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ZZZ - ZOO100 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Phylogeny > Postlab 4 - Integument > Flashcards

Postlab 4 - Integument Flashcards

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Functions of the integumentary system

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  1. protective wrapping
  2. regulatory function
  3. information getting
  4. excretory function
  5. respiratory function
  6. survival
  7. behavioral interactions between individuals
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  • mechanical protection against abrasion and puncture
  • effective barrier against bacteria
  • moisture proofing against loss or gain
  • protective underlying cells against UV
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protective wrapping

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temperature regulation

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regulatory and excretory function

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sensory receptors

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information getting

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nourishment of the young

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survival

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Two layers of the skin

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  1. epidermis
  2. dermis
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  • outer layer
  • with nonliving coverings in craniates
  • granular, avascular
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epidermis

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outer layer in fishes

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mucus

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  • outer layer in terrestrial craniates
  • dead and water-impervious cornified cells
  • minimizes water loss
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stratum corneum

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secretes irritating or toxic alkaloids and many pheromones

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granular glands

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musous glands on the digits of tree frogs

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holdfast

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restrains female during copulation in male anurans

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swollen mucous glands on thumb pads

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extensive __ produces a prominent cornified layer

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keratinization

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__ __ and the __ incorporated in the skin prevents dessication

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  • cornified layer
  • lipid
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Different epidermal layers

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  1. stratum corneum
  2. stratum lucidum
  3. stratum granulosum
  4. stratum spinosum
  5. stratum basale
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connects the epidermis and the dermis

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basement membrane

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17
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Types of epidermal glands

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  1. mucous glands
  2. granular glands
  3. avian oil glands
  4. sebaceous / oil glands
  5. sudoriferous / sweat glands
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has practically disapperead among terrestrial tetrapods except in mammals

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mucous glands

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  • secrete irritating or toxic alkaloids for defense or pheromones
  • restricted to a localized area of the body
  • toads and reptiles
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granular glands

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granular glands in toads

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parotid gland

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  • located at the base of the tail behind the pygostyle
  • secretes a ipid and protein products that birds collect on the sides of their beak and then smear on their feathers during preening making them water repelland
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uropygial gland

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where is the uropygial gland found

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behind pygostyle

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  • alveolar glands with oily secretions
  • secretion is released into hair follicles in order to condition and help waterproof the fur
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sebaceous / oil glands

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secretions of sebaceous glands

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sebum

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produce a watery product (perspiration or sweat)

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sudoriferous / sweat glands

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  • protection agains abrasion
  • offense and defense
  • adjunt of thermoregulation
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stratum corneum

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Specialized stratum corneum

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  1. scales
  2. claws
  3. horny protuberances
  4. hair
  5. feathers
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  • repetitious thickenings of the stratum corneum found only in amniotes
  • squamates
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epidermal scales

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stratum corneum disposed on overlapping folds of the epidermis

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squamates (snakes, lizards)

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large, thin, quadrilateral or polygonal scales

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scutes

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scutes of turtles

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thick plastron
thinner carapace

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where do epidermal scales develop in birds

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where there are no feathers (facial area, legs, feet)

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have hair and scales interspersed over the entire body

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armadillos

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34
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where are scales in mammals found

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legs and tails

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35
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inner layer of scales of lizards and snakes

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deposited

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36
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outer layer of scales of lizards and snakes

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shed at next molt (ecdysis)

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ecdysis lizards

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large patches

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38
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ecdysis snakes

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outer layer of entire body

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modifications of the stratum corneum at the ends of the digits

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claws, hooks, nails

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parts of claw, hooks, nails

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  1. unguis
  2. subunguis
  3. cuneus
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horny dorsal plate

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unguis

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softer ventral plate

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subunguis

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43
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calluslie, cornified; ungulates

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cuneus

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having hoofs; of or belonging to a former group of all mammals having hoofs.

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ungulates

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wrap partially around the terminal phalanx

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  • unguis
  • subunguis
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  • basal amniotes, birds, and most mammals
  • curved and laterally compressed keratinized projections from the tips of the digits
  • protects the tips of the digits from mechanical injury
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claws or talons

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digits of the wings

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talons

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  • plates are highly packed, keratinized cells
  • protection, scratching, and manipulation
  • formed by cells in matrix
49
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cuticle

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eponychium

50
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  • enlarged keratinized plates at the tips of the ungulate digits
  • thick unguis of a hoof is U or V shaped which consists of dead cells
51
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  • distinguish birds from all other vertebrates
  • nonvascular and nonnervous products of the epidermis and keratinizing system
52
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Morphological varieties of feathers

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  1. contour feather
  2. down feather (plumules)
  3. hairlike feathers (filoplumes)
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gives the bird its contour or general shape

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contour feather

54
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parts of the contour feather

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  1. shaft
  2. calamus (quill)
  3. rachis
  4. vane
  5. superior umbilicus
  6. afterfeather
  7. inferior umbilicus
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horny part of feather

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vane bearing

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flattened

58
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  • smooth erector muscles inserted on the walls of feather follicles
  • with extrinsic integumentary muscles, it enable a bird to fluff its feathers
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arrectores plumarum

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distinctive tracts

60
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where is pterylae absent

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  • ostriches
  • penguins
61
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  • small, fluffy feather lying underneath and between contour feathers
  • short calamus
  • crown of barbs w/o hooklets
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down feather (plumules)

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down feather (plumules)

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  • short calamus
  • crown of barbs w/o hooklets
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  • shaft have a few barbs and associated barbules at the tip
  • follicles are richly supplied with tactile nerve endings
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hairlike feather (filoplumes)

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follicles of filoplumes are richly supplied with what?

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tactile nerve endings

65
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  • screen eyes, ear and nasal openings of foreign matter
  • around the mouth are tactile receptors
  • w/o terminal barbs
  • head and neck
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epidermal growths that function in protection

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main parts of hair

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  • shaft
  • root
  • follicle
68
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found around the hair

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  1. sebaceous gland
  2. arrector pili muscle
  3. hair root plexus (touch)
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insulators

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sensitive tactile organs

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Different types of fur

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  1. guard hair
  2. underfur
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large, coarse hairs and found on the outer surface of the fur

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guard hairs

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beneath the guard hairs and usually much finer and shorter

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Morphology of the hair

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  1. root
  2. shaft
  3. cuticle
  4. hair cortex
  5. hair medulla
75
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  • base of the hair
  • hair cells are cornifying and dying
  • not separated from the follicular wall
76
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remaining length of hair

77
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What does a single hair have

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  1. dense keratin
  2. air vacuoles
  3. melanin granules
78
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  • smooth muscle inserted on the wall of each hair follicle
  • makes the hair stand erect in response to cold, fear, or anger
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arrector pili muscle

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  • found only in mammals
  • composed of skina nd underlying bone
  • organs of offense, defense and display
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horns and antlers

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  • surface is composed of keratin
  • associated integument produces tough, cornified sheat that fits over the bony core
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  • simple unbranched structures that are never shed
  • found in males and females
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bovine horns (true horns)

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have true horns

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Artiodactyls of family Bovidae

83
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branched and the horny covering is shed annually

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pronghorns

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  • composd of agglutinated keratinized hairlike epidermal fibers that form a solid horn perched on a roughened area of the nasal bone
  • present in both sexes and are not shed
85
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  • overlying living skin shapes and provides vascular supply to the growing bone
  • not cornified structure but dermal bone attached to the frontal lobe
  • only in males except in reindeer and caribou
  • shedding is under hormonal control
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overlying living skin

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have antlers

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Family Cervidae (deer, elk, moose)

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animals that have antlers in female

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  • reindeer
  • caribou
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  • resemble stunted antlers
  • short bony projections of the frontal bones
  • remain in velvet throughout life
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giraffe horns

90
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  • seies of keratinized plates that arise from the integument
  • act as strainers to extract food from water gulped by the animal
  • seen in mysticete whales
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Baleen or whalebone

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where are baleen or whalebone found

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mysticete whales

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Other cornified structures

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  1. rattles
  2. beaks
  3. rooster’s comb
  4. ischial callosities
  5. knee pads
  6. tori
  7. corns and calluses
93
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rings of horny stratum corneum that remain after each molt

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covered with horny sheath

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covered with a thick, warty stratum corneum

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rooster’s comb

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Hard, bare “sitting pads” on the buttocks

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ischial callosities

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found in camels

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apical pads in cats

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are thick, hardened layers of skin that develop when the skin tries to protect itself against friction or pressure

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Corns and calluses

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  • dense connective tissue layer, contiains blood vessels, collagenous fibers, nerves, pigment cells, fat cells, and fibroblasts
  • support, cushion, and nourish the epidermis
  • macrophages and lymphocytes
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two major regions of the dermis

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  1. papillary layer
  2. reticular layer
102
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  • upper dermal region
  • dermal papillae
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papillary layer

103
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deepest skin layer

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reticular layer

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primitive fishes

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  1. ostracoderms and placoderms
  2. hagfishes and lampreys
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integument produced prominent bony plates or dermal armor that encased their bodies in an exoskeleton

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ostracoderms and placoderms

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dermal bone is lost and the skin is smooth and without scales

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hagfishes and lampreys

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  • dermal bone is absent
  • covered with placoid scales
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chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)

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scales in chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)

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placoid scales

109
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dermis composed of the superficial loose connective tissue and a deeper layer of dense fibrous connective tissue

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bony fishes

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Types of scales in bony fishes

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  1. cosmoid scales
  2. ganoid scales
  3. teleost scales
111
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  • in primitive sarcopterygians
  • composed of thick, well developed layer of dentine beneath a thin layer of enamel
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cosmoid scales

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where are cosmoid scales found

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sarcopterygians

113
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  • with thick surface coat of enamel and with an underlying layer of dentin
  • dermal bone forms the foundation
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ganoid scales

114
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forms the foundation of ganoid scales

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dermal bone

115
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where are ganoid scales found

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  • Garke
  • Sturgeon scutes
116
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  • lacks enamel, dentin and a vascular bone
  • with lamellar bone which is acellular and mostly non-calcified
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teleost scales

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two types of teleost scales

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  1. cycloid scale
  2. ctenoid scale
118
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composed of concentric rings

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cycloid scales

119
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with a fringe of projections along its posterior margin

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ctenoid scales

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