Lesson 2: Integumentary System Flashcards
consists of the skin, hair, glands, and nails
integumentary system
functions of integumentary system
- protection
- sensation
- temperature regulation
- vitamin d production
- excretion
three major regions of skin
- epidermis
- dermis
- hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue)
outermost region (superficial)
epidermis
resists abrasion, reduce water loss
epidermis
bulk of skin
dermis
structural strength, where leather is produced (in animals)
dermis
deepest region of the skin
hypodermis
not really part of the skin
hypodermis
connects skin to muscle/bone
hypodermis
epidermis is composed of _ _ _ epithelium
keratinized stratified squamous
epidermis cell types
- keratinocytes
- melanocytes
- Merkel cells
- Langerhans’ cells
most abundant cell type, gives skin its protective properties
keratinocytes
keratinocytes produce _ _ _
fibrous protein keratin
melanocytes produce brown pigment called _
melanin
found in the deepest layers of the epidermis
melanocytes
langerhan’s cells are epidermal macrophages which helps _ _ _ _
activate the immune system
touch receptors in association with sensory nerve endings
merkel cells
basal layer
stratum basale
desmosomes and hemidesmosomes provide _ _
structural strength
deepest epidermal layer firmly attached to the dermis
stratum basale
consists of a single row of the youngest keratinocytes
stratum basale
cells in the stratum basale undergo mitotic division every
19 days
-% in the stratum basale are
melanocytes
one layer of _ are found in stratum basale
keratinocyte
melanin in stratum basale are given to _ _
stratum spinosum
melanin granules and langerhans’ cells are abundant in this layer
stratum spinosum
changes in keratinocyte appearance occurs here
stratum granulosum
in stratum granulosum, _ & _ bodies accumulate
keratohyaline, lamellated
cells start to die at stratum
granulosum