Integumentary System Flashcards
The integument covers the entire surface of the body and becomes continuous with the mucous membranes of the ________ at the superficial orifices [opening]
digestive,
respiratory,
and urogenital systems
Skin lines the outer ear canal covers the eardrums and is continuous with the conjunctiva of the eye at the eyelids.
Integumentary system
TWO LAYERS OF INTEGUMENT:
- EPIDERMIS
- DERMIS
TWO LAYERS OF INTEGUMENT:
outer layer
EPIDERMIS
TWO LAYERS OF INTEGUMENT:
stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
EPIDERMIS
TWO LAYERS OF INTEGUMENT:
inner layer
DERMIS
TWO LAYERS OF INTEGUMENT:
overlies [lay on top of] the connective tissue layer
DERMIS
TWO PARTS OF THE INTEGUMENT:
CUTANEOUS MEMBRANES
ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
CUTANEOUS MEMBRANES:
a. Epidermis
b. Dermis
ACCESSORY STRUCTURES:
a. Hair
b. Nails
c. Exocrine Gland [Sweat Gland]
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
THICK SKIN
THIN SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
5 layers
THICK SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
4 layers
THIN SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
prominent stratum corneum
THICK SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
less prominent stratum corneum
THIN SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
well developed stratum granulosum
THICK SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
less developed stratum granulosum
THIN SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
palms of the hands
THICK SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
dominant and lines most of the body surface
THIN SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
soles of the feet
THICK SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
thicker dermis
THIN SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
thinner dermis
THICK SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
hair and sebaceous glands
THIN SKIN
TWO TYPES OF SKIN:
no hair and sebaceous glands
THICK SKIN
