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Epidermis
is epithelial tissue only (skin)
dermis
is layer of connective tissue , nerve, and muscle
subcutaneous tissue
is a layer of adipose and areolar tissue
epidermal ridges

dermal papilla
_____________extend into dermis (hold two layers together better)
____________extends into epidermis
epidermis
this is stratified squamous epithelium
contains no blood vessels
four types of cells
five distinct strata or layers of cells
keratinocytes
produce keratin (proteins)
build up an outer layer to protect your skin makes up most of your epidermis
melanocytes
produces melanin pigment
melanin transferred to other cells with long cell processes
it also protect against UV radiation deliver color sac pigments to keratinocytes
lagerhan cells
from bone marrow
provide immunity (white blood cells)
merkel cells
in deepest layer
form touch receptor with sensory neuron
is not a neuron it only signals to the receptor nerve
stratum basale
deepest single layer of cells
called stratum germinativum
stem cells that divide repeatedly
cells attached to each other and to basement membrane by desmosomes and hemidesmosomes
contains melanocyetes
actively dividing to produce new cells. (always)
stratum spinosum
layers held together bu desmosomes
during slide preparation cells shrink and look spiny melanin taken in by phagocytosis from nearby melanocytes
it is called this because when water leaves the cell they stay attached causing a spiny look
stratum granulosum
layers of flat dying cells
show nuclear degeneration
contain keratin and dark staining keratohyalin granules (sacs)
stratum lucidum
seen in thick skin on palms and soles of feet
three to five layers of clear flat dead cells
contains precursor of keratin
stratum corneum
layers of flat dead cells filled with keratin and bound tightly to other cells
continuously shed
barrier to light heat water chemical and bacteria
how keratinization and epidermal growth occurs
stem cells divide to produce keratinocytes
as keratinocytes are pushed up towards the surface they fill with keratin and keratohyalin
hormone EGF (epidermal growth factor) can speed up process
skin graft
is a covering of wound with piece of healthy skin
new skin can not regenerate if stratum basal and its stem cells are destroyed
auto graft
skin from your own body
isograft
skin graft using skin from a twin
autologous skin
transplant of patients skin grown in culture
dermis
connective tissue layer composed of collagen and elastic fibers fibroblasts microphages and fat cells
contains hair follicles glands nerves and blood vessels
papillary region
comosed of areolar tissue
finger like projections called dermal papillae
it functions
anchors epidermis to dermis
contains capillaries that feed epidermis
contains touch and pressure receptors
and fine motor skills
reticular region
dense irregular connective tissue
contains interlacing collagen and elastic fibers
packed with oil glands sweat gland ducts fat and hair follicles
provides strength extensibility and elasticity to skin
-stretch marks are dermal tears from extreme stretching
melanin
________ is produced my melanocytes
same number of melanocytes in every one but differing amounts of pigment produced
melanocytes covert tyrosine to melanin
albinism -lack of enzyme that convert tyrosine to melanin
UV in sunlight increases melanin production
jaundice
yellowish color to skin and whites of eyes
buildup of yellow bilirubin in blood from liver disease
bilirubin
comes from red blood cells liver takes out and puts it in the bile and gets rid of it
cyanotic
bluish color to nail beds and skin
hemoglobin depleted of oxygen looks purple-blue
erythem
redness of skin due to enlargement of capillaries in dermis
during inflammation infection allergy or burns
accessory structures of skin
epidemal derivatives
cells sink inward during development to form :
hair
oilglands
sweat glands
nails
shaft
visible

medulla or middle cortex and cuticle
cs round in straight hair
cs oval in wavy hair
root
below the surface
follicle
surrounds root
-base of follicle is bulb
*blood vessels
*germinal cell layer
arrector pili
smooth muscle in dermis contracts with cold or fear
forms goosebumps as hair is pulledvertically
root hair plexus
detect hair movement
functions of hair
prevents heat loss
decreases sunburn
eyelashes help protect eyes
touch receptors sense(hair root plexus) light touch
sebaceous
oil glands (hair shafts )
oil glands -lipids
sudiferous
sweat glands
sebaceous oil glands
secretory portion in the dermis
most open onto hair shafts
sebum
sebum
combination of cholesterol proteins fats and salts
keeps hair and skin from soft and pliable
inhibits growth of bacteria and fungi
sudoriferous sweat glands

eccrine sweat glands
most areas of skin
secretory portion in dermis with duct to surface
regulate body temperature with perspiration
sudoriferous sweat glands

apocrine sweat glands
armpit and pubic region
secretory portion in dermis with duct that p[ens onto hair follicle
secretions more viscous
nail body
tightly packed keratinized cells
visible portion pink due to underlying capillaries
free edge appears white
nail root
buried under skin layers
lunula is white due to thickened stratum basal
cuticle
epidermis over nail root
lunula
thicker part of stem cell in your nail body
the half moon shape on your nail
nail matrix
below nail root produces growth
cells transformed into tightly packed keratinized cells
functions of skin
regulation of body temperature
protection as physical barrier
sensory receptors
excretion and absorption
synthesis of vitamin D
releasing of sweat onto the skin
how does this occur perspiration and its evaporation lowers body temperature
adjusting flow of blood to the body surface
this does what
in moderate exercise more blood brought to surface helps lower temperature
with extreme exercise blood is shunted to muscles and body temperature rises
shivering and constriction of surface vessels
how does the body raise internal body temperature as needed
to keep the blood away from the skin.
protection
physical chemical and biological barrier to the skin
tight cell junctions prevent bacterial invasion
lipids released retard evaporation
pigment protects somewhat against UV light
langerhans cells alert immune system
dead cells with oil keeps or protects the skin and seals out water etc.
cutaneous sensations (skin)
touch temperature pressure vibration tickling and some pain sensations arise from the skin.
excretion and absorption
only a minor role is played by the skin
small amounts of co2 ammonia and urea are excreted
lipid soluble substances can be absorbed through the skin
acetone and dry cleaning fluid lead mercury arsenic poisons in poison ivy and oak
trans-dermal drug administration
a method by which drugs in a patch enter the body
drug absorption most rapid in areas where skin is thin
ex:
nitroglycerin- prevention of chest pain from coronary artery disease
scopolamine- motion sickness
estradiol - estrogen replacement therapy
nicotine-stop smoking alternative
synthesis of vitamin D
sunlight activates a percursor to vitamin D
enzymes in the liver and kidneys transform that molecule into calcitriol most active form of vitamin D
necessary vitamin for absorption of calcium from food in the gastronintestinal tract
you need milk to absorb vitamin D
wound healing
1. blood clots
2. basal cells migrate across the wound horizontal
epidermal growth factor stimulates cell division
3. contact inhibition with other cells stops migration
4. full thickness of epidermis results from further cell division vertical
Keloids
raised thickened scar tissue occurs when cell division does not stop when wound is healed.
skin cancer
1 million cases diagnosed per year
3 common forms of skin cancer
basal cell carcinoma- rarely metastasize,
squamous cell carcinoma- may metastasize, lung cancer
malignant melanomas- metastasize rapidly
metastasize
to brake off and go some where else
burn
the destruction of proteins of the skin
chemicals electricity heat
problems that result
shock due to water plasma and plasma protein loss
circulatory and kidney problems from loss of plasma only in large area burns
and bacterial infection
first degree burn
burn only to the epidermis
-sunburn
second degree burn
burn that destroys entire epidermis and part of dermis
fluid filled blisters separate epidermis and dermis
epidermal derivatives are not damaged
third degree burn
burn that destroy epidermis dermis and epidermal derivatives
damaged area is numb due to loss of sensory nerves

you build tissue but not sensation, sweat gland and hair, in this type of burn
Tissue
dynamic and ever changing throughout life

skeleton composed of many different _______
-cartilage, bone , tissue, epithelium, nerve, blood forming _______. adipose and dense connective tissue
functions of bones
provides structural support

storage of the minerals , calcium and phosphate

blood cell production occurs in red bone marrow
functions of bones
protection- bones surrounded bu delicate tissues and organs (brain)

leverage- attachments for muscles in order to provide movement
Flat
thin parallel surfaces
(skull, sternum)
sutural
small bones between cranial bones
long bones
relatively long and slender
-femur, radius, ulna
irregular
complex shaped with short flat ridged surfaces
- vertebrae
sesamoid
shaped like a sesame seed
-patella (knee caps)
short bones
small and boxy
-carpals and tarsals
meatus
tube
-ear
*foramen
small round holes
fissure-
elongated gap
-back of the eye
process
projection or bump
sulcus
groove
-any where not just bones
* condyle
articular surface
-makes a joint
epicondyle
rough process above a condyle
-attaches ligaments and mussels
facet
small articular surface
-vert


flat area where 2 bones
-rub each other
crest
prominent ridge
* fossa
shallow depression
spine
pointed process
-styloid
diaphysis
shaft
epiphysis
one end of long bone
articular cartilage
this is over joint surfaces ad acts as friction and shock absorber
medullary cavity
marrow cavity
-yellow bone marrow
endosteum

endo- inside
lining of marrow cavity
periosteum

peri-outside
tough membrane covering bone but not the cartilage
histology of bone
a type of connective tissue because of the widely spaced cells separated bu matrix

matrix of 25% water, 25% collagen fibers and 50% crystallized mineral salts
-bone is a living tissue

-collagen fiber- protein
osteoprogenitor cells
undifferentiated cells
-can divide to replace themselves and can become osteoblats
-found in inner layer of periosteum and endosteum
osteoblasts
form matrix and fiber blasts but cant divide
osteocytes
mature cells that no longer make matrix
(just maintain it)
osteoclasts
huge cells from fused monocytes (WBC )
-function in bone resorption at surfaces such as endosteum


this is combined with osteoprogenitor and white blood cells
organic collagen fibers
provide bones flexibility
-their tensile strength resists being stretched or torn
-remove minerals with acid and rubbery structure results
inorganic mineral salts
provide bones hardness
-hydroxyapatite (calcium phosphate) and calcium carbonate
mineralization (calcification)
is hardening of tissue when mineral crystals deposit around collagen fibers

bone is not completely solid since it has small spaces for vessels and red bone marrow
-spongy bone has many such spaces
-compact bone has very few
compact or dense bone
looks like solid hard layer of bone

makes up the shaft of long bones and the external layer of all bones


resists stresses produces by weight and movement
central canal
tube that blood vessel goes through
lamella
concentric rings of calcified bone matrix
lacunae
osteocytes found in spaces
canaliculi
canals that transports materials to and from osteocytes
intersitial lamellae
represent older osteons that have been partially removed during tissue remodeling
trabeculae of spongy bone
-latticework of thin plates of bone called trabeculae oriented along lines of stress
-spaces in between these struts are filled with red marrow where blood cells develop
- found in ends of long bones and inside flat bones such as the hipbones, sternum, sides of skull and ribs.
connective tissue
all ___________ ____________ begins as mesechyme tissue
intramembranous formation
bone forms directly from mesenchymal cells
-patella
endochondral bone formation
bone form within hyaline cartilage mold
-arm bones, legs etc.
intramembranous bone formation
1. mesenchymal cells become osteoprogenitor cells then osteoblats
2. osteoblasts surround themselves with matrix to become osteocytes
3. matrix calcifies into trabeculae with spaces holding red bone marrow.
4. mesenchyme condenses as periosteum at the bone surface
5. superficial layers of spongy bone are replaced with compact bone.
endochondral bone formation (1)
development of cartilage model
(form for bone)
-mesenchymal cells form a cartilage model of the bone during development
Endochondral bone formation
1. cartillage model of bone develops in embryo
2. chondrocytes in center of model enlarge as model grows
3. enlarged chondrocytes die and leave cavities
4. around center of model, blood vessels grow and osteoblasts develop to form bone matrix
5. blood vessels and osteoblasts penetrate model to cavities and build spongy bone (primary ossification center)
6. bone formation spreads throughout model
7. osteoclats remove inner bone material as bone formation spreads in order to form hollow inner area (medullar cavity)
8. capillaries and osteoblasts migrate to ends of models to form secondary ossification centers
9. cartialge between primary and secondary centers is epiphyseal plate
how bone grows in width
only by appositional growth at the bones surface
periosteal cells differentiate into osetoblasts and form bony ridges and then a tunnel around periosteal blood vessel
concentric lamellae fill in the tunnel to form an osteon
**** bone remodeling
-osteoclats crave out small tunnels and osteoblasts rebuild osteons
-continual redistribution of bone matrix along lines of mechanical stress
-distal femur is fully remodeled every 4 months
fracture and repair of bone
-fracture is break in a bone
-healing is faster in bone than in cartilage due to lack of blood vessels in cartilage
-healing of bone is still slow process due to vessel damage
closed fracture
no break in skin
open fracture
skin is broken
transverse fracture
across long axis
spiral fracture
twisitng
compression fracture
braising yourself when you fall most commonly found in wrists fracture
green stick fracture
partial fracture
comminuted
shattered
potts factures
ankle
colles's fracture
wrist
repair of fracture
1. formation of fracture hematoma
2. formation of fibrocartilagenous callus
3. formation of bony callus
4. bone remodeling
-osteoclysts break down -osteoblasts- build up new bone
formation of fracture hematoma
-damaged blood vessels produce clot in 6-8 hours, bone cells die
-inflammation brings in phagocytic cells for clean up duty
-new capillaries grow into damaged area
formation of fibrocartilagenous callus
-fibroblasts invade the procallus and lay down collagen fibers
-chondroblasts produce fibrocartialge to span the broken ends of the bone
formation of bony callus
-osteoblasts secrete spongy bone that joins 2 broken ends of bone
-lasts 3-4 months
-not as strong as regular bone but stronger that spongy bone.
bone remodeling
-compact bone replaces the spongy in the bony callus
-surface is remodeled back to normal shape
calcium homeostasis and bone tissue
-skeleton is reservoir of calcium and phosphate
-calcium ions involved with many body systems
-nerve and muscle cell function
-blood clotting
-enzyme function in may biochemical reactions
**** hormonal influences
-parathyroid hormone (PTH) is secreted if ca +@ levels falls
-osteoclast activity increased , kidney retains ca+ 2 and produces calcitriol VD

clacitonin hormone is secreted in thyroid if ca+2 blood levels get too high
- inhibits or slow downs osteoclast activity
-increases bone formation by asteoblasts
exercise and bone tissue
-pull bone by skeletal muscle and gravity is mechanical stress.
- stess increases depostion of mineral salts and production of collagen (calcitonin prevents bone loss)
-lack of mechanical stress results in bone loss
- reduced activity while in a cast
- astronauts in weightlessness
- bedridden person
-weight-bearing exercises build bone mass (walking or weight-lifting)
axial skeleton
this consists of the skull vertebra and ribs
*** cranial bones
-protect brain and house ear ossicles
-muscle attachment for jaw neck and facial muscles
frontal
forms forehead and anterior part of cranial floor
supraorbital foramen
passage for nerve and artery
ethmoid
forms inferior, ventral portion of anterior cranial floor
cribriform plate
flat portion that forms cranial floor and contains holes (olfactory foramina) for olfactory cells
crista galli
superior projection from center of cribriform plate
perpendicular plate
vertical portion that forms superior portion of nasal septum
-separates nasal into left and right
parietal
forms greater portion of sides and roof of cranial cavity
occipital
forms posterior part and most of base of cranium
* occipital condyles
articulation with first vertebrae
*foramen magnum
passage for spinal cord
hypoglossal foramen
passage for hypoglossal nerve
sphenoid
middle part of base of skull
lesser wing
anterior portion (top)
greater wings
posterior portion (bottom)
sella turcica
projection between greater ans lesser wings
optical foramen
passage for optic nerve
*foramina oyale
passage for mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve
foramina rotundum
passage for maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve
superior and inferior orbital fissure
passage for blood vessels and nerve
teporal
forms inferior lateral aspects of cranium
mastoid process
muscle attachemnt
sytloid process
muscle attachment
mandibular fossa
articulation with mandible TMJ
external auditory meatus
external ausitory tube
zygomatic process
connection to zygomatic bone
carotid foramen
passage for carotid artery
jugular foramen
passage for jugular vein
stylomastoid foramen
passage for facial nerve

- taste and facial movement f
coronal suture
unites frontal and both parietal bones
squamous suture
unites parietal and temporal bones
lambdoid suture
unites parietal and occipital
sagittal suture
unites 2 parietal bones
facial bones
-protect delicate sense organs -- smell. taste, vision
- support entrances to digestive and respiratory systems
nasal
supports nasa cartilage
maxillae
upper jaw
palatine process
anterior portion of hard palate which forms floor of nasal cavity and roof of mouth
alveolar process
supports teeth
zygomatic
cheeck bone
teporal process
connection to temporal bone
cleft palate
is the lack of union of maxillary bones
mandible
lower jaw
condylar process
articulates with temporal bone
coronoid process
attachment for muscle
alveolus
supports teeth
mandibular notch
depression between condylar and coronoid processes
lacrimal fossa
groove for lacrimal sac
palatine
posterior portion of hard palate
vomer
inferior posterior portion of nasal septum
nasal septum
divides nasal cavity into left and right sides

formed by vomer perpendicular plate of ethmoid and spetal cartilage

deviated septum does not line in the mid-line
-developmental abnormality or trauma
paranasal sinuses
paired cavities in ethmoid sphenoid frontal and maxillary

lined with mucous membranes and open into nasal cavity

resonating chambers for voice lighten the skull
sinusitis
is inflammation of the membrane (allergy)
frontals of the skull at birth
-dense connective tissue membrane-filled spaces (soft spots)
-unossified at birth but close early in a childs life
-fetal sull passes through the birth canal
-rapid growth of the brain during infancey
anterior
front part of saggital suture
anterolateral
front part of squamous suture
posterior
back part of saggital suture
posterolateral
back part of squamous suture
hyoid bone
-u shaped single bone
bone of the bodu
-suspended bu ligament and muscle from skull
-supports -articulates with no other bone of the body
-suspended bu ligament and muscle from skull
-supports the tongue and provides attachment for tongue neck and pharyngeal muscles
body of the vertebra
the part of the vertebra that supports weight
vertebral arch
pediclaes bottom _______

laminae top _______________
vertebral foramen
hole where spinal cord is located
typical vertebrae
seven processes
structures that serve as muscle attachments or joints
-2 transverse
-1 spinous
-4 articular
vertebral column
backbone or spine built of 26 vertebrae
five vertebral regions
cervical vertebrae
7 vertebrae in the neck are called
thoracic vertebrae
12 in the thorax are called
lumbar verebrae
5 vertebrae in the low back region are called
sacrum
5, fused
pelvis
coccyx
4 fused
tail bone
intervertebral discs
-between adjacent vertebrae absorbs vertical shock
-permit various movements of the vertebral column
- fibrocartilagenous ring with pulpy center
herniated (slipped) disc
- protrusion of the nucleus pulposus
-most commonly in lumbar region
-pressure on spinal nerves causes pain
-surgical removal of disc after laminectomy
primary curves
anterior curvature
-thoracic and sacral are formed during fetal development
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secondary curves
posterior curvature
-cervical and lumbar form after birth
scoliosis
lateral curver
kyphosis
exaggerated thoracic curve
lordosis
exaggerated lumbar curve
spina bifida
is a congenital defect
-failure of the vertebral laminae to unite
-nervous tissue is unprotected
-often leads to paralysis
typical cervical vertebrae (c3 -c7)
smaller bodies
larger spinal canal
transverse processes
-shorter
-transverse formen for vertebral artery
typical cervical vertebrae c3 and c7
-spinous processes of c2 to c6 often split
-first and second cervical vertebrae are unique
-atlas and axis
atlas
ring of bone superior facests for occipital condyles
-nodding movement of atlanto-occipital joint signifies "yes"
axis
dens or odontoid process is body of atlas
-pivotal movement at atlanto-axial joint signifies "no"
thoracis vertebrae (t1-t12)
larger and stronger bodies
longer transverse and spinous processes
facests or demifacets on body for head of rib
lumbar vertebrae
strongest and largest
short thick spinous and transverse processes
-back musculature
sacrum
union of 5 vertebrae s1-s5 by age 30
- median sacral crest was spinous processes
- sacral ala is fused transverse processes
sacral canal ends at sacral hiatus
auricular surface and sacral tuberosity of s1 joint
coccyx
union 4 vertebrae co1- co 4
thorax
bony cage flattened from front to back
sternum (breastbone)
1-7 true ribs
8-12 are false ribs
11-12 are floating ribs
true ribs
attach to single cartilage to sterunm
false ribs
all attach to only one cartilage
floating ribs
don't attach to cartilage
manubrium
attachment for 1st and 2nd ribs
-clavicular notch
body
attachment for costal cartilage of 2-10 ribs
xiphoid
-ossifies bu 40
-attachment for abdominal mm.