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Integumentary System
Skin.
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Anatomy
12th Grade
02/13/2011

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Term
System
Definition
A group of organs working together.
Term
Organ
Definition
A group of tissues working together.
Term
Integumentary System
Definition
Skin and associated tissue and accessory organs.
Term
What are the four major membrane types?
Definition

*Serous

 

*Mucous

 

*Cutaneous

 

*Synovial

 

Term
Serous
Definition

Membranes that line "isolated" body cavaties.

-simple squamous epithelum and loose connective tissue.

Term
Mucous
Definition

Line body cavaties that have openings to the outside.

-secrete mucous

Term
Cutaneous
Definition
Skin.
Term
Synovial
Definition

Membranes that line joint cavaties between movable bones.

-secrete synovial fluid.

Term
What are the 2 layers of skin?
Definition

*Epidermis (outer layer) -Squamous

 

*Dermis (inner layer)-Various Tissues

Term
Subcutaneous Layer
Definition
Loose connective and adipose tissue.
Term
Epidermis
Definition

-stratisified squamous 

-surface cells are dead

-keratin builds up as they age

-protects from H2O loss,lision, chemicals, and injury

Term
What is formed deep in the epidermis?
Definition
Melanocytes
Term
Melanin
Definition

skin pigiment;absorbs sunlight for protection

 

Term
What is the different skin color due to?
Definition

Amount of Melanin produced.

environment.

blood chemistry.

Term
Dermis
Definition

-loose and fiberous connective tissue (strong and elastic)

-contains blood vessels for nourishment and heat transfer and vitamin d production

-nerves/sensory receptors are found here.

Term
Subcutaneous Layer (hypodermis)
Definition

-loose connective tissue and adipose tissue

 

-blood vessels to "skin"

 

-layer of insulation

Term
What are the assesory organs of the skin?
Definition

1) Hair follicles

2)Sebaceous Glands

3)Nails

4) Sweat Glands.

Term
Hair Follicles
Definition
-tube like depressions with epidermal cells from which hairs develope.
Term
Where are hair follicles found?
Definition
They are found all over the body except for on the palms,soles,lips,nipples, and some parts of external genitalia.
Term
What is dead hair composed of?
Definition
Keratin.
Term
Sebacceous Glands (oil glands)
Definition

halocrine glands that produce sebum

-sometimes develope into blackheads or even acne.

Term
Sebum
Definition
An oily secretion to keep skin moist and waterproof
Term
Nails
Definition

-keratinized stratisfied squamous epithela

-cell division occurs in the nail root

Term
Sweat Glands
Definition
-coiled tube within the dermis with sweat secreting epithealeal cells.
Term

What are the 2 types of sweat glands?

 

Definition

Apocrine

and 

Eccrine

Term
Apocrine Gland
Definition

-most numerous in armpit and groin

 

-develope at puberty

 

-produce "nervous sweat"

Term

Eccrine Gland

 

Definition

-most numerous on forehead,neck,and back

-produce body coating sweat

-activated by elevated body temp.

Term
What is the temp. at which the body should remain?
Definition

37c

or 

98.6 f

 

Term
When your hot:
Definition

-dermal blood vessels dialate carrying more blood to the skin

-eccrine glands produce sweat to evaportate from skin

Term
When your cold:
Definition

-dermal blood vessels constrict

-sweat glands remain inactive

-slight muscle contractions are triggerd to generate heat.

-arrector pili cause body hair to stand up.

Term
The 1st responce to wound healing.
Definition

-inflammation

-depending on the amount of tissue damage

 

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