A&P lab Unit 1 -- Integumentary

skin, hair, nails, and various glandular structures contained within

The Integumentary System includes the _______

The Integumentary System

_______ includes the skin, hair, nails, and various glandular structures contained within

skin

The ______ is considered the largest organ of the human body 

largest organ

The skin is considered the _______ of the human body 

Mitotically active layer

Stratum Basale:

Contains Dendritic (Langerhans) cells for Immunity

Stratum Spinosum: 

Only in palms of hands & soles of feet

Stratum Lucidum: 

very thick layer of dead cells

Stratum Corneum: 

Stratum Basale, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Lucidum, and Stratum Corneum

5 layers of the epidermis, listed from deepest to most superficial:

stratum lucidum, thin

Skin of the Scalp has no _______ because the scalp is ______ skin

sweat (eccrine)

Sudoriferous gland: 

oil (holocrine)

Sebaceous gland: 

Malodorous sweat glands (armpit, anogenital)

Apocrine Sudoriferous gland:  

thick

Stratum Lucidum only exists in _____ skin

Stratum Lucidum

______ only exists in thick skin

Fine touch & vibration

Meissner's Corpuscle:  

Deep pressure & vibration

Pacinian Corpuscle: 

palms of hands and soles of feet

Stratum lucidum is found in the ______

thick

Skin on Sole of Foot is ______ skin

Epidermis, Skin of the Scalp, Skin in Armpit, Skin on Sole of Foot

Integumentary System: