integument lecture Flashcards
what are the 2 major layers of skin?
how well vascularized is the epidermis?
list the five layers of the epidermis and the two layers of the dermis.
what is the function of the stratum corneum?
what is the most common cell type in the epidermis? what do these cells make?
what is a desmosome and where are they found?
where on the body is the stratum lucidum found?
what is the function of the stratum granulosum? are the cells of this layer dead or alive?
what are dendritic cells and in what layer of the skin are they most abundant?
which layers of the skin are living and which are composed of dead cells?
what layer of the skin functions in regeneration? Besides stem cells, what other two types
of cells are found in this layer?
what is the function of melanocytes and melanin?
what are tactile cells? where specifically do tactile cells occur? what do tactile cells
associate with?
what two types of tissue make up most of the dermis? which makes up mostly the papillary
layer? which the reticular layer?
if you get a paper cut that doesn’t bleed, how deeply did the paper cut?
how well vascularized is the dermis?
what three structures occur in the dermis that function as sensory receptors?
describe the composition and function of the hypodermis.
contrast eccrine and apocrine sweat glands.
what are the functions of sebum? what produces sebum?
besides sweat and oil glands, what other two glands occur in the skin?
what is the function of cerumen?
list four things that the skin protects us from
besides protection, what are four functions of the integument?
