Lecture 9: Integument And Fat Flashcards
Which layer of the skin is made up of stratified squamous epithelium?
Epidermis
What are the four types of cells in the epidermis?
- Keratinocytes
- Melanocytes
- Langerhans cells (protective)
- Merkel cells (tactile)
Which layer of the skin is a deeper layer of dense irregular connective tissue?
Dermis
What are the two layers of the dermis?
Papillary layer
Reticular layer
Which layer of the dermis is made up of receptors for pain, heat, cold, pressure and tactile/touch?
Papillary layer
The papillary layer is made up of ________ papillae and looped ____________ and nerve fiber ___________
Dermal
Capillaries; endings
Which layer of the dermis has blood vessels, fat and lymph cells?
Reticular layer
The reticular layer of the dermis has what type of glands?
Oil and sweat glands
Hair follicles and associated structures are associated with which layer of the dermis?
Reticular layer
Which layer of the skin is also called the subcutaneous layer and is made up of loose connective tissue?
Hypodermis
The connective tissue of the hypodermis is made up of _____________ and _____________
Areolar
Adipose
Which layer of the skin is most of the fat stored and very well developed in humans?
Hypodermis
Which layer of the skin has larger vessels and nerves making it highly vascular?
Hypodermis
What type of tactile mechanoreceptors is for fine touch and pressure?
Merkel disks
What type of tactile mechanoreceptors is for light touch and texture (most sensitive)?
Meissner’s corpuscles
What type of tactile mechanoreceptors is for vibration and pressure found in the deeper epidermis?
Pacinian corpuscles
What mechanoreceptor is for heat and also stretch and pressure?
Ruffini’s end organ
What are the end-bulbs of Krause mechanoreceptors for?
Touch and pressure
What is the root hair plexus mechanoreceptor for?
Touch
What type of mechanoreceptor is for pain and heat and cold that is typically injurious?
Nociceptors/free nerve endings
Where is thick skin found and what layers does it contain?
Palms of hands
Soles of feet
Corresponding surfaces of fingers and toes
All five strata found here
Where is thin skin found and what layers does it contain?
Covers most of body
Lacks stratum lucidum
What glands and follicles are found on thin skin?
Hair follicles
Sebaceous glands
Sweat glands
What type of gland is associated with hair follicles and what does it secrete?
Holocrine, sebaceous gland
Secretes oil that adds to skin’s protective barrier
What type of gland is a holocrine gland?
Sebaceous gland
What type of gland is an apocrine gland?
Type of sweat gland
Where are apocrine glands found in humans?
Axillary and pubic regions
Apocrine glands are made of __________ filtrate that contains ____________ and promotes ___________ growth
Cellular
Nutrients
Bacterial
What might apocrine glands have an important role in?
Olfactory communication