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Skin and Body Membranes

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Stratum Basale   Lies closest to the dermis and contains epidermal cells that receive the most adequate nourishment from the dermis.  
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Stratum Spinosum   Thickest layer and made from cells in the basale layer.  
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Stratum Granulosum   Cells become flatter and more full of keratin.  
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Stratum Lucidum   Dead kerantinized cells and is found where skin is hairless and thick.  
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Stratum Corneum   20 to 30 cell layers thick. Completely filled with keratin and called cornified cells.  
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Define Epidermis and name the five zones.   It is the top layer of skin and is avascular. Stratum Basale, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Lucidum and Stratum Corneum.  
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Melanocytes   Found in the stratum basale. Produces melanin; which determines your skin color.  
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Define dermis and name the two major regions.   Strong stretch covering that helps hold the body together. Papillary Layer and Reticular Layer.  
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Papillary Layer   The upper dermal region, uneven and has fingerlike projections from its superior surface called dermal papillae.  
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Reticular Layer   Deepest skin layer, contains sweat and oil glands. Phagocytes are found here. Has deep pressure receptors - Pacinian Corpuscles.  
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Kertinocytes   Keratin cells - produce keratin - proteins that make the epidermis very hard.  
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Phagocytes   Eat bacteria that enter skin through a wound.  
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What are body membranes and what are the two types?   Body membranes cover surfaces, line body cavities, and form protective sheets around organs. The two types are epithelial and connective tissue membranes.  
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Epithelial Membranes   Include cutaneous, mucous and serous membranes. They cover and line surface areas.  
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Cutaneous Membrane   Skin. Top - Epidermis ; Bottom - Dermis. The only dry membrane.  
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Mucous Membrane   Lines all body cavities that open to the exterior. ; Epithelium that rests on loose connective tissue membrane called lamina propria. ; Wet membrane.  
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Serous Membrane   Lines all body cavities that close to the exterior. ; A layer of simple squamous epithelium. ; Occurs in pairs of layers - parietal and visceral.  
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Connective Tissue Membranes   Includes synovial membrane. Cushions and provides lubrication.  
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Synovial Membrane   Lining fibrous capsules that line joints. ; Soft aerolar connective tissue. ; Cushions.  
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What are some key functions of skin?   Protection and covering, insulation, and cushioning.  
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What is the integumentary system comprised of?   Skin, sweat and oil glands, hair, and nails.  
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Keratin   Cornified(hardened) layer that prevents water loss.  
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Cutaneous Sensory Receptors   Part of the nervous sytem - able to sense touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.  
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What two tissues is skin made of?   Epidermis and Dermis.  
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Which epidermal layer receives the most nutrients?   Stratum basale. ; via diffusion of nutrients from the dermis. These cells are constantly undergoing cell divison.  
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Dermal Papillae - types of receptors and what they do.   They indent the epidermis above. Receptors: Capillaries which give epidermis nutrients. ; Pain receptors (free nerve endings) ; Touch receptors (Meissner's Corupuscles)  
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What creates fingerprints?   Papillae. Well provided with sweat pores and leave films of sweat.  
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What are the three pigments that contribute to skin color?   1) Amount and kinf of melanin in epidermis. 2) Amount of carotene deposited in the stratum corneum and subcutaneous layer. 3) The amount of oxygen-rich hemoglobin in the dermal blood vessels.  
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What are skin appendages?   Cutaneous glands, hair, hair follices and nails.  
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What are the two groups of cutaneous glands?   Sebasceous glands (oil glands) and Sudoriferous glands (sweat glands).  
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Sebaceous Glands   Oil glands. ; All over except palms of hands and soles of feet. Attached to a hair follicle. ; Sebum - lubricates the skin and keeps it soft and moist.  
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Eccrine Sweat Glands   Found all over the body and not associated with hair. ; Sweat - stops growth for bacteria.  
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Apocrine Sweat Glands   Axillary and genital areas. Associated with hair. ; Sweat + fatty acids + proteins - thermoregulation, activated during pain, stress, and sexual foreplay.  
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What is the purpose of hair?   To protect.  
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Hair Follicle   Produced hair. Flexible, epithelial structure.  
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Epidermal Sheath   Forms hair.  
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Dermal Sheath   Supplies blood.  
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Papilla   At the root of a hair.  
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Root   Part of the hair enclosed in the follicle.  
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Shaft   Part coming out from the surface of the skin.  
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Matrix/growth zone   Where cells for hair are made. (Hair Bulb)  
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Medulla   Central core of hair.  
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Cortex   Layer outside of Medulla.  
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Cuticle   Surrounds the cortex. Single layer of cells that overlap.  
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Arrector Pilli   Small bands of smooth muscle cells that connect to each side of the hair follice.  
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What is a nail?   Scalelike modification of the epidermis.  
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Nail Bed   Stratum basale that extends beneath the nail.  
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Nail Matrix   Thickened area responsible for nail growth.  
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Lunula   White, crescent part of nail.  
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