Integument Flashcards
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What do layers of thick epithelium include (from top to bottom)?
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strutum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, and stratum basale
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What is the epithelium of the integument?
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Stratified, keratinized squamous epithelium
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what are first to develop in the stratum spinosum?
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Keratohyalin granules and membrane-coating granules
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What are langerhans cells?
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Dentritic cells which are phagocytic and serve as antigen presenting cells in the skin
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What are derived from melanoblasts and form melanin from tyrosine
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Melanocytes
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What do sweat glands include
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Both merocrine and apocrine (merocrine as well) glands