TOPIC 9 - INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Flashcards
It covers the entire outer surface of the body.
Skin or cutis
Skin or cutis is consists of how many layers?
2 layers
Epidermis is an outer layer formed by an epithelium of what germ layer origin?
Ectodermal
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What is the subcutaneous layer of loose CT beneath the epidermis and dermis?
Hypodermis or subcutis
What is the function of hypodermis or subcutis?
It binds skin to underlying structures
What are the appendages of the skin?
- Hair
- Nails
- Sweat glands
- Sebaceous glands
What is the collective term for skin and skin appendages?
Integumentary system
Among the three layers of skin, which is the darker?
Epidermis
At transition from epidermis to dermis, staining becomes lighter. True or False?
True
Among the three layers of skin, which is the lightest visible layer?
Hypodermis
Among the three layers of skin, this is consists of dense irregular connective tissue.
Dermis
Epidermis is much thicker than dermis. True or False?
False
This creates an irregular border between the epidermis and dermis.
Dermal papilla
Hypodermis is consist of mainly what tissue?
Adipose tissue
Dense connective tissue may extend form dermis into the hypodermis and anchor skin to the underlying structures. True or False?
True
Give the type of epithelium of epidermis.
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
What is main function of epidermis?
Protect body from harmful influences in the environment and against fluid loss
It is the layer of cells completely filled with keratin filaments which are embedded in a dense matrix of proteins.
Stratum corneum
Individual cells are difficult to identify in stratum corneum. True or False?
True
Cells are what shape in stratum corneum?
Flat
Nuclei can still be identified in stratum corneum. True or False?
False
Other term for keratin filaments
Horny cells
This layer of epidermis is consists of several layers of flattened dead cells.
Stratum lucidum
Unlike stratum corneum, stratum lucidum can be identified in thin skin. True or False?
False
The stratum granulosum also consists of a few layers of flattened cells. True or False?
True
What is the numerous fine granules present in the cytoplasm of cells in stratum granulosum?
Keratohyalin
Keratohyalin is found in membrane bound organelles and in the cytoplasm of the cells. True or False?
False, only in the cytoplasm of the cells.
The cells of the stratum spinosum is in what shape?
Irregularly polygonal
What separate the cells in stratum spinosum?
Narrow and translucent clefts
What gives the “spine” appearance in stratum spinosum?
Spine-like cytoplasmic extension of the cells
Electron microscope can reveal the membrane-bound lamellar granules in the cytoplasm of spinous cells in stratum spinosum. True or False?
True
It is the deepest layer of epidermis, closest to the dermis.
Stratum basale/germinativum
What is the epithelium present in stratum/basale germinativum?
Simple cuboidal/columnar epithelium
Stratum basale/germinativum rest on the basement membrane. True or False?
True
Red hues of the skin are due to ___ in the red blood cell which pass through the capillaries beneath the epidermis.
Hemoglobin
Yellow hues of the skin are due to ____ which accumulates in fat cells found in the dermis and hypodermis.
Carotene
Brown color of the skin is due to ____ which is produced in the skin by _____.
Melanin, melanocytes
Where is melanocytes located?
Epidermis
Melanin is located in membrane-bound organelles called _____ inside melanocytes.
Melanosomes
Cell bodies of melanocytes are easy to distinguish in ordinary light microscope. True or False?
False
Melanocytes can transfer melanin to basal cell keratinocytes. True or False?
True
Keratin protects the chromosomes of mitotically active basal cells against UV-induced damage. True or False?
False, it is the melanin.
Pigmentation of skin is controlled by the light only. True or False?
False
Pigmentation is not only under the control of light but also by hormones produced by the _____ and adrenal ____.
Pituitary and adrenal
Disease of pituitary and endocrine organs results in changes of pigmentation of the skin. True or False?
True
Melanocytes are from what germ layer origin?
Ectodermal