Integumentary System
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2 regions of the skin | Epidermis, dermis
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Most superficial layer of skin | Epidermis
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4 cell types found in the epidermis | Keratinocyte, melanocyte, epidermal dendritic cells, tactile cells
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Fibrous protein that gives skin protective properties | Keratin
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Cell that synthesizes melanin | Melanonocyte
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Langerhans cells | Epidermal dendritic cells
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Cells that activate the immune system | Epidermal dendritic cells
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Tactile sensory receptor cell | Merkel cells
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Most superficial layer of the epidermis | Stratum Corneum
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Deepest epidermal layer | Stratum Basale
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aka Stratum germinativum | Stratum Basale
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Layer responsible for cell renewal | Stratum Basale
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aka prickly layer | Stratum Spinosum
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Contains keratinocytes linked by desmosomes | Stratum Spinosa
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This layer contains a high volume of Langerhans cells | Prickly layer
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Lamellated granules | Stratum granulosum
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3-5 cell layer where keratization begins | stratum granulosum
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Glycolipids which cause the skin to be waterproof are in which layer | Stratum granulosum
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aka Horny layer | Stratum corneum
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Thickest epidermal layer | stratum corneum
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Layer with fully keratinized cells | stratum corneum
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Layer found only in the thick skin | stratum lucidium
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Layer above the stratum granulosum in the thick skin | stratum lucidium
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Layer of skin associated with leather-"hide" | Dermis
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Superficial layer of the dermis | Papillary layer
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Layer of Areolar C.T. | Papillary layer
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Projections of the papillary layer that project into the epidermis | dermal papillae
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Friction ridges and sweat glands combine to form: | Fingerprints
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Meissners corpuscles | Light touch receptors
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Layer of the dermis made of dense irregular C.T. | Reticular layer
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Thicker part of the dermis | Reticular layer
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Bundles of collagen | Cleavage/tension lines
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Dermal folds near joints | Flexure lines
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Crimson pigment | Hemoglobin
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Cyanosis | Bluing of skin during heart failure and severe respiratory disorders
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aka merocrine glands | Eccrine glands
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Sweat glands abundant on palms, soles of feet and forehead | Eccrine glands
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2 types of sweat glands | Eccrine and apocrine
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aka sudoriferous glands | sweat glands
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Sweating is regulated by this system | Autonomic nervous system
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Most abundant sweat gland | Eccrine gland
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Sweat glands activated by puberty | Apocrine glands
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Sweat gland found in the axillary and genital areas | Apocrine gland
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Gland found in the external ear | Ceruminous gland
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Modified sweat gland | Mammary gland
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Gland that produces cerumen | Ceruminous gland
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Gland producing sebum | Sebaceous gland
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Glands which dump product into the hair follicle | Apocrine and sebaceous
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Holocrine type gland | Sebaceous gland
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Glands activated during puberty | Apocrine and sebaceous
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What forces sebum out of the hair follicle onto the skin? | Arrector pili
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What is created by the low pH of the secretions on the skin? | Acid mantle
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What forms the chemical barrier on the skin? | Acid mantle
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What forms the physical barrier of the skin? | Keratinized cells and glycolipids
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What creates the biological barrier of the skin? | Dendritic cells and macrophages
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Unnoticeable sweating | Insensible sweating
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Obvious sweating-visible | Sensible sweating
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Pacinian corpuscles | Deep pressure sensors
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How much blood can the skin hold? | 5% of total volume
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Metabolic function of the skin | Sunlight turns cholesterol into inactive vit D
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Skin as a secondary excretion organ | small amount of nitrogenous wastes in the sweat
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Least malignant cancer | Basal cell carcinoma
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Most malignant cancer | Melanoma
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Cancer of the stratun basale cells | Basale cell carcinoma
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Cancer of the keratinocytes of the stratum spinosa | Squamous cell carcinoma
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Cancer of the melanocytes | Melanoma
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Rules for recognizing melanoma | Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter
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Tissue damage caused by heat | Burn
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Body area burned | Rule of nines
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Cheesy looking substance protecting the skin of a fetus | Vernix caseosa
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