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Module 1 - Skin: Layers And Receptors Flashcards

1
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Also called tactile corpuscles

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Meissner corpuscles

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2
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Meissner corpuscle located in the…

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Dermis

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3
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Discriminates light vs deep pressure

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Meissner corpuscle

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4
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Detects deep or continuous pressure

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Ruffini’s corpuscle

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5
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Adapts slowly, senses continuous contact

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Ruffini’s corpuscle

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6
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Ruffini’s corpuscle is located in the ….

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Dermis

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7
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Detects high temperatures; heat receptors

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Ruffini’s corpuscle

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8
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Pacinian corpuscle is located in the…

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Dermis (deep, hands, feet, joint capsules)

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9
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Essential for proprioception

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Pacinian corpuscles

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10
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Sense deep pressure and vibration

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Pacinian corpuscles

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11
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Krause end bulb is located in the…

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Mucous membranes “cold receptors”

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12
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Senses discriminatory touch, low-frequency vibration, cooler temperatures

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Krause end bulbs

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13
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Also called cold receptors

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Krause end bulbs

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14
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Found in Mucous membranes

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Krause end bulbs

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15
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Merkel discs are found in…

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Epidermis

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16
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Sense light touch and discriminative touch

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Merkel disc

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17
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Light-touch receptors of hair movement

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Hair root plexus

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18
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Hair root plexus - located in the…

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Dermis

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19
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Detect pain

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Free nerve endings

20
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“Pain receptors”

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Nociceptors

21
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Found in the dendrites of sensory neurons

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Nociceptors

22
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Nociceptors are found in…

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Dendrites of sensory neurons

23
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5 layers of the epidermis

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DEEPEST: Stratum Germinativum (Basale)…. Stratum Spinosum…. Stratum Granulosum…. Stratum Lucidum…. Stratum Corneum

24
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Deepest epidermal layer

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Stratum Germinativum

25
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Epidermal layer that generates all other cell layers

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Stratum Germinativum

26
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Epidermal layer that receives superficial pressure via Merkel discs

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Stratum Germinativum

27
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A bonding/transitional layer between the stratum granulosum and the stratum Germinativum

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Stratum spinosum

28
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Epidermal layer that marks the beginning of change before tissue dries

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Stratum granulosum

29
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Epidermal layer known as the “clear layer”

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Stratum lucidum

30
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Epidermal layer found in the palms and soles (thick skin)

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Stratum lucidum

31
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Epidermal layer that contains keratinized cells

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Stratum corneum

32
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This epidermal layer is the outermost layer

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Stratum corneum

33
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A specialized epidermal cell that protects skin by waterproofing surface

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Keratinocytes

34
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These specialized epidermal cells form principle structures of the outer skin

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Keratinocytes

35
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Specialized epidermal cell that produces keratin — tough, fibrous

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Keratinocytes

36
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Specialized epidermal cell that produces melanin (or skin pigment)

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Melanocytes

37
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Specialized epidermal cell that contributes to colour of skin, hair, nails

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Melanocytes

38
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Specialized epidermal cell that provides UV protection

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Melanocytes

39
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Meissner corpuscles discriminate ______ vs ______ touch

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Light vs deep

40
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Ruffini’s corpuscles detect ______ or _______ pressure

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Deep or continuous

41
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Ruffini’s corpuscles detect ______ temperatures.

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High (heat receptors)

42
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Ruffini’s corpuscles adapt _______ and sense __________ contact.

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Adapt slowly and sense continuous contact

43
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Pacinian corpuscles detect ______ pressure and ____________.

A

Deep pressure and vibration

44
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Pacinian corpuscles are essential for________.

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Proprioception

45
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Pacinian corpuscles are located deep in the dermis, primary in the _____ and _____ and in many _________.

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Hands and feet and in many joint capsules

46
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Krause end bulbs detect _____ temperatures

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Cooler temperatures (cold receptors)

47
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Merkel discs sense ____ touch and ________ touch.

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Light touch and discriminative touch

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