Chapter 5 A&P Flashcards

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What does the integumentary system do?

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  • Maintains body’s integrity
  • Maintains temp
  • Sensory information
  • Maintains homeostasis
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What is the skin covering the outer surface of the body called?

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Integument

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What is another word for integument?

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Cutaneous membrane

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Derm=

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Skin

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What does the thickness of skin range from?

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1.5 mm - 4.0 mm+ (depending on the location)

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What are the 3 layers of the Integument?

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  1. Epidermis
  2. Dermis
  3. Subcutaneous/Hypodermis
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Which Integument is stratified squamous epithelium?

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Epidermis

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Which Integument is a deeper layer, primarily dense irregular CT?

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Dermis

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Which Integument is NOT part of the integumentary system?

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Subcutaneous/Hypodermis

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What 2 kinds of CT is Subcutaneous/Hypodermis integument made up of?

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Areolar & Adipose

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What does “epi” mean?

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Outside

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What does avascualar mean?

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No blood supply (like the surface of the skin)

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Which layer is vascular? (has blood)

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The Dermis

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Where do you find epidermal ridges?

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Fingers (fingerprint)

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What are the 4 major types of cells contained in the epidermis?

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  1. Keratinocytes
  2. Melanocytes
  3. Intraepidermal macrophages
  4. Tactile epithelial cells
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What is keratin?

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A tough fibrous protein that provides protection

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What are melanin produced by?

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Melanocytes

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18
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What participates in immune responses?

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Intraepidermal macrophages

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What do tactile epithelial cells function in?

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In the sensation of touch

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What are the layers from deep to superficial?

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Stratum: Basale, Spinosum, Granulosum, Lucidum, Corneum

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What layer is like the “basement”?

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Stratum Basale

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What layer separates the epidermis from the dermis?

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Stratum Basale

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Which layer does Mitosis occur?

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Stratum Basale

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How many layers is the stratum basale?

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Single layer

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How many layers is the Stratum spinosum?
8-10 layers
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Which layer is 3-5 layers thick and the first layer of keratinization?
Stratum granulosum
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What does keratinization do to the nucleus and organelles?
Causes them to disintegrate
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What is keratinization?
Process where keratinocytes fill with keratin protein
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Which layer is clear? Hint: Translucent
Stratum Lucidum
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True or false: Stratum lucidum is 1-3 layers.
False. It is 4-6 layers.
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Where would you find Stratum Lucidum?
Only on thick skin within the palms and soles
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What protects from UV light?
Stratum Lucidum
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What consists of 20-30 layers of dead keratinized cells?
Stratum Corneum
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What does anucleate mean?
Without a nucleus
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How many layers is in thin skin?
4
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How many layers in thick skin?
5
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Normal skin is pigmented from.... (3)
1. Hemoglobin 2. Melanin 3. Carotene
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Which pigment is a bright red color upon binding oxygen?
Hemoglobin
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Which pigment is yellow-orange?
Carotene (like a carrot)
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What pigment is black, brown, tan, or yellow-brown?
Melanin
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What causes Albinism?
A defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin
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What's another term for a mole?
Nevus
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What is a hemangioma?
skin discoloration due to benign blood vessel tumor
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Two regions of the Dermis:
Papillary and Reticular
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Is papillary layer deep or superficial?
Superficial
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What's the purpose of epidermal ridges?
Better gripping
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True or False: Layer thickness in the subcutaneous layer differ in men and women.
True
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What is a pilus?
A single hair, plural would be "pili"
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What is hair composed of?
Keratinized cells
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What are 5 functions of hair?
1. Protection 2. Heat retention 3. Sensory reception 4. Visual identification 5. Chemical signal dispersal (disperses pheromones)
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What is the tube that surrounds the hair root?
Hair follicle
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What elevates hair with contraction? (produces goosebumps)
Arrector pili
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What is the hair bulb?
Swelling at the base where hair originates in dermis
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3 types of hair?
1. Lanugo 2. Vellus 3. Terminal hair
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What hair type is coarse, pigmented, and longer?
Terminal Hair
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Which hair type is primary human hair typically found on upper and lower limbs?
Vellus Hair
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Which hair type appears in the last trimester of fetal development?
Lanugo hair
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What is alopecia?
Thinning of hair
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Are nails posterior or dorsal?
Dorsal
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Which part of the nail gets clipped off?
The free edge
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What is the white base half moon called?
Lunula
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What is the narrow band of epidermis from margin of nail wall onto the nail body?
Eponychium or cuticle
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The 4 types of skin glands:
1. Sebaceous (oil) glands- connected to hair follicles 2. Eccrine sweat glands- most numerous 3. Apocrine (axillary pubic) sweat glands 4. Ceruminous glands- modified sweat glands in ear canal
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When does deep wound healing occur?
when an injury extends to the dermis and subcutaneous layer
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What stage of wound healing would be blood clots form and leukocytes clean?
Second stage
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4 stages of wound healing
1. Blood vessels bleed into wound 2. Blood clots/ leukocytes clean 3. Blood vessels regrow/ granulation tissue forms 4. Epithelium regenerates/ CT fibrosis occur
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What kind of tissue is fibrotic tissue?
Scar tissue
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What is another name for bed sores?
Pressure ulcers