Week 13 (exam 4) Flashcards
What is the integumentary system?
Skin and whatever derives from it-
Hair
Nails
What are the accessory structures of the integumentary system?
Hair, nails and various exocrine glands
What are the 2 basic layers of the skin?
1) epidermis
2) dermis
What are cornified cells?
Lost all moisture
On top of epithelium
Dead layer
Has keratin
What is keratin?
Protein in these cells
Makes up hair and fingernails
Where and what is the hypodermis?
Under dermis
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What are the functions of the skin?
Protection- sturdy cover
Excretion- salt, water and organic waste removal
Temp maintenance- insulation and evaporation
Synthesis vitamins- D3 and important to calcium metabolism
Touch detection- various senses
What is the epidermis?
Stratified squamous epithelium
Seals water in
What are the cells of the epidermis called?
Keratinocytes
What is the subcutaneous layer or hypodermis or superficial fascia and what cells is it made of?
Innermost layer of the skin
Areolar and adipose tissue
Not part of integument
What are the 2 complex interfaces of the skin?
Dermal papillae
Epidermal ridges
What is dermal papillae?
Squiggly lines project upwards
What is epidermal ridges?
Squiggly lines project downwards to interlock with them
What are the 6 layers of the epidermis?
1) stratum Corneum
2) stratum lucidum
3) stratum granulosum
4) stratum spinosum
5) stratum germinativum
6) basal lamina (basement membrane)
What is the deepest layer of the epithelium?
Stratum germinativum or stratum basale
What are cells of the stratum germinativum or stratum basale attached by and to what?
Hemideamosomes
Basal lamina
Why is basal lamina’s surface area increased?
Because it is folded
Why are the folds of the basal lamina good?
Because it increases the strength of attachment between the epidermis and underlying dermis
The pattern of epidermal ridges is reflected where?
An outer surface of skin
Ex: fingerprints
The stratum germinativum is dominated by what cells?
Basal cells or germinative cells
Merkel cells
Melanocytes
What are basal or germjnative cells?
Stem cells whose division replace cells above them as they are worn away
What are merkel cells?
Only in skin areas with no hair
Sensitive to touch
The daughter cells produced by the basal cells are pushed upwards into what layer?
Stratum spinosum
Stratum spinosum consists have several or few layers?
Several
What do stratum spinosum fella look like and why?
Cells looks like miniature pin cushions
Because the cytoplasm of these cells shrunk while the cytoskeletal elements remain intact
How are the stratum spinosum connected to one another?
Desmosomes
What causes the thickness of the cells?
The continue division of the cells
What layer is above the stratum spinosum?
Stratum granulosum- “grainy layer”
What happens in the stratum granulosum?
Cells engage in a process that will result in their destruction
Will produce non living protective layer of dead cells that lie above
Cells grow thinner and flatter- membrane thickens and become less permeable)
Nuclei and other organelle disintegrate and cells die
What does the stratum granulosum cells produce?
Keratin
Keratohyalin
What is keratin?
A tough fibrous protein
Basic structural component of hair and nails
What is keratohyalin?
Forms dense granules in cytoplasm that promotes dehydration of the cell and cross linking keratin fibers
What is the dead layer called?
Stratum corneum
What happens in the stratum corneum layer?
Cells are keratinized or cornified
Cells remain tightly connected by desmosomes
Why skin sheds in sheets
Water resistant but not water proof
What is sensible perspiration?
Different from sweating which is carried out by specialized sweat glands
What tissues is the dermis layer made of?
Areolar tissue and reticular tissue
What are the 2 layers of the dermis and explain
1) papillary layer- areolar tissue
Layer of skin affected by dermatitis (poison ivy)
2) reticular layer- mesh work of dense irregular tissue
What is skin color a result of?
Epidermal pigmentation
Dermal circulation
What are the 2 pigments?
1) carotene
2) melanin