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Southeastern Institute A&P 3. Integumentary System

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Protection   The integumentary system uses the skin to act as a physical ,biological, and chemical barrier  
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Absorption   The integumentary system can take in fat-soluble substances I.e. oxygen, carbon dioxide, vitamins A,D,E,& K, steroids, resins of certain plants, organic solvents, and salts of heavy metals  
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Sensation   The integumentary system can be an extension of the nervous system, receives stimuli such as pressure, pain, & temperature  
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Temperature Regulation   Blood vessels in the dermis regulate the flow of the blood thus controlling the release of heat or maintaining heat in the body  
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Waste elimination   Sweat is an example  
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Vitamin D Synthesis   Molecules that are converted by the UV rays in sunlight to vitamin D  
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Immunity   Specialized cells, called Langerhans cells, they function along with helper Tcells to trigger useful immunological reactions  
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Epidermis   Layer of skin found above the dermis  
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Keratinocytes   Waterproofing cells  
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Melanocytes   Cells that produce melanin, skin pigment, contributes to color of skin, iris of eyes, & hair  
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Langerhans Cells   Work with helper T cells, they trigger immune reactions in certain pathological conditions  
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Stratum germinativum   Deepest layer of the epidermis  
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Merkel disks   Located in the epidermis, responds to light touch and discriminative touch  
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Stratum spinosum   “Prickly layer”, contains cells from both stratum germinativum and stratum granulosum  
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Stratum granulosum   Layer containing an accumulation of keratin granules. 3 to 5 cells deep, marks the beginning of change before the drying of the tissue  
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Stratum lucidum   Epidermal layer found in thick skin of the hands and feet  
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Stratum corneum   Outer most layer of the skin, cells no longer living, completely keratinized, ready to be sloughed off  
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Dermis   Hide, the true skin  
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Collagen   Makes up about 70% of the dermis, offers support to the nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles and glands  
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Elastin   Fibers found in collagen which gives the skin its elasticity and resilience  
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Hair follicles   Pouch like structures in the skin from which hair grows  
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Arrector pili   Muscles attached to the hair follicle that contract when you are cold or experiencing emotions such as fright or anxiety  
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Sebaceous glands   Oil glands, secrete sebum  
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Sudoriferous glands   Sweat glands, secretes sweat or perspiration  
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Meissner corpuscles   Mediates sensations of discriminative touch such as light vs. deep pressure, low-frequency vibration, most numerous in hairless areas such as nipples, fingertips, and lips  
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Pacinian corpuscles   Located in the deeper dermal layer, mainly of hands, feet, and joint capsules, they respond quickly to crude and deep pressure, vibration, stretch & perceive proprioceptive information about joint position  
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Hair Root Plexus   Hair follicle receptors, light-touch receptors that detect hair movement  
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Nociceptors   Free nerve ends  
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Subcutaneous Layer   Superficial fascia or hypodermis found below the dermis  
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Ruffini End Organs   Heat receptors  
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Krause’s End Bulbs   Cold receptors  
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Eccrine Sweat Glands   Most numerous sweat glands  
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Apocrine Sweat Glands   Sweat glands located in subcutaneous layer in the axillary region, areola of the breast, and pigmented skin around the anus that become active at adolescents  
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Ceruminous Glands   Modified apocrine glands that release its secretion of the surface of the external ear canal  
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Nails   Heavily keratinized, non living tissue, forms thin surfaces at distal ends of digits  
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Mole Changes “A”   Asymmetrical  
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Mole Changes “B”   Borders are uneven  
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Mole Changes “C”   Colors vary with different shade of black or brown  
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Mole Changes “D”   Diameter larger than a pencil eraser  
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Mole Changes “E”   Elevated  
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Mole Changes “F”   Fast growing  
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