Integumentary System Flashcards

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The integumentary system includes:

  • Skin

  • Appendages`of the skin


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Appendages of the skin:

  • Oil glands

  • Hair

  • Sweat glands

  • Nails


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Layers of the skin

  • Epidermis

  • Dermis

  • Hypodermis (Subcutaneous tissue)


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Epidermis

  • Superficial layer

  • Made of 50 layers of epithelial cells

  • Protective layer of the body

  • Avascular


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Dermis

  • Deeper layer of the skin

  • Makes up most (90%) of skin

  • Made of connective tissue

  • Vascular


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Hypodermis (Subcutaneous tissue)

  • Not a part of the skin

  • Deep to the skin

  • Made of adipose tissue


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Cells of Epidermis

  • Kertinocytes

  • Langerhans Cells

  • Melanocytes


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Keratinocytes

  • 90% of epidermal cells

  • Produces keratin, helps protect skin from abrasion

  • Produced in Stratum Basale, pushed upward by new cells

  • Friction stimulates keratinocyte production