absorption
Vitamin D syn.
Keratinocytes
Epidermis
90%
Water proof
Melanocytes
Epidermis
8%
Pigment
Absorb UV
Langerhans cells
Infection fighters
Started as wbc
1%
Merkel cells
Sensation
Least common
Near nerve ending
Thick skin
Stratum Corneum
Stratum Lucidum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum basale
Thin skin
Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum basale
Stratum Basale
Living cuboidal keratinocytes
Large nuc
Hemidesmosomes
Merkel
Melanocytes
Langerhorns
Stratum spinosum is
Living cells
Changing keratinocytes
8-10 thick
Stratum granulosum
3-5 cells thick
Squamous keratinocytes
Begin dying
Granules water repellent
Stratum lucidum
3-5 layers of dead squamous keratinocytes
Translucent
Stratum corneum
25-30 thick
Always shedding outward
Papillary region
1/5 dermis
Reticular region
Deeper
4/5 dermis
Irreg. CT
Eumelanin
Brown black pigment
Pheomelanin
Yellow red pigment