Week 8 - Integumentary Flashcards
B
Sebaceous gland (oil gland)
C
Arrector pili muscle
D
Sudoriferous gland (Sweat)
E
Hair follicle
What type of cell is most common in the epidermis
Keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
F
Epidermis
What type of cell is the dermis
Dense irregular connective tissue
G
Dermis - dense irregular connective tissue
Superficial fascia is what type of tissue
Areolar connective tissue
H
Superficial facia/hypodermis/subcutaneous layer
What type of skin is this and where can it be found
Thick skin - plantar skin of the foot
What type of skin is this and why
Thin skin as the stratum corneum is thinner than in thick skin
What are the most common cell types found in the dermis
Fibroblasts
A
Stratum corneum of the epidermis of thick skin
B
Stratum lucidium of the epidermis of skin - only present thick skin
C
Stratum granulosum of the epidermis of skin. Flattened keratinocytes
D
Stratum spinosum of the epidermis of skin: several layers of irregular polyhedral keratinocytes
E
Stratum basale of the epidermis of skin: a single layer of cuboid or columnar cells which undergo mitosis division. Mostly keratinocytes but melanocytes are also present here
Do darker skinned individuals have more melanocytes or do their melanocytes produce more melanin?
Their melanocytes produce more melanin
A
A: Stratum Corneum of epidermis of thin skin
B
Stratum granulosum of epidermis of thin skin
C
Stratum spinosum of epidermis of thin skin
D
Stratum basale
A and B respectively
Dermial papillae and reticular layer of the dermis
