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

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