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15 Cards in this Set
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What does the Integumentary System include? |
- Skin - Accessory structures (hair, glands, and nails |
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What are the 6 functions of skin? |
- Physical protection - Regulate temp - Synthesis of vitamin D - Prevention of water loss (Protein: Keratin) - Sensory receptors - Prevention of invasion of pathogens |
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Epidermis |
outer layer |
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Dermis
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connective tissue |
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Hypodermis |
subcutaneous region |
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-Stratified squamous - Cornified or keratinized (hardened by keratin) layer to prevent water loss - avascular - most cells are keratinocytes what am I? |
Epidermis |
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What are the 5 layers of the Epidermis? |
1. Stratum corneum 2. Stratum lucidurn 3. Stratum granulosum 4. Stratum spinosum 5. Stratum basale |
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_______ only found in thick skin - such as: sides of hand and soles of the feet
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Stratum Lucidum Layer |
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What is melanin produced by? |
melanocytes |
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What are the two layers of the dermis?
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Papillary layer (upper dermal region) Reticular layer (deepest layer of skin) |
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Finger prints are identifying is an example of which layer of the dermis? |
Papillary layer |
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- Blood vessels - Sweat and oil glands - Deep pressure receptors are all examples of which layer of the dermis? |
Reticular Layer |
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- Collagen and elastic fibers located throughout the dermis - Blood vessels play a role in body temperature regulation - Nerve supply sends messages to central nervous system what am I? |
Dermis |
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- Composed of areolar and adipose connective tissues What am I? |
Hypodermis |
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______ store energy, padding, insulation |
adipose |
