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Integumentary System Flashcards

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3 layers of skin

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Epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis

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Sub layers of the dermis layer

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Papillary and reticular layer

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Dermis

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Middle layer of skin and responsible for sweating, blood circulation, and it has nerve fibers in it

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Secondary level of epidermis, 80% of the dermis layer, holds nerve fibers and capillaries

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Reticular layer

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Different epidermal cells

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Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells

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Most bottom layer of skin composed of fat, best for shock absorption

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Hypodermis layer

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Keratinocytes

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Building blocks of keratin

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Synthesis melanin, skin color is based on the width of their cellular extensions

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Melanocyte

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Hypodermis

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Bottom layer composed of fat

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Top layer of skin, made of stratified squamous epithelial tissue

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Epidermis

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Building blocks of keratin

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Keratinocytes

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Langerhans Cells

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Come from bone marrow, immune system of skin, star shaped

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Melanocyte

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Synthesis melanin, skin color is based on the width of their cellular extensions

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Epidermis

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Top layer of skin, made of stratified squamous epithelial tissue

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Come from bone marrow, immune system of skin, star shaped

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Langerhans Cells

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16
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Cells at the bottom of the epidermis layer, where they combine with nerve endings to receive touch inputs

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Merkel Cells

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Hypodermis layer

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Most bottom layer of skin composed of fat, best for shock absorption

18
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First layer, made of areolar connective tissue, very thin

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Papillary layer

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Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells

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Epidermal cells

20
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Papillary and reticular layer

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Sub layers of the dermis layer

21
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Middle layer of skin and responsible for sweating, blood circulation, and it has nerve fibers in it

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Dermis

22
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Papillary layer

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First layer of dermis tissue, made of areolar connective tissue, very thin

23
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Epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis

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3 layers of skin

24
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Merkel Cells

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At the bottom of the epidermis layer, where they combine with nerve endings to receive touch inputs

25
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Reticular layer

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Secondary level of epidermis, 80% of the dermis layer, holds nerve fibers and capillaries

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