Lessons 5-7 Flashcards
Integumentary System
skin and accessory features
what is the largest organ in the body
the skin
functions of the integumentary system
physical protection, thermoregulation, sensory, immunity, lipid storage
categories of skin from inner to outer
hypodermis, dermis, epidermis
Epidermis
top layers of skin
Mnemonic for layers of the epidermis
come let’s get burnt
epidermis composition
keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium
thick skin epidermis
five layers, found on soles and palms, has a layer of stratum lucidium
thin skin epidermis
four layers, no stratum lucidium
keratinocytes
cell found in all epidermis layers but the stratum basale
keratinocyte function
modify, manufacture, and store keratin
stratum basale
bottom layer of the epidermis that is a single layer of cuboidal cells
stratum spinosum
thick layer of keratinocytes
stratum granulosum
layer of keratinocytes with thick cell membranes
stratum lucidum
thin layer of dead keratinocytes
stratum lucidum is only found in which type of epidermis?
thick skin
stratum corneum
a large layer of keratinized keratinocytes bound in sheets
Dermis
underlying layer of skin
dermis contains what besides skin cells
blood and lymph vessels, nerves, hair follicles, sweat glands
dermis composition
two layers of connective tissue made of elastin and collagen
two layers of the dermis
papillary and reticular layers
papillary layer
more superficial layer of the dermis
papillary layer composition
loose, areolar connective tissue
dermal papillae
where the papillary layer projects into the stratum basale