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Anatomy & Physiology Exam 1
The Integument System: Epidermis
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/16/2010

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Term

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

Term
what tissue mostly composes the epidermis?
Definition
stratified squamous epithelium
Term
what do most cells in epidermis produce?
Definition
the protein keratin
Term
how does new cell production in skin occur?
Definition

mitosis

 

-deeper layer or epidermis (stratum basale)

 

Term
What happens to surface skin cells?
Definition
die and desquamate (filled with keratin)
Term

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

 

Term

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)

Term

where are glycolipids found? produced?

what is purpose?

Definition

found in stratum corneum, produced in stratum granulosum

 

-purpose is waterproofing

Term

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

Term

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

Term

what are keratinocytes?

what do they produce?

Definition

granule-producing cells found in stratum granulosum

 

-produce keratohyalin granules that secrete keratin

 

 

Term
what are keratohyalin granules?
Definition
secrete keratin
Term
What are lamellar bodies?
Definition

type of granule-producing cells

 

-produce lamellated granules that secrete glycolipids found in stratum corneum 

Term

what secretes glycolipids?

 

Definition
lamellated granules
Term

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

Term

melanin comes from where?

found where?

Definition

comes from melanocytes produced in stratum basale

 

-found in stratum spinosum 

Term

where are Langerhan's cells derived from?

found where?

Definition

from the immune system & migrate from bone marrow

found in stratum spinosum

Term

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

Term
what are merkel discs?
Definition
touch receptors, found in stratum basale
Term
which strata have living cells?
Definition

-stratum basale

-stratum spinosum

-stratum granulosum (alive, but their organelles -are degenerating)

Term
which strata have dead cells?
Definition

-stratum corneum

-stratum lucidum 

Term

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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