Integumentary System Flashcards
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General characteristics of the Integumentary System:
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- protective covering
- composed of several tissues
- maintains homeostasis
- retards water loss
- regulates body temperature
- houses sensory receptors
- contains immune system cells
- synthesizes chemicals (vitamin D)
- excretes small amounts of waste
- help synthesize vitamin D
- Keratinocytes
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produce substances which stimulate the development of white blood cells
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keratinocytes
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active form
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calcitrol
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aid in the development of bone and teeth
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vitamin D
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Layers of skin:
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- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Subcutaneous layer
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- below the dermis
- not a true layer of skin
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subcutaneous layer
*hypodermis
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made up of:
- loose connective tissue
- adipose tissue
- contains: some blood vessels
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Subcutaneous Layer
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What is the function of the subcutaneous layer?
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Insulates
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-Keritonized
-Lack blood vessels
Basement membrane
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Stratified Squamous Epithelium
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where is simple squamous the thickest?
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on the soles and palms (.8-1.4 mm thick)
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produce melanin
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melanocytes (simple squamous epithelium)
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Layers of the epidermis:
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- stratum corneum
- stratum lucidum
- stratum granulosum
- stratum spinosum
- stratum basale
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What are the two regions of the dermis:
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- Papillary
- Reticular
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What is the dermis made up of?
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Mostly connective tissue with collagen and elastic fibers
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- Dermal Papillae
- areolar tissue with elastic fibers
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Papillary Region
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- deeper portion of the dermis
- has dense irregular connective tissue
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Reticular Region
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Pigment released so it only covers superficial portion of keritanocytes
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melanocytes
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General characteristics of dermis:
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- bind epidermis to underlying tissue
- is about 1.0-2.0 mm thick
- includes nerve processes and sensory receptors, blood vessels, muscle tissue, hair follicles, and glands
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Structural basis of skin color:
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melanin, carotene, hemoglobin
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What leads to an increase in melanin production?
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UV light stimulates enzymatic activity within the melanosome, leading to an increase in melanin production
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melanin-forming organelle in malanocytes
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melanosome
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Yellow-orange pigment and a precursor to Vitamin A
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Carotene
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When oxygenated it has a bright red color
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Hemoglobin
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Lack of (functional) melanocytes
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Albinism
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Melanocytes die off slowly over time
Vitiligo
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Not found on soles, palms, lips, nipples, external genetalia
Hair
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What accounts for distribution and thickness of hair
genetics and hormones
*males have more hair because of testosterone
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Structure of hair:
- Root
| - Shaft
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Both the root and shaft are composed of:
Epithelial cells that are being keritonized
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The hair follicle surrounds the:
root
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The hair follicle is composed of:
- tube-like depression of epidermal cells into the dermis
| - in here we find the: papilla, root, shaft, dead, epidermis, melanin cells
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The hair follicle is attached to the:
arrector pili muscle
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A bulb is at the:
base of each follicle
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The bulb houses the:
papilla
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What does the papilla contain?
areolar tissue, blood vessels, nerves, and a germinal layer of cells
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Hair color is primarily due to:
the amount and type of melanin in the keritonized cell
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"True" melanin
Eumelanin
*Brown-Black colors
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Where are melanocytes found?
in the matrix of the bulb
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Dark hair is caused by:
lots of melanin
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Blonde hair color is due to the presence of
Sulfur
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Red hair color is due to the presence of
Iron
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Not the "true" melanin
Phenomelanin
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Four major types of glands:
- subaceous
- eccrine
- apocrine
- ceruminous
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- simple, branched, acinar gland
- everywhere except palms and soles
- secretes sebum
sebaceous glands
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- sweat glands that empty their contents onto the skin surface via pores and hair follicles
- exist as eccrine and appocrine
- originate in dermis or hypodermis
Suderiferous Glands
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Two types of suderiferous glands:
- appocrine
| - eccrine
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- Simple, coiled, tubular glands
| - produce swear (mostly water, salts, and urea)
Eccrine Gland
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- Simple, coiled, tubular gland
- produces protein and lipid rich secretions
- Found in axillary and groin region
Apocrine Gland
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Category 1, type 1:
Sebaceous Glands
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Category 2:
Suderiferous
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Type 2:
Eccrine
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Type 3:
Appocrin
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Type 4:
Ceruminus
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- modified glands of the external ear
| - secrete earwax/cerumen
Ceruminous
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- Functional only in women
| - Are modified sweat glands in men
Mammary Glands
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Tightly packed, hard, keratinized epidermal cells:
nails
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Parts of nails:
- Nail body
- Free edge
- Nail root
- Lanula
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What type of skin is right underneath the nail?
epidermis (blood vessel)
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Homeostatic regulation of body temp:
Thermoregulation
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Pessure and temperature
Cutaneous Sensations
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sense deep pressure
Pacinian corpulses
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sense light touch
Meisner's corpulses
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- in the stratum spinosum
| - immunity
Langernans cells
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Functions of the skin:
- Protection
| - Excretion and absorption
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protection from harmful UV rays:
pigments
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Skin absorbs what kind of substances
hydrophobic
*Ex: Vitamins A, E, D, and K
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Precursors to vitamin D are synthesized when the skin is:
exposed to UV radiation
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Active form of Vitamin D
Calcitrol
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Aids in the absorption of Ca++ from the small intestines
Calcitrol
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Two types of wound healing:
- Epidermal wound healing (superficial)
| - Deep wound healing
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occurs when a wound extends into the dermis or subcutaneous area
Deep Wound Healing
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- epidermis
| - superficial partial-thickness
First Degree Burn
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- Epidermis and section of dermis
| - deep partial-thickness
Second degree burn
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-full-thickness
Third Degree Burn
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tissue grafted from one area of a patient's body to another
Autograft
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various "skin substitutes"
Allograft
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What do scar creams do?
help inhibit the production of collagen fibers
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Due to an overproduction of collagen fibers where a wound was healed
Hypertrophic Scar
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Kind of scar that does not extend beyond the boundaries of a wound
Hypertrophic Scar
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- Over-growth of collagen fibers
| - Extends beyond the boundaries of the would
Keloid Scar
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The three tissues layers seen in the early embryo
the primary germ layers
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8 weeks after fertilization, the cells are
simple, cuboidal (but become flattened)
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Fetal cells arise from the ____
ectoderm
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11 weeks after fertilization, the dermis is formed form the ____
mesoderm
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hair follicles form
9-12 weeks after fertilization
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fine hair
lanugo
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Lanugo can be seen at:
5 or 6 months after fertilization
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sudoriferous glands form ____
20 weeks after fertilization
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mix of deep epidermal cell secretions from the sebaceous glands, and dead hair cells
vernix caseous
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vernix caseous forms:
6 months
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Amniotic Fluid is mostly
urine
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As we age, collagen fibers:
stiffen, decrease in number, and break
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As we age, elastic fibers:
lose elasticity and clump
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As we age:
- sweat production diminishes
- melanocytes begin to dwindle
- subcutaneous fat is lost
- skin is thinner and harder to heal
