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Lecture 11: Integument Flashcards

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Integument layers

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-Epidermis (epithelium)
-Dermis; papillary + reticular (connective tissue)
-Hypodermis

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Periderm

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Unilaminar embryonic integument. Specialized to interact with amniotic fluid and protect the epidermis developing basal to it.

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Papillary dermis

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More cellular, loose CT. Smaller dermis layer closer to the epidermis

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Reticular dermis

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More fibrous, dense irregular CT. Significantly larger than papillary dermis.

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Dermal papillae

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Small bumps that extend from the dermis and invaginate the epidermis. Interrupted by interpapillary pegs (rete). Increases mechanical strength of layers.

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Capillary plexus

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Comprised of deep (lower) and shallow (upper) sections within the dermis. Blood supply for epidermis. Shunting blood to/from the shallow plexus helps in temperature regulation.

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Functions of the integument

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-Structure
-Immune barrier/surveillance
-Fluid retention
-Vitamin D production

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Keratinocytes

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Primary epidermis cell. Produces keratins. SCs located in stratum basale. Connected by desmosomes.

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Epidermis layers

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Basal to apical:
-Stratum basale
-Stratum spinosum
-Stratum granulosum (LM visible in thick skin only)
-Stratum lucidum (LM visible in thick skin only)
-Stratum corneum

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Stratum basale

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Basal layer of epidermis. Contains keratinocyte stem cells and melanocytes.

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Stratum spinosum

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Contains daughter cells from basal stem cells through asymmetric vertical division.

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Stratum granulosum

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Contains cells with visible keratohyalin granules

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Stratum lucidum

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0-2 cells thick, contains dying cells that still retain their cytoplasm.

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Stratum corneum

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Composed of keratin sheets bound by lipids and keratohyalin; originally contained in lamellar bodies of cells. Fillagrin precursor becomes a glue for keratin sheets that cells release as they die. Forms an H2O barrier.

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Minor epidermis cell types

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  1. Melanocytes
  2. Langerhans cells
  3. Merkel cells
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Melanocytes

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Produce melanin and export to surrounding keratinocytes via cytocrine secretion of melanosomes. Primarily responsible for skin color and respond to UV radiation.

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Langerhans cells

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Resident dendritic APCs of the integument.

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Merkel cells

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Serve some role in interfacing with the nervous system and in mechanosensation.

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Nervous elements of the dermis

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-Meissner’s corpuscles
-Pacinian corpuscles
-Free nerve endings
-Ruffini endings
-Krause corpuscles

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Meissner’s corpuscles

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Located in papillary dermis. Sense touch.

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Pacinian corpuscles

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Located in deep dermis/hypodermis. Sense pressure.

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Hypodermis

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Deep, adipose tissue-rich layer of integument.

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Free nerve endings

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Located in dermis and epidermis. Can associate with hair follicles sensing hair deflections. Also sense pain and temperature.

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Ruffini endings

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Located in dermis. Sense sustained pressure.

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Krause corpuscles
Located in dermis. Sense light touch and low frequency vibrations.
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Eccrine sweat glands
Coiled tubular serous glands that traverse the epidermis. Ducts are stratified cuboidal.
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Apocrine sweat glands
Large tubular serous glands. Found only in a few places, e.g. axilla. Typically secrete into hair follicles.
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Hair follicle structure
Invagination of the epidermis. Center hair shaft supported by inner and outer root sheaths (IRS, ORS)
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Inner root sheath
IRS is dominant to the follicle base and surrounds newly formed hair.
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Inner root sheath layers
1. Cuticle 2. Huxley's layer 3. Henle's layer
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Outer root sheath
Dominant to the follicle apex, continuous with the epidermis.
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Hair bulb
Base of hair follicle from which hair shaft grows. Includes dermal papilla of hair and hair matrix
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Dermal papilla of hair
Connective tissue which organizes follicle development.
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Hair matrix
Epithelial region within follicle base which grows the hair shaft.
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Glassy membrane
Thick basement membrane continuous with epidermal basement; separates the follicle epithelium from CT parts. Facilitates the relative motion of hair as it grows.
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Radial layers of the hair shaft
Deep to outer: 1. Medulla 2. Cortex 3. Cuticle
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Hair growth phases and duration (in scalp)
1. Anagen (2-3 years) 2. Catagen (2-3 weeks) 3. Telogen (2-3 months)
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Anagen
IRS elongates and pushes the hair bulb deeper into the dermis/hypodermis
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Catagen
Apoptotic regression of follicular epithelium, pulling the hair bulb back to the epidermis which forces the hair shaft out.
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Telogen
Resting phase throughout which the hair shaft is shed. Dermal papilla of hair and bulge region must be in close contact to re-enter anagen.
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Bulge region of hair
Small bulge in hair follicle where stem cells are found. Associates with arrector pili muscle.
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Arrector pili muscle
Attaches to follicle at the bulge; innervated by sympathetic nerve fibers to raise hair shaft erect.
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Types of burns
1st degree: epidermis 2nd degree: epidermis + superficial dermis 3rd degree: epidermis + deep dermis (nerve endings destroyed) 4th degree: epidermis, dermis, underlying bones/muscles/tendons (nerve endings destroyed)
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Raynaud's phenomenon
AKA Renault's disease. Loss of blood flow/sensation to the extremities. Defect in arteriovenous anastamosis control.
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Stratum corneum brick and mortar model
S. granulosum cells fill with lamellar bodies/granules with lipids, as well as other structural lattice proteins and keratin filaments bundled by filaggrin. Upon apoptosis, vesicles (mortar) are released to fill spaces between dead keratinocytes (bricks).
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Stratum corneum protein-lipid barrier molecular components
Outer lipid barrier with involucrin structural proteins. Inner tonofilaments bound by filaggrin, loricrin, and small Pro-rich proteins.
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Epidermal protective functions
Barrier to water, macromolecules/ions/toxins (except small moderately lipophilic substances), radiation (melanin), pathogens (antimicrobial peptides)
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Tanning process
1. Photo-oxidation of melanin 2. Redistribution of melanin granules to upper layers 3. Increased # of melanin granules in skin -> color
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Keratinocyte vitamin D production
UV light cleaves 7-dehydrocholestrol into pre-vitamin D3 in epidermis; later transported from dermis by blood to liver then kidney and converted into active vitamin D.
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Vitamin D effects
Stimulates Ca absorption by GI, Ca reabsorption by kidney, bone resorption by Ocls
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Integument body temperature regulation mechanisms
1. Activation of eccrine sweat glands 2. Vasodilation of cutaneous blood vessels 3. Arteriovenous anastamosis
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Arteriovenous anastamosis mechanism
Closure of AVA directs more blood toward the upper horizontal plexus, closer to the skin. Results in increased heat lost through radiation.

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