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Integumentary System Flashcards

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Largest single organ of the body.

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Skin

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Typically accounting for 15% to 20% of total body weight and, in adults, presenting 1.5 to 2m 2 of surface to the external environment.

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Skin

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The skin in composed of: [2]

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  1. epidermis
  2. dermis
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an epithelial layer of ectodermal origin.

[epi/dermis]

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Epidermis

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a layer of mesodermal connective tissue.

[epi/dermis]

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Dermis

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A stratified squamous keratinized epithelium composed of cells.

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Keratinocytes

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[5] Functions of skin

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  1. Protection
  2. Sensory
  3. Thermoregulatory
  4. Metabolic
  5. Sexual signaling
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2 types of skin

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  1. Thick skin
  2. Thin skin
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Covers the palms and soles.

[types of skin]

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Thick skin

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400 to 1400 μm (1.4 mm).

[types of skin]

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Thick skin

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Covers the whole body except the palms and the soles.

[types of skin]

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Think skin

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Varies from 75 to 150 μm.

[types of skin]

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Thin skin

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[5] Layers of Epidermis

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  1. Stratum basale / Stratum Germinativum / Basal layer
  2. Stratum spinosum / Spinous layer / Prickle Layer
  3. Stratum granulosum / Granular layer
  4. Stratum lucidum / Clear Layer
  5. Stratum corneum / Horny layer
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[2] Layers of Dermis

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  1. Papillary Layer
  2. Reticular Layer
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[3] Types of hair

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  1. Lanugo hair
  2. Vellus hair
  3. Terminal hair
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Deepest, single layer of cuboidal to low columnar cells in contact with basement membrane.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum basale

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Mitosis occurs here.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum basale

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Melanocytes and Merkel cells also present.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum basale

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Thickest layer.

[layers of epidermis]

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Stratum spinosum

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Consists of polyhedral cells with histologic appearance of many short “spines” or prickles at the cell surface.

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Stratum spinosum

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Several layers of keratinocytes all joined by desmosomes; Langerhans cells also present.

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Stratum spinosum

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3-5 layers of keratinocytes with distinct keratohyaline granules.

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Stratum ganulosum

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2-3 layers of anucleate, dead cells; seen only in thick skin.

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Stratum lucidum

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Most superficial layer .

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Stratum corneum

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Consists of 20-30 layers of dead, flattened, anucleate, keratin filled keratinocytes. [layers of epidermis]
Stratum corneum
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Protects against friction and water loss. [layers of epidermis]
Stratum corneum
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[3] parts of the hair.
1. cuticle 2. cortex 3. medulla
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[3] Appendages of Skin
1. Cutaneous Sensory Receptors 2. Nails 3. Glands
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Hard plates of keratin on the dorsal surface of each distal phalanx.
Nails
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[5] Cutaneous Sensory Receptors
1. Free Nerve Endings 2. Basal Merkel Cells 3. Ruffini's Corpuscles 4. Meissner Corpuscles 5. Pacinian Corspuscle
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detects pain and temperature extremes. [cutaneous sensory receptors]
Free Nerve Endings
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mechanical receptor that responds to pressure and touch. [cutaneous sensory receptors]
Basal Merkel Cells
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responds to sustain pressure. [cutaneous sensory receptors]
Raffini's Corpuscles
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detects light touch. [cutaneous sensory receptors]
Meissner Corpuscles
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detects pressure and firm touch. [cutaneous sensory receptors]
Pacinian Corpuscles
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[2] Types of Glands
1. Sebaceous glands 2. Sweat glands
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Simple, Branched alveolar glands, Holocrine gland. [glands]
Sebaceous glands
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Numerous in the face, forehead, and scalp. [glands]
Sebaceous glands
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Generally absent in hairless skin such as the palms and soles. [glands]
Sebaceous glands
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Produce sebum by terminal differentiation of sebocytes. [glands]
Sebaceous glands
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Coiled tubular glands. [glands]
Sweat glands
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Produces sweat – thermoregulator. [glands]
Sweat glands
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[2] Types of Sweat glands
1. Eccrine sweat glands 2. Apocrine sweat glands
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Produce sweat that is mostly water onto the skin surface, where its evaporation provides an important mechanism for cooling the body. [sweat glands]
Eccrine sweat glands
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Restricted to skin of the axillae and perineum, have much wider lumens than eccrine glands, develop after puberty, and secrete protein-rich sweat onto the hair of hair follicles. [sweat glands]
Apocrine sweat glands
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superficial layer; epithelial coat. [epi/dermis]
Epidermis
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Made up of connective tissue (innermost layer) [epi/dermis]
Dermis
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Most numerous in palms and soles.
Merkel cells
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Area of cell growth (white semicircle at base of nail).
Nails
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