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What does the integumentary system consist of?

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hair
skin
nails
sweat glands
sebaceous glands (oil)

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What is Skin made up of?

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Stratified squamous keratinized epithelia

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What membrane makes up skin?

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Cutaneous membrane

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What is only connective and is found in joints?

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Synovial membrane

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What is never found alone?

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Epithelial tissue

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How many distinct regions makes up skin?

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2

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What are the distinct regions that make up skin?

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Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis (does not really count)

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All of what are derived from Epithelial dermis?

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Hair, skin, and nails

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What are keratin filaments also known as?

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Intermediate filaments, found in desmosomes

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What are vesicles?

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Just a water balloon, holds secretions (water)

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When you hear papillary think….

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peg

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Epidermis is made up of…

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Keratinocyte (most abundant cell type)

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How many epidermal cells fall off in a day?

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Millions slough off in a day

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How are epidermal cells connected?

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With desmosomes

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Epidermis is:

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-superficial region
- consists of epithelial tissue and is avascular

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Dermis is…

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-Underlies dermis
-mostly fibrous connective tissue, vascular

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Hypodermis is…

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-Superficial facia
-subcutaneous layer deep to skin
-not part of skin, shares functions
-mostly adipose, absorbs shock and insulates
-anchor skin to muscles

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Tonofilaments are…

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Weblike system of prekeratin

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Melanocytes are…

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Spider shaped, produce melanin, packed into melanosomes

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What do melanocytes do?

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Protect against from UV damage

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What makes up melanin?

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aminoacid Tyricinaise

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Macrophage means…

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eat things

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Dendritic (Langerhans) cells

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Star shaped, branches

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What do Dendritic cells do?

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Patrol deep epidermis, key activators of the immune system

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Tactile (Merkel) cells are....
Sensory receptors that sense touch
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How many layers make up the Epidermis?
4 or 5
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What are the 4-5 layers of the epidermis?
Stratum Basale Stratum Spinosum Stratum Granulosum Stratum Lucidum Stratum Corneum
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What layer is the base layer?
Stratum Basale
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What layer is the prickly layer with tonofilaments?
Stratum Spinosum
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What layer only is thick skin?
Stratum Lucidum
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What does the Stratum Corneum do?
protect, prevent water entering, abrasion, deeper cells
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Thin skin has how much strata?
4
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Thick skin has how much strata?
5, high abrasion areas, hands and feet
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Apoptosis is...
Program cell death
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When does the cells die?
At stratum granulosum
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What is the dermis?
Strong connective tissue, cells include fibroblasts (matrix), macrophages
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What does the dermis contain?
Blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic vessels
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What are the two layers of the dermis?
Papillary and Reticular
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What is papillary?
Only 20%, peglike
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What is reticular?
80%, dense irregular tissue
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What is a blister?
When you separate your epidermis from your dermis
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Friction ridges are known as...
finger prints, has plenty of sweat glands
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What are friction ridges for?
Grasping, gripping
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What are lines of cleavage?
collagen fibers, like wood grain
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Where are fixure lines visible?
On hands, feet and allows for your to not damage skin
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What are the two types of melanin?
Carotene and hemoglobin
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What is carotene?
yellow to orange coloration, converts to vitamin A for vision and epidermal health
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What is hemoglobin?
pinkish hue of fair skin to lower levels in melanin, Caucasians is more transparent
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What is a homeostatic imbalance?
Alterations in skin color can indicate disease
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What is cyanosis?
Blue skin color due to low oxygen, low hemoglobin
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What is Erythema?
Reddening of the skin due to fever, hypertension, inflammation or allergy
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What is pallor?
Pale skin or blanching, anemia, low blood pressure, fever, and anger
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What is jaundice?
Yellowing of the skin, liver disorder (block of bilirubin), treated with UV light
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What is bronzing?
inadequate steroid hormones (Addison's disease)
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What makes up hair?
Dead keratinized cells
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What functions do hair play apart in?
Protection from sunlight, and from heat loss Guards against trauma Warn of insects on skin
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Another name for hair
pili
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What part of hair do we see?
shaft
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What is a hair matrix?
Actively dividing area of bulb that produces hair cells. Makes new cells, pushes older ones upward)
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What is arrector pili?
A small band of smooth muscle attached to follicle, causes goose bumps
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Hair papilla
Dermal tissue (supplies nutrients)
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Vellus hair
like velvet, very fine
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Termal Hair
Coarse hair, long Nutrition and hormones affect growth, average 2.25 mm growth per week, and lose 90 scalp hairs daily (found almost everywhere)
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Alopecia
Thinning after age 40
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What is true baldness (Frank)?
Hair thinning due to sex, genetic, and can be caused due to: acutely high fever, surgery, emotional trauma, some medications, can be reversible, some like burns and radiation is not
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Nails:
A protective covering for fingers and toes, grows 2-4mm each week. The nail bed is keratinized, with epidermis underneath, nail matrix (lunule) responsible for nail growth, appears white
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What are some names of glands?
Sudoriferous glands Apocrine glands Merocrine glands
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Sudoriferous glands:
About 3 million per person
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Merocrine glands:
-Sweat glands -most abundant -fight or flight -thermoregulation -Contracts upon nervous system stimulation to force sweat into ducts -Protect and kills things
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Insensible perspiration:
Sweating, using up the body's water for no reason, like sitting in a chair
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Apocrine Glands:
-Confined to axillary and anogenital areas -Secrete milky or yellowish sweat that contains fatty substances and protein -Bacteria breakdown sweat, leading to body odor -aids in finding a partner in scent (unique aroma) picked by your body
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What are the modified apocrine glands?
Ceruminous (earwax) secretes cerumen mammary glands secretes milk
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Sebaceous (oil) glands:
-only where you have hair -skin barrier -Kills bacteria and conditions hair -inactive during puberty
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Lonlen-
sheep sebum
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White heads:
Blocked sebaceous glands, when secretion oxidizes, it becomes a black head
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Acne is
Infectious inflammation
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What is cradle cap (seborrhea)?
Overactive sebaceous glands
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What is Calcitriol?
What the skin makes, in return makes vitamin D, sends it to the liver, which is then sent to the skin. Made when in contact with UV light
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What does Calcitriol do?
Allows you to absorb calcium from food
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What happens when you have too much calcitriol?
Too much calcium causes osteoporosis
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What are the three types of skin cancer?
Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Melanoma
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Most common skin cancer
Basal cell carcinoma, 99% fixed with surgical excision
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Second most common Skin cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma, usually scaly (surgical or radiation)
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At what size does a spot need to be looked at?
pencil eraser
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What is fibrosis?
Scar
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Regeneration
When the body makes up new skin

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