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        | What is integument system composed of? What is skin (largest organ) composed of? |  | Definition 
 
        | the skin & its accessory stuctures   -skin is two regions: epidermis and dermis |  | 
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        | what tissue mostly composes the epidermis? |  | Definition 
 
        | stratified squamous epithelium |  | 
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        | what do most cells in epidermis produce? |  | Definition 
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        | how does new cell production in skin occur? |  | Definition 
 
        | mitosis   -deeper layer or epidermis (stratum basale)   |  | 
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        | What happens to surface skin cells? |  | Definition 
 
        | die and desquamate (filled with keratin) |  | 
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        | what strata is the epidermis comprised of? what "layers" are they referred to? how many layers of cells on each strata? |  | Definition 
 
        | -stratum corneum (hard layer) 20-30 layers -stratum lucidum (clear layer) 2-3 layers -stratum granulosum (granular layer) 3-5 layers -stratum spinosum (spiny layer) 5-7 layers -stratum basale (basal layer) 1 layer   |  | 
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        | Stratum Corneum which layer? how many layers? with what in them?   |  | Definition 
 
        | -most superficial "hard" layer -20-30 layers of dead cells filled with keratin -layer has waterproofing glycolipids (produced in granulosum) |  | 
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        | where are glycolipids found? produced? what is purpose? |  | Definition 
 
        | found in stratum corneum, produced in stratum granulosum   -purpose is waterproofing |  | 
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        | Stratum Lucidum how many layers? made of what? where is layer present? |  | Definition 
 
        | -"clear" layer of 2-3 layers of dead cells filled with keratin -layer present only in "thick skin" in bottoms of feet/palms of hands |  | 
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        | Stratum Granulosum how many layers? contains what? |  | Definition 
 
        | -"granular" made of 3-5 layers of cells that are alive but organelles are degenerating   -contains 2 types of granule producing cells: keratinocytes and lamellar bodies |  | 
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        | what are keratinocytes? what do they produce? |  | Definition 
 
        | granule-producing cells found in stratum granulosum   -produce keratohyalin granules that secrete keratin     |  | 
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        | what are keratohyalin granules? |  | Definition 
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        | What are lamellar bodies? |  | Definition 
 
        | type of granule-producing cells   -produce lamellated granules that secrete glycolipids found in stratum corneum  |  | 
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        | what secretes glycolipids?   |  | Definition 
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        | Stratum Spinosum how many layers? contains what? |  | Definition 
 
        | -"spiny" 5-7 layers of living cells -contains melanin granules that are produced in basale layer -contains Langerhan's cells |  | 
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        | melanin comes from where? found where? |  | Definition 
 
        | comes from melanocytes produced in stratum basale   -found in stratum spinosum  |  | 
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        | where are Langerhan's cells derived from? found where? |  | Definition 
 
        | from the immune system & migrate from bone marrow found in stratum spinosum |  | 
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        | Stratum Basale how many layers? contains what? |  | Definition 
 
        | -"basal" 1 layer of rapidly dividing epithelial cells that migrate to superficial layers -contains melanocytes (produce melanin found in stratum spinosum) and merkel discs (touch receptors |  | 
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        | touch receptors, found in stratum basale |  | 
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        | which strata have living cells? |  | Definition 
 
        | -stratum basale -stratum spinosum -stratum granulosum (alive, but their organelles -are degenerating) |  | 
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        | which strata have dead cells? |  | Definition 
 
        | -stratum corneum -stratum lucidum  |  | 
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        | where are these found: keratin? melanin? Lamellar bodies? merkel discs? keratinocytes? lamellated granules? glycolipids? mitosis? |  | Definition 
 
        | 1) keratin-stratum corneum, lucidum, made in granulosum  2) melanin- spinosum, made in basale 3) lamellar bodies- granulosum 4) merkel discs- basale 5) keratinocytes- granulosum 5) lamellated granules- granulosum 6) corneum, made in granulosum 7) mitosis-basale   |  | 
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