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TEST 1 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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What is integument?

A

Skin

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2
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What are the three characteristics of the epidermis?

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Most superficial layer, avascular, and keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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3
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What do holocrine glands excrete?

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Oil

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4
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What is a comedo? What is an opened and closed comedo?

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Sebum plugged sebaceous gland. Opened=black head, closed=white head

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5
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What does the sebaceous gland secrete?

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Produce oily secretion which coats epidermis and hair

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6
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What colors does hemoglobin give off?

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Pink or blue

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7
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What are tactile cells?

A

Sense touch

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8
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What kind of tissue does the reticular have?

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Dense irregular CT

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9
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What are the five stratum of the dermis? (Deep to superficial)

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Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum

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10
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What is the function of the nails?

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Protection of the digits

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11
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What is friction ridges? And example

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Folds in epidermis for grasping ex. Fingertips

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12
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What does thick skin contain?

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Swear glands only

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13
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What does the reticular layer contain?

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Blood vessels, collagen, hair follicles, glands and nerves

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14
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How does the integumentary system use sensory perception?

A

Tactile cells (Merkle cells)

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15
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What is the anatomy of apocrine gland?

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Large coiled tubes

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16
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What is a cyst?

A

Fluid filled nodule

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17
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How does the integumentary system use metabolic regulation?

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The UV rays turn into vitamin d which turns into calcium and phosphorus and is absorbed

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18
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What are the three types of hair?

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Lanugo, vellus, terminal

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19
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What are the two characteristics of the hypodermis?

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Deepest, highly vascularized

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20
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What does the papillary layer contain?

A

Dermal papillae and epidermal ridges, capillaries and sensory receptors

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21
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How does the integumentary system use excretion/secretion?

A

Perspiration and sebum (oily substance used for lubrication)

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22
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What connective tissue is found in the papillary layer?

A

Aerolar CT

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23
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What is terminal hair?

A

Coarse, pigmented and longer

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24
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what are the three regions of of hair?

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Shaft, bulb, and root

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25
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What pigments are found in skin?

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Hemoglobin, melanin, carotene

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26
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How many layers is stratum granulosum?

A

3-5 layers

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27
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What is a nevus? And an example

A

Overgrowth of melanocytes EX. Mole

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28
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How many layers are there in thin skin?

A

4

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29
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What are the layers of CT in the dermis?

A

Papillary layer and reticular layer

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30
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What is a nodule?

A

Deeper pus filled legion

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31
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What are epidermal dendritic cells?

A

Trigger immune response

32
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What does Merocrine excrete?

A

Watery solution on skin

33
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How many layers are there in stratum basale?

34
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What are the cells like in stratum lucidum?

A

Pale and featureless

Filled with eleiden

35
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How many layers are there in stratum corneum?q

36
Q

What strata are nails derived from?

A

Stratum corneum

37
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How many layers are in stratum spinosum?

38
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What do sudoriferous glands excrete?

39
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What are the three layers of the integumentary system starting from most superficial?

A

Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis

40
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What’s happening with the cells in stratum granulosum?

A

Keratinzation, squamous, dying, strong and water insoluable

41
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What do apocrine glands excrete?

A

Proteins that feed bacteria that become stinky

42
Q

What muscle is attached to each strand of hair?

A

Arrector pilli muscle

43
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What is a hemangioma? And example

A

Proliferation of blood vessels ex. Strawberry birthmark

44
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What tissues are found in the hypodermis?

A

Aerolar and adipose CT

45
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What are the six functions of hair?

A

Protection, heat retention, expression, sensory reception, visual identification, chemical signal dispersal

46
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Where is thick skin found?

A

Palms, fingers, toes, soles

47
Q

What is the structure of hair?

A

Columns of keratinocytes

48
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How many layers are found in thick skin?

49
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Is the reticular layer superficial or deep? Is it the majority of the dermis?

A

Deep. Yes it is the majority

50
Q

What are the three accessory organs?

A

Nails, hair, glands

51
Q

What does thin skin contain?

A

Sweat and sebaceous glands, hair follicles

52
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What is eleiden?

A

Intermediate keratin maturation product

53
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What is stratum basale the site of?

54
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What are melanocytes?

A

Produce and store melanin

55
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What are accessory organs?

A

Structure that grow from invagintions of the epidermis

56
Q

How does the integumentary system use immune defense?

A

Epidermal dendritic cells (langerhans cells)

57
Q

What 3 variations can happen on the epidermis?

A

Thickness, color, markings

58
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is the papillary layer superficial or deep?

A

Superficial

59
Q

What are the three phases of hair growth?

A

Anagen (longest period), Catagen, telolgen.

60
Q

What colors does melanin give off?

A

Dark, increase with UV exposure

61
Q

What is Lanugo hair?

A

Fine, unpigmented, found on fetus

62
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What is a Papule?

A

Dome shaped fluid filled pustule

63
Q

What are the seven functions of the integumentary system?

A

Protection, prevents water loss, temperature regulation, metabolic regulation,immune defense, sensory perception, and excretion/secretion

64
Q

What three cells are found in stratum basale?

A

Keratinocytes, melanocytes, and tactile cells

65
Q

Where is the dermis found?

A

Deep to epidermis

66
Q

Where is thin skin found?

A

Most of the body

67
Q

Merocrine anatomy

A

Small coiled tubules

68
Q

What cells are found in stratum spinosum?

A

Specialized non-dividing keratinocytes
Desmosomes
Epidermal dendritic cells

69
Q

What are the cells like in stratum corneum?

A

Dead keratinocytes, microorganisms

70
Q

What are the three functions of the hypodermis?

A

protection, energy storage, insulation

71
Q

What are keratinocytes?

A

Divisible, produce keratin

72
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How many layers are in stratum lucidum?

73
Q

What are two examples of modified apocrine glands?

A

Creminous glands and mammary glands

74
Q

What are the cells in nails derived from?

A

They are densely packed with hard keratin

75
Q

Of the five strata, which one is only seen with thick skin?

A

Stratum lucidum

76
Q

What colors does carotene give off?

A

Yellow/orange from food

77
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What is vellus hair?

A

Fine, lightly pigmented, all over body

Anatomy Lecture- Exam 1 (8 decks)

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