Lecture 14: Integument Flashcards
Integument includes
Skin and epidermal derivatives
Are antlers epidermal derivatives?
Nope
What is the largest organ of the body?
Skin
Functions of skin (9)
- Protection
- Prevents loss of water and electrolytes
- Temperature regulation
- Sensation
- Elasticity permits movement
- Immune function
- Excretion
- Calcium homeostasis
- Energy storage
Functions of hair (5)
- Insulation
- Camouflage
- Social display
- Sense/protect
- Sex recognition
What percent of body weight is skin
8-16%
Epidermis cells
Stratified squamous keratinized
Hypodermis binds
skin loosely to adjacent organs
Three regions of the skin
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Hypodermis
Epidermis origin
ectodermal
Is epidermis vascular?
Nope
Dermis origin
Mesodermal
What regions are CT
Dermis
Hypodermis
Is dermis vascular?
Yes and innervated
Thick epidermis
- Digital pads, muzzle, ect
- Hairless
- Merocrine sweat glands
Thin epidermis
- Hair follicles with arrector pili muscle
- Sebaceous and sweat glands
Epidermal pegs/ridges
-Downward projections of the epidermis into the underlying dermis
Dermal papillae
- Upward projections of the superficial dermis
- Increased area of contact between dermis and epidermis
- Bring blood vessels near the epithelium
Sites of pegs and papillae
- Footpads, nasal planum, and scrotum
- Areas subject to traction stress
- Not in normal hair bearing skin of cats and dogs
What is the principle component of the dermis?
Connective tissue
Two layers of the dermis?
- Papillary layer
- Reticular layer
Papillary layer
- Loose CT
- Type 1 and 3 collagen
- Mast cells, macrophages, vessels, and nerves
Reticular layer
- Dense irregular connective tissue
- Type 1 collagen
- Network of elastic fibers
- Blood vessels, nerves
Skin elasticity
Network of elastic fibers in reticular layer of dermis
Cells of the epidermis
- Keratinocytes
- Non-keratinocytes
Keratinocytes
Most common cell in epidermis, accounts for 95% of the total number of cells in the epidermis
Non-keratinocytes in the epidermis
- Langerhans cells
- Merkel’s cells
- Melanocytes
- Variable number of intraepithelial lymphocytes
Epidermal layers generate a
constant supply of cells
Adhere cells
Desmosomes
Hemidesmosomes
Desmosomes
Between cells
Hemidesmosomes
Attach basal cells to the basal lamina
Epidermal layers replace cytoplasm with
keratin - waterproofs, flattens cells and provides many layers of oily cellular barrier
5 layers of the epidermis
- Stratum basale
- Stratum spinosum
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum lucidum (not present at all sites)
- Statum corneum
Stratum basale is considered the
epidermal-dermal junction
Stratum basale cell structure
Single layer of cuboidal to columnar cells
Stratum basale rests on
- Basal lamina
- Hemidesmosomes bind cells to basal lamina
Stratum basale is an area of ____ activity
mitotic
May see _______ in the stratum basale
melanocytes
Stem cells in the stratum basale proliferate by
mitotic division
cells move up and keratinize
Stratum spinosum cells
Cuboidal or slightly flattened
- Thin: 1-2 cells thick
- Thick: Many layers
Cohesive and resist abrasion
Retain some capacity for division if needed
Stratum spinosum appearance
- Desmosomes and increased number of tonofilaments give spiny appearance
- Prickle cells layer
Stratum granulosum cells
- 3-5 layers of flattened cells
- Can be difficult to see in thin skin
- Basophilic
Two granules associated with the stratum granulosum
- Keratohyalin granules
- Lamellar granules
Keratohyalin granules
-Bind with keratin filaments
Lamellar granules
Secreted by cells to form waterproof lipid sheets (intercellular cement)
Does the stratum granulosum have mitotic activity
Nope
Last living layer
Nucleus and organelles soon to be lost