L1 - Integumentary System - Articulate H Flashcards
What are the two major components of the integumentary system?
- Skin
2. Epidermal Derivatives
What 4 things make up the epidermal derivatives?
- Hair follicles
- Sweat (sudoriferous) glands
- Sebaceous (oil) glands
- Nails
What are the 6 listed major functions of the skin?
- Protective
- Immunologic
- Homeostasis
- Sensory
- Endocrine
- Exocrine
Which function of skin fits the role of fighting against mechanical forces, chemicals, and biological agents?
Protective role of skin
Which function of skin fits the role of providing antigen preventing cells?
Immunologic role of skin
Which function of skin fits the role of regulating body temperature and water loss?
Homeostatic role of the skin
Which function of skin fits the role of taking signals from the external environment to the CNS?
Sensory role of the skin
Which functions of skin fits the role of using secretion of molecules and the excretion of substances?
Endocrine and exocrine roles of the skin
The two principal layers of the skin are?
- Epidermis
2. Dermis
- Which principal layer of the skin is the most superficial?
- Which principle layer of skin is the most deep?
- Epidermis
2. Dermis
What layer lies deep to the dermis?
Hypodermis (subcutaneous layer or fascia)
What type of tissue layer is the epidermis?
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- What is the epidermis embryologically derived from?
2. What is the Dermis embryologically derived from?
- Ectoderm
2. Mesoderm
Which layer of skin acts as a connective tissue?
Dermis
Which layer of skin consists of adipose tissue?
Hypodermis
- Which layer of skin is Highly vascularized?
- Which layer of skin is vascularized?
- Which layer of skin is avascular?
- Dermis
- Hypodermis
- Epidermis
What are the two regions of the body we would find thicker layers of skin?
- The palms of the hands
2. The soles of the feet
Skin that doesn’t normally grow hair and undergoes the most abrasions known as thick or thin skin?
Thick
What regions of the body would you find thin layers of skin?
Everywhere except the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
Areas that may contain hair are found typically in ____ skin regions.
Thin
Speaking in gross anatomical terms where would we find the thickest layer of skin?
On the upper portion of the back because of the thick dermis (the epidermis is still however only 4 layers thick)
- How many layers or strata in thin epidermal skin?
2. How many layers or strata in thick epidermal skin?
- 4 layers
2. 5 layers
What are the 4 or 5 layers of skin from deep to superficial?
- Stratum Basale
- Stratum Spinosum
- Stratum Granulosum
- (Thin) Stratum Corneum
- (Thick) Stratum Lucidum
- (Thick) Stratum Corneum
- Which of the epidermal layers gives rise to mitotically active stem cells?
Stratum Basale
What are the 4 types of cells found within the epidermis?
- Keratinocytes
- Melanocytes
- Langerhan’s Cells
- Merkel’s Cells
- Keratinocytes make up what percent of the cells of the epidermis?
- What are the 2 major functions?
- 85%
2. Produce keratins and participate in forming a water barrier
What percent of epidermal cells are melanocytes and what do they do?
- 5%
2. Pigment producing cells
What are the antigen-presenting cells called? what percentage of the epidermis are they?
- Langerhan’s cells
2. 2-5%
What cells act as mechanoreceptors associated with sensory and nerve endings? What percent of epidermal cells do they make up?
- Merkel’s Cells
2. 6-10%
What is the considered the principle cell type of the epidermis?
Keratinocyte
What are the two major functions of Keratinocytes?
- They produce keratin which make up keratin filaments which make up intermediate filaments
- They participate in formation of water barriers using lamellar bodies
What are the tubular / ovoid shaped membrane-bound organelles which are lipid- containing?
Lamellar bodies