LEC-5 Integument System Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
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The skin, or integument, comprises about ___% of body weight.
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16%
2
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Tumors of the skin make up about ___% of all tumors.
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30%
3
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What is the most common skin malignancy and what causes it? Describe the histological characteristics.
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- Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
- Results from UV damgage to keratinocytes in stratum basale
- Spherical nodules of hyperchromatic cells in the dermis
4
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What are the five primary functions of the skin?
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- Absorption of UV light
- Body temp. regulation
- Corpuscles (sensory perception)
- Defense against injury, dessication, bacteria
- Excretion and absorption of sweat glands
5
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What dermal layer is considered superficial fascia and not part of the skin?
A
Hypodermis
6
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What dermal layer is made of stratified, squamous, and keratinized epithelium? What embryonic layer is it derived from and what does it contain?
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- Epidermis
- Derived from embryonic ectoderm
- Contains: Hair follicles, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands
7
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What dermal layer consists of dense, irregular connective tissue that contains the vascular supply for the skin? What embryonic layer is it derived from?
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- Dermis (contains vascular supply to the skin)
- Embryonic mesoderm
8
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What are the layers of the epidermis from superficial to deep?
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- Corneum
- Lucidum
- Granulosum
- Spinosum
- Basale
9
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What is the principle cell type of the epidermis and what does it synthesize?
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- Keratinocyte (95% of epidermal cells)
- Synthesizes intermediate filament keratin and secretes immune molecules?
10
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What attaches the stratum basale to the basement membrane in skin?
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Hemidesmosomes
11
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What attach cells of the stratum basale to one another?
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Desmosomes
12
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Describe the stratum basale.
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- The stratum basale exists as a single layer of cuboidal cells in contact with the basement membrane.
- This layer is highly mitotic and expresses intermediate filaments keratin-5 and keratin-14.
13
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Describe the Stratum Spinosum.
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- Stratum spinosum = spinous layer
- The stratum spinosum is the thickest layer of epidermis (thickest in thick skin)
- It consists of polyhedral “prickle cells” and numerous intracellular bridges and desmosomes.
- The basal-most region of this layer is mitotic and is in contact with the stratum basale.
- It expresses keratin-1 and keratin-10 which form tonofilaments
14
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What stratum layer expresses keratin-5 and keratin-14?
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Stratum basale
15
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What stratum layer expresses keratin-1 and keratin-10?
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Stratum spinosum
16
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What is Psoriasis Vulgaris?
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- A skin disorder that occurs through immune system activation (lymphocytes in papillary dermis)
- It causes the hyperproliferation of keratinocytes with an accelerated cell cycle. Results in:
- Increased stratum corneum and spinosum
- Decreased stratum granulosum
- It presents as reddish plaques with grayish, white scales.
17
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What is Pemphigus Vulgaris?
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- A skin disorder in which IgG autoantibodies to cadherin proteins (desmoglein) in desmosomes causes breakdown of the epidermis.
- Results in blisters and erythematous, crust and weepy erosions when blisters are broken
18
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Describe the Stratum Granulosum.
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- The Stratum Granulosum = granular layer
- Present primarily in thick skin (although not thickest layer)
- Contains highest number of keratohyalin granules.
- Highest synthesis and releases of membrane-coating granules.
- Contains many desmosomes and forms claudin-containing occluding junctions within its own layer and with the stratum lucidum and corneum.
- Cells in the superficial region of this layer undergo apoptosis and have no organelles.
19
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Describe the Stratum Corneum.
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- The Stratum Corneum = cornified layer
- Made of squames (flat, dead cells).
- Consists of a compound cornified cell envelope of keratohyalin and keratin that also contains involucrin, loricrin, and small proline-rich proteins.
- It maintains a lipid envelope of membrane-coating granule that forms a waterproof barrier.
- Desquamation rate of this most superficial layer matches the mitotic rate of the basale and spinosum.
20
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The second most common skin malignancy is known as _____________________. It is the result of insult by UV rays, irradiation, or chemical carcinogens to keratinocytes in the stratum spinosum. It may deeply invade the underlying tissue and metastasize.
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
21
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______________ make up 3% of the cells in the epidermis. They are derived from neural crest cells and migrate into the epidermis to differentiate into melanoblasts. They are present in the stratum basale; however, they do not form hemidesmosomes with other other cells, only basal lamina
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Melanocytes
22
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Melanocytes produce melanin pigment in specialized organelles called ____________.
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Melanosomes
23
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___________ is a protein that binds melanocortin receptors to activate signaling pathways that promote mitosis and production of melanin.
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α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH)
24
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Dark pigment produced by melanocytes is referred to as ____________.
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Eumelanin
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**Light pigment** produced by melanocytes is referred to as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Pheomelanin
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What is the pathway for melanin synthesis?
Tyorsine → DOPA (by tyrosinase; B6 cofactor) → Dopaquinone → Melanin
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Filamentous melanin accumulates to form structures known as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Melanosomes
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In what way are melanosomes transported?
1. Transported along microtubules into dendrites
2. Transferred to F-actin
3. Taken to plasma membrane of dendrite
4. Released by exocytosis
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Once released from dendrites, melanosomes are phagocytosed by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Keratinocytes
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(T/F) Once phagocytosed, melanosomes migrate to form a protective umbrella over the nucleus and nuclear DNA of the cell, guarding against UV rays
True.
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The tyrosinase enzyme, darkening of melanin, and endocytosis of melanosomes are increased in the presence of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
UV rays
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In darker individuals, melanosome degradation by lysosomes is (quicker/slower).
Slower
33
What are the four characteristics of a **malignant melanoma** that set it apart from a standard mole?
* **A**symmetry
* **B**order irregularity
* **C**olor variation
* **D**iameter (\>6mm increases risk of malignancy)
34
What is **Vitiligo**?
* Patches of white area due to lack of pigmentation.
* Melanocytes in this area have been destroyed due to autoimmune response.
35
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are dendritic cells located in the stratum **spinosum**. They contain **Birbeck granules** and do not make desmosomal junctions with keratinocytes of the spinosum layer. These cells are **derived from bone marrow** and possess **immune** **function**, phagocytosing antigens and migrating to lymph nodes where the antigen is presented to T cells. These cells also play a role in a **delayed** (type **IV**) **hypersensitivity** response.
Langerhans cell
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are cells located in the stratum **basale** that function as **mechanoreceptors**. They are most abundant in the fingertips, are slowly adapting, and are used for discrimination of **shapes** and **textures**.
Merkel cells
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What embryonal layer is the **dermis** is derived from?
Mesoderm
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The **dermis** is separated from the epidermis by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Basement membrane
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The **dermis** contains primarily type (I/II/III/IV) collagen.
Type I
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What are the two layers of **dermis**?
* Papillary layer (superficial)
* Reticular layer (deep)
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Describe the **Papillary** layer of the **dermis**.
* **Loosely woven** connective tissue and dermal ridges that interdigitate with epidermal ridges.
* Fibroblasts, immune system cells, capillaries, and arteriovenous anastomoses are all present within this layer of dermis.
* It also features mechanoreceptors
* Free nerve endings
* Meissner corpuscles
* Krause corpuscles
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Describe the **Reticular** layer of the **dermis**.
* Coarser, denser connective tissue.
* Larger blood vessels and lymphatic vessels are present, along with fibroblasts, sweat glands, hair follicles, arrector pili muscles, sebaceous glands,
* Mechanoreceptors:
* Pacinian corpuscles
* Ruffini corpuscles.
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(Pacinian/Ruffini/Meissner) corpuscles are important for detecting **tensile force**.
Ruffini
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(Pacinian/Ruffini/Meissner) corpuscles are important for detecting **pressure, vibration, course touch, and tension**.
Pacinian
PCPVC
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(Pacinian/Ruffini/Meissner) corpuscles are important for detecting **light touch**.
* Meissner
* In dermal papillae
MCL
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Meissner corpuscles are located in the (papillary/reticular) dermis.
Papillary
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(T/F) Pacinian and ruffini corpuscles are important sources of regenerative keratinocytes in cutaneous wound healing.
False. Pacinian and ruffini corpuscles only serve as **mechanoreceptors**.
* **Hair follicles** and **ducts of glands** (sebaceous and sweat) are important sources of **regenerative keratinocyte**s in cutaneous wound healing.
48
What are the two types of sweat glands?
* Eccrine
* Apocrine
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ produce a cornified shaft of dead cells that grow by proliferation of keratinocytes within a matrix.
Hair follicles
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ within the matrix of a hair follicle determine hair color.
Melanocytes
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ muscles connect to the papillary dermis of a hair follicle.
Arrector pili
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Which type of sweat glands are located in the **axilla**, **anus**, **areola**, **auditory canal**, and **eyelids**?
Apocrine
53
Which type of sweat glands secrete an **odorless**, **viscous** secretion and what is the mechanism by which this is accomplished?
* **Apocrine** sweat gland
* **Merocrine** mechanism
* Duct opens into hair follicle or onto epidermis
* Hormonally responsive
* Have contractile epithelial cells
54
Which type of sweat glands consist of **two layers of stratified cuboidal** cells that resorb potassium, sodium, and chloride ions? These glands secrete **urea** and **lactic acid**.
Eccrine
55
Describe the **duct** and **secretory unit** of **Eccrine** sweat glands.
* Duct: Coiled tubular duct
* **Stratified cuboidal** (2 layers)
* Resorbs **K+**, **Na+**, **Cl-**
* Excretes **urea** and **lactic acid**
* Secretory Unit:
* **Merocrine** mechanism
* **Dark** cells with **mucous** secretion
* **Clear** cells with **aqueous** secretion
* Contractile myoepithelial cells
56
Describe **Sebaceous** sweat glands.
* Branched tubuloalveolar glands
* Duct
* Opens into hair follicles.
* Secretory Unit
* **Holocrine** mechanism and consist of an oily sebum
* Hormonally responsive.
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The (hyponychium/eponychium) refers to the **cuticle** overlying the opaque, pale region of the nail plate.
Eponychium
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The (hyponychium/eponychium) refers to area located **under the free edge** of the nail.
Hyponychium
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Describe the Stratum **Lucidum.**
* The Stratum **Lucidum** = clear and translucent layer.
* Most prominent in thick skin (although not thickest layer)
* Contains large amounts of **keratohyalin** and **tonofibrils**.
* Comprised of dead cells with **no organelles.**
