lecture anatomy exam 2 Flashcards
What catalyzes the synthesis of vitamin D in epidermis?
UV light
What type of cells does melanin accumulate in the skin?
Melanin accumulates in melanosomes, which are then transferred to keratinocytes.
What layer of the epidermis has the fastest rate of mitosis?
stratum basale
Which epidermal cell has an immunological function?
dendritic or langerhans’s
What is the function of the lamellated granules of the cells of the stratum granulosum?
to make the skin water-resistant
What is absent in thin skin?
stratum lucidum
How do nutrients reach the epidermis of the skin?
dermal papillae extend into the epidermis to supply it with blood vessels and nerve endings.
Where are dermal papillae most conspicuous?
friction ridges, on hands and feet.
How many layers comprise the epidermis and dermis?
E: 4 or 5 layers, stratum basale is deepest and actively mitotic. Stratum spinosum resists tension and pulling. Stratum granulosum waterproofs the skin and keratinization begins. Stratum lucidum is a few clear layers of dead cells; absent in thin skin. Stratum corneum is superficial and the thickest layer; it provides protection with its many layers of dead, keratinized cells.
D: 2 layers; papillary is thin, superficial, and made of areolar tissue with collagen fibers for support. Reticular is deep, thick, made of dense irregular connective tissue, and contains majority of dermal structures.
Why can the hypodermis act as a shock absorber?
it is composed of fatty tissue (adipose).
What are the parts of a hair from deepest in the skin to the part above the surface?
Hair root: hair papilla (nutrient supply for hair), hair matrix (actively mitotic area), hair bulb (expanded, inferior portion of follicle); hair shaft: medulla, cortex, cuticle; all of which are layers consisting of dead, keratinized cells.
What type of sudoriferous gland produces milky sweat due to high amounts of lipids?
apocrine
What type of modified sudoriferous gland secretes a wax? What is that wax called?
ceruminous, cerumen
What type of modified sudoriferous gland secretes milk?
mammary
What gland secretes sebum oil at the base of the hairs?
sebaceous
What glands are most responsible for cooling the skin?
eccrine sweat glands
What integumentary glands normally develop at puberty?
sebaceous glands, apocrine glands
What are the major characteristics of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma?
BCC: least malignant and most common; stratum basale cells invade dermis.
SCC: common and can metastasize; involves keratinocytes of stratum spinosum; often presents as red and scaly.
MM: cancer of melanocytes; highly metastatic and resistant to chemotherapy; ABCD: asymmetry, border irregularity, color is dark/or variable, diameter is larger than 6mm.
What are the main functions of the skeletal system?
support for body, protection for vital organs, movement when combined with muscles, hormone production, stores fat and minerals (calcium and phosphate), blood formation (hematopoiesis).
How is the skeletal system aid in the maintenance of acid-base balance?
phosphate can alter acid base balance and is stored in bones.
Describe and give examples of long and short bones.
long bones are longer than it is wide, most of the bones in extremities (humerus, femur). Short bones relatively equal in length and width (carpals and tarsals).
What bone type can vary in number from person to person?
accessory, sutural bones.
What classification is the vertebrae considered to be?
irregular
Define the shaft.
diaphysis
Define epiphysis
bone ends
Define periosteum
covers bones surface and contains bone cells (osteoblasts), blood vessels, and never fibers.