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ch. 5 integumentary system

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epidermis is made of up this kind of tissue   epithelial  
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dermis' made up of these tissue types   connective, nerve & muscle  
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__ makes up 90% of cells in the epidermis   kerantinocytes  
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provide melanin pigment   Menanocytes  
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cells that come from bone marrow   langerhan cells  
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theses cells provide immunity   langerhan cells  
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these cells form touch receptors   merkel cells  
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merkel cells lay in the ___ section of the epidermis   deepest layer  
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___ layer contains dark staining keratohyalin granules   stratum granulosum  
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deepest single layer of cells   stratum basale  
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also called stratum germinativum   stratum basale  
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combination of merkel cells, melanocytes, keratinocytes & stem cells that repediately divide   stratum basale  
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in the stratum basale layer of the epidermis cells attach to each other & to basement membrany by _______   desmosomes & hemidesmosomes  
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8-10 cell layers held together by desmosomes   stratum spinosum  
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in this layer melanin taken in by phagocytosis from nearby melanocyes   stratum spinosum  
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3-5 layers of flat dying cells showing nuculear deneration   stratum granulosum  
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this layer contains lamellar granules that release lipids that repels water   stratum granulosum  
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this layer is only seen in thick skin   stratum lucidum  
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3-5 layers of flat dead cells contains precusor to keratin   stratum lucidum  
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25-50 layers flat dead cells filled w/ keratin and surrounded by lipids   stratum corneum  
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layer of epidermis that friction stumulates callus formation   stratum corneum  
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stem cells divide to produce ___   keratinocytes  
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Af keratinocytes are pushed up towards the surface, they fill with ___   keratin  
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It takes __ weeks for a cell to travel through all the layers   4  
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This hormone can speed up the cells journey through the epidermis   epidermial growth factor (efg)  
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These compose the dermis   collagen, elastic fibers, fibroblasts, macrophages & fat cells  
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this layer contains hair follicles, glands, nerves & blood vessels   dermis  
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two major regions of dermis   papillary & reticular regions  
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anchor epidermis to dermis, contain capillaries that feed epidermis& contains meissner's corpuscles are functions of the __ region   papillary region  
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the papillary region contains ___ &makes up the __ of the dermis   dermal papillae (finger like projections) to 20%  
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the recticular region is made up of this type of tissue   connective  
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This region is packed with oil glands, sweat glands ducts & hair follicles   recticular region  
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this region provides strength extensibility and elasticity to skin (strech marks)   recticular region  
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epidermal ridges form in fetus as epidermis conforms to dermal papillae (increasese gripi of hands)which region does this occur in?   recticular  
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melanocytes convert ___ to melanin   tyrosine  
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inherited lack of tyrosinase   albinism  
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autoimmune loss of melanocytes in areas of the skin (white patches)   vitiligo  
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This precursor to vitamin A is found in stratum corneum & dermis   carotene  
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red oxygen carrying pigment in bloodcells   hemoglobin  
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yellowish color to skin and whites of eyes buildup of bilirubin in blood from liver disearse   jaundice  
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bluish color in nail bds aand skin hemoblobin depleted of oxygen looks purple blue   cyanotic  
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redness of skin due to enlargement of capillaries in dermis during inflammation & infection it burn   erythema  
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cells sink inwards during development to form:   hair, oil glands, sweat glands (sudoriferous, & nails  
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core of the hair   medulla  
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daughter cells farther from the center of the hair matrix for the _____ (intermed layer)   cortex  
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surface of hair   cuticle  
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CS round in straigh hair oval in curly   no answer  
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this surounds the hair root and the deeper portion of the shaft. produced by cells at the periphery of hair mtris   internal root sheath  
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extends from skin surface to hair matrix cell layers foun in the superficial epidermis   external root sheath  
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thickened basal lamina wrapped in dense connective tissue sheath   glassy membrane  
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base of hair follicle is ___ (germindal cell layer)   hair bulb (surrounds hair papillia)  
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these detect hair movement   hair root plexus  
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smooth muscle in dermis contracts with cold/fear gOoOooOosebumps form as hairs pulled virtically   arrector pili  
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in the growth stage the matrix cells at the base of hair root produce ____   length of hair  
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The resting stage of hair last for ___ and folicle atrophies   3 months  
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blonde & red hair contain melanin with ____   iron and sulfer  
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oil glands: secretory portion in the dermis, most open onto hair shafts   sebaceous gland  
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this keeps hair soft, is composed of cholestoerol, proteins fats & salts, and inhibits growth of bacteria   sebum  
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sudoriferous glans that are in most areas of the skin, secrete portion in dermis w/ duct to serfact, regulatebod temp   eccrine glands  
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found in the armpit and pubic region, secretes entire cell to cause lager oder,   apocrine glands  
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these glands produce waxy secretion in ear canal   ceruminous glands  
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nails are composed of tightly packed _____cells   keratinized  
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the lunula appears white due to thickedned ____   stratum basale  
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cuticle (eponychium) is made up of this   stratum corneum  
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visible portion of nail pink due to ___   underlying capillaries  
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another name for cuticle   eponychium  
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nails grow this fast   1mm/week  
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thick skin lacks this   hair folicles & sebaceous glands  
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in which layer of the skin does cell division occur?   stratum germinativum  
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which layer consists of loose connective tissue & contains capiliaries & sensory neurons   papillary region  
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this region consists of dense irregular connective tissue and bundles of colagen fibers   recticular region  
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pressure sores   decubitus ulcers  
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eoudernus develops from this germ layer   ectodermal  
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dermis develops from this gem layer   mesodermal  
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fetal hair   lanugo  
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slipper coating of oil and slothed skin present at birth   vernix caseosa  
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non-life threatening skin cancer   basal cell carcinoma & squamous c ell carcinoma  
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