Chapter 4 Study Guide P2 Flashcards
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How do the two types of sweat glands differ from each other? Eccrine glands
- Found all over the body
- Produce sweat
- Nerve endings cause them to secrete sweat when external or body temperature is high
What is the dermis made of?
Papillary and reticular areas
How do the two types of sweat glands differ? Apocrine glands
- armpit and genital area
- secretions empty to hair follicles
- activated by emotions
- secretions contain fatty acids and proteins
Describe the cutaneous membrane
- skin
- keratinizing squamous epithelium
- dry membrane
Describe the mucous membranes
- lines all body cavities open to exterior
- wet membranes
- adapted for absorption and secretion
Describe serous membranes
- lines body cavities closed to exterior
- occur in pairs (parietal and visceral layer)
- separated by serous fluid
Describe the structure and function of the synovial membrane
- Membranes line the fibrous capsules surrounding joints and tendon sheaths
- Cushion organs moving against each other
What is the function of the integumentary system?
- to protect from mechanical, bacterial, chemical, and thermal damage, uv radiation, and desiccation.
- Aids in body heat loss or retention
- Aids in excretion of urea and Uric acid
- Synthesizes vitamin d
Describe the structure of the skin
- Epidermis = stratified squamous epithelium that is capable of keratinizing
- Dermis = mostly dense connective tissue
- Subcutaneous Tissue= anchors skin to underlying organs
What is the epidermis made of?
- Stratum Basale
- Stratum spinosum
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum lucidum
- Stratum corneum
Describe the Stratum Basale
- Cells are actively dividing stem cells
- Newly formed cells become part of the more superficial layers
Describe the Stratum Spinosum
-Cells contain thick bundles of intermediate filaments made of pre-keratin
Describe the Stratum Granulosum
- Cells are flattened
- Organelles are deteriorating
- Cytoplasm is full of granules
Describe the stratum lucidum
- not present in all regions
- Helps body handle friction
- Helps make skin water proof
Describe the Stratum Corneum
- Cells are dead
- Glycolipids are in extracellular space
Why is melanin important to the skin?
The melanin forms a pigment umbrella over the superficial side of the nuclei and shields the genetic material from the damaging effects of UV radiation
What are he epidermal dendritic cells?
Alert and activate the immune system cells to threats of bacterial and viral invasion
What are Merkel cells?
Associated with sensory nerve endings and serve as touch receptors called Merkel discs
Describe the dermis
The dermal papillae are extensions of the superficial papillary layer. The deeper reticular layer is dense irregular fibrous connective tissue
What three factors determine skin color?
- Amount and kind of melanin
- Amount of carotene in subcutaneous tissue and corneum
- Amount of oxygen rich hemoglobin in the dermal blood vessels
Name the different skin appendages
Cutaneous glands, hair and hair follicles, and nails
What are cutaneous glands?
All exocrine glands that release their secretions to the skin surface via ducts
Describe sebaceous glands
- Formed all over the body except for the palms of hands and the soles of feet
- Ducts empty into the hair follicle and some go directly to the skin surface
Describe sweat glands
- Sudiferous glands
- Eccrine and Apocrine glands