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What are the 2 components of the integumentary system?

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  1. Cutaneous Membrane

2. Accessory Structures

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What is included in the cutaneous membrane? (2)

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  1. Epidermis

2. Dermis

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What is included in the Accessory Structures? (3)

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  1. Hair
  2. Nails
  3. Glands
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Functions of the Integumentary System? (4)

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  1. Protection
  2. Heat regulation
  3. Excretion of urea and uric acid
  4. Synthesizes Vitamin D
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What does the integumentary system protect the body from? (6)

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  1. Mechanical Damage
  2. Chemical Damage
  3. Bacterial Damage
  4. Thermal Damage
  5. UV radiation
  6. Desiccation
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Characteristics of the epidermis (4)

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  1. Stratified squamous epithelium
  2. Lacks blood vessels but can divide
  3. As new cells grow, the older cells get pushed to the surface
  4. Outer most layers are dead
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The 4 cell types of the Epidermis

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  1. Keratinocytes (90%)
  2. Melanocytes (8%)
  3. Langerhan Cells
  4. Merkel Cells
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Characteristics of…

Keratinocytes

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  • produce keratin

- provide protection

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Characteristics of…

Melanocytes

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  • produce melanin pigments which protects against UV radiation
  • melanin transferred to other cells with long cell processes
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Characteristics of…

Langerhan Cells

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  • from bone marrow

- part of an immune response

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Stem cells divide to produce __________ at the basal lamina

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Keratinocytes

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As keratinocytes are pushed up towards the surface…

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  • They will fill with keratin and oils
  • They slowly die
  • Its a 4 week journey unless the outer layers are removed by abrasion
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Layers of the Epidermis (5)

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  1. Stratum Germinativum
  2. Stratum Spinosum
  3. Stratum Granulosum
  4. Stratum Lucidum
  5. Stratum Corneum
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Characteristics of Stratum Germativum (2)

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  1. Deepest single layer of cells

2. Combination of merkel cells, melanocytes, kerytinocytes and stem cells that divide repeatedly

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How are cells attached in the Stratum Germativum layer?

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Cells attached to each other and to the basal lamina by desmosomes & hemidesmosomes

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Characteristics of the Stratum Spinosum (3)

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  1. 8-10 cell layers held together by desmosomes
  2. Melanin taken in by the phagocytosis from near by melanocytes
  3. During slide preparation cells shrink and look spiny
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Characteristics of Stratum Granulosum (3)

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  1. 3 to 5 layers of flat dying cells
  2. Show nuclear degeneration
  3. Contain dark-staining keratohyalin granules
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What are keratohyalin granules?

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They release lipids that repel water

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Characteristics of Stratum Lucidum (2)

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  1. Seen in think skin on palms and soles of feet ONLY

2. 3 to 5 layers of clear, flat, dead cells

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Characteristics of Stratum Corneum (4)

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  1. 25 to 30 layers of flat dead cells filled with keratin and surrounded by lipids
  2. Continuously shed
  3. Barrier to light, heat, water, chemicals and bacteria
  4. Friction stimulates callus formation
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2 types of Skin Thickness

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  1. Thick Skin

2. Thin Skin

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Think Skin

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  • Palmar and Planter surface
  • About 30 layers of Stratum Corneum
  • All 5 layers
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Thin Skin

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  • Rest of body surfaces
  • Fewer layers of Stratum Corneum
  • No Stratum Lucidum
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  • Stratum germativum forms ridges that extend into the dermis
  • Increases area of contact for better grip
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Epidermal Ridges

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-Produced in the epidermis by melanocytes
Melanin
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Facts about Melanocytes
- Same number of melanocytes in everyone but different amounts of pigment produced - UV in sunlight increases melanin production
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Melanin production is in response to...
Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone
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Melanocytes convert _________ to melanin?
Tyrosine
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True/ False: There are several different types of melanin.
True
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Typical brown or black melanin
Eumelanin
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Red brown version of melanin
Pheomelanin
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Freckles or liver spots...
Melanocytes in a patch
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Benign localized overgrowth of melanocytes
Nevus or mole
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Inherited lack of tyrosine; no pigment
Albinism
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- Yellow orange pigment (precursor of Vitamin A) | - Found in stratum Corneum & Subcutaneous
Carotine
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- Red, oxygen-carrying pigment in blood cells | - if other pigments are not present, epidermis is translucent and pinkness will be evident
Homoglobin
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What are the 2 layers the dermis is composed of?
- Papillary Layer | - Reticular Layer
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What does the Papilary Layer of the Dermis consist of?
- Areolar Connective Tissue - Capillaries and Neurons - Dermal Papillae
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What does the Reticular Layer of the Dermis consist of?
- Anchoring layer - Large vessels, nerves, adiposcytes, arrector pili muscle - Dense irregular connective tissue - Collagen-strength - Elastic-strength, flexibility
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These provide blood supply to the skin... (2)
- Cutaneous Plexus | - Papillary Plexus
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- Network of arteries & veins supplying the skin | - In the subcutaneous layer
Cutaneous Plexus
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- Follows the epidermal and dermal boundary | - Helps nourish the epidermal layer
Papillary Plexus
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The stretching of fibers, loss of their elasticity, breaking of fibers
Stretch marks
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Stretch marks form due to...
- Decrease in fiber elasticity | - Tearing of fibers
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Also called the superficial fascia or the subcutaneous layer...
Hypodermis
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What does the hypodermis consist of...?
- Areolar Connective Tissue - Adipose connective tissue (insulator) - Collagen and Elastic fibers - No distinct boundary with dermis - Major blood vessels & nerves - Stabilizes skin
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Hair (an accessory structure) is on most surfaces except... (4)
1. Plantar and Palmer Surfaces 2. Parts of digits 3. Lips 4. Eyelids (except eye lashes)
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True/False: Hair number is fixed at birth?
True
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What are the types of hair... (3)
1. Vellus (peach fuzz) 2. Terminal (thicker with darker pigment) 3. Intermediate (arms) * Hair is based on body location, age, and gender
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The 3 basic parts of hair...
1. Shaft- mostly projects above the surface of the skin 2. Root- Penetrates into the dermis 3. Bulb- is the base of the follicle
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Each hair consists of... (3)
1. Cuticle (outer most) 2. Cortex (middle) 3. Medulla (inner most)
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What is hair composed of?
Dead keratinized epidermal cells
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What does a hair follicle consist of?
(hair follicles surround the root) | -Has many sheaths and layers
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Functions of hair... (3)
1. Protection 2. Reduction of heat loss 3. Sensing light touch
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Part of hair that... - Sensory nerves surrounding follide - Detect hair movement
Root hair Plexus
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Part of hair that... - is made up of smooth muscle - Moves hair - Causes "goose bumps"
Arrector Pili
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Stages of hair growth... (3)
1. Anagen Stage 2. Catagen Stage 3. Telogen Stage
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- Lasts from 2 to 6 years depending on the boy part | - matrix cells at base of hair root producing length
Anagen Stage
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- Lasts up to 2 weeks | - Matrix cells inactive and follide atrophies
Catagen Stage
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- Hair follicle remains dormant | - Hair is eventually pushed out by new hair as cycle renews
Telogen Stage
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This is the result of melanin produced in melanocytes in hair bulb
Hair color
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Brown black/brown hair contains large amounts of...
Eumelanin
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Blond hair results from...
Little eumelanin
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Red hair has a high relative amount of...
Pheomelanin
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Gray hair is the result of...
decline in all melanin production
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Specialized exocrine glands found in the dermis... (4)
1. Sebaceous Glands 2. Sudoriferous Glands 3. Ceruminous Glands 4. Mammary Glands
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- Secrete sebum (oil) by HOLOCRINE secretion | - Sebum decreases evaporation and decreases bacterial growth
Sebaceous Glands
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2 Types of Sebaceous Glands
1. With hair- sebum released into follicle | 2. Not with hair- Sebum secreted onto epidermis
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- Sweat glands - Coiled tubular gland - Sweat released by MEROCRINE secretion - Under neutral control
Sudoriferous Glands
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Types of Sudoriferous Glands (2)
1. Apocrine | 2. Eccrine
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- On most body surfaces - Greatest on palm - Not associated with hair follicle - Watery secretion called sensible perspiration
Eccrine Sweat Glands
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Sensible perspiration is made up of... (3)
1. water 2. NaCl 3. Urea
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Function of Eccrine Glands... (3)
1. Cooling 2. Excretion 3. Protection
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- Associated with hair follicle - Located in axillae & groin - Produces viscous secretion starting at puberty
Apocrine Sweat
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Functions of Apocrine Sweat Glands
- Reducing Friction - Cooling - Secrete pheromones
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Modified Apocrine Sweat Glands... (2)
- Mammary (lactiferous) for milk production | - Ceruminous - in external ear, its secretion mixes with sebum to create ear wax
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Parts of Nails... (4)
1. Nail Body 2. Nail Bed 3. Nail root 4. Lunula
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Keratinized plate like structure
Nail body
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Surface of the skin that covers the nail body
Nail bed
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Source of nail production
Nail Root
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Whitish, half-moon region at the base of the nail plate
Lunula
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Tissue damage and cell death caused by heat, electricity, UV radiation or chemicals
Burns
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Associated dangers of burns... (3)
1. Dehydration 2. Electrolyte imbalance 3. Circulatory Shock
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Characteristics of First Degree Burns
- skin red and swollen | - only epidermis damaged
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Characteristics of Second Degree Burns
- skin red with blisters | - epidermis and upper dermis damaged
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Characteristics of Third Degree Burns
- Gray, whitish, or black | - Destroys entire layer
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Burns are critical when...
- Over 25% of body has second degree | - Over 10% of body has third degree
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Effects of Aging... (5)
1. Less hair 2. Reduced blood supply 3. Dermis tends to be thin 4. Drying of epidermis 5. Fewer melanocytes
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