The Integumentary System

  1. Which layer of the skin does NOT contain blood vessels?
    Epidermis
  2. In which layer of the skin are melanocytes located?
    epidermis
  3. What is the function of an adipocyte?
    Fat Storage
  4. Which of these body parts does NOT contain melanin? Nails, hair or skin
    nails
  5. What is the function of a pore?
    secrete sweat
  6. What is sebum?
    an oily substance secreted onto hair
  7. Sweat glands are located in the
    dermis
  8. What type of tissue is the main component of the dermis
    connective tissue
  9. Where are hair roots located within the skin?
    in the dermis
  10. What substance are nails made of?
    keratin
  11. Which condition is caused by lack of melanin synthesis?
    albinism
  12. Which is NOT part of the connective tissue in the dermis? 
    keratinocytes 
     collagen 
     elastin
    keratinocytes
  13. Which type of layer separates the epidermis from the dermis?
    a basement membrane
  14. How does the epidermis absorb oxygen
    by diffusion with the surrounding air
  15. What type of cell provides the physical barrier of the skin
    keratinocytes
  16. What type of epithelium is the epidermis composed of
    tratified squamous epithelium
  17. What is the function of melanin?
    to protect the DNA in cells from UV radiation
  18. Sebum is secreted from the ...
    sebaceous gland
  19. What is alopecia?
    hair loss
  20. What are the immune cells in the epidermis called
    langerhans cells
  21. UVB radiation damage can cause?
    malignant melanoma
  22. What is the function of piloerection
    to trap warm air between hairs
  23. What is the function of the arrector pili muscle?
    to make hairs stand on end
  24. What is cornificatio
    keratinocytes forming a physical barrier
  25. What are the four types of tissue
    • Epithelial
    • nervous
    • connective
    • muscle
  26. 3 types of epithelial membranes
    • Cutaneous membrane (skin)
    • Mucous membrane
    • serous membrane
  27. what does the cutaneous (skin) membrane do?
    protects the body surface
  28. what is the epidermis composed of?
    keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
  29. Mucous membranes
    -produces mucus (a thick secretion that keeps membranes soft and moist)
  30. Serous membranes
    „Lines open body cavities that are closed to the exterior of the body
  31. where are simple cuboidal epithelium cells found?
    • they specialize in secretion. found in:
    • salivary glands
    • thyroid follicles
    • kidney tubules,,
    • Found in BASEMENT MEMBRANE
  32. where r Simple columnar epithelium cells found?
    the lining of the inner surface of the stomach, intestines, and some areas of the respiratory and reproductive tracts
  33. where are simple squamous epithelium cells found?
    • transportation is its special function because of the shape. absorption of oxygen into the blood takes place in these cells .
    • alveoli of lungs
  34. where are stratified squamous epithelium tissue found
    • good for protection because of its closely packed cells - this tissue protects the body against invasion by microorganisms.
    • surface lining of mouth and esophagus
  35. where are pseudostratified cells found?
    lining of tract systems
  36. three types of LOOSE Proper connective tissue
    • loose
    • adipose
    • reticular
  37. areolar tissue
    • -most widley distrubited of all connective tissue
    • -PROPER LOOSE
  38. adipose tissue
    • stores fat
    • PROPER LOOSE
  39. reticular tissue
    • found in bone marrow
    • PROPER LOOSE
  40. What are the three types of Dense Proper tissue
    • Regular
    • irregular
    • elastic
  41. Regular proper tissue
    • makes up tendons (strong straps that connect muscle to bone)
    • arranged in rough parallel rows
  42. Irregular proper tissue
    • forms tough sheets in the deepest layer of the skin
    • swirl pattern (stretch marks)
  43. dense elastic tissue PROPER
    found in large arteries
  44. what is Pleurisy?
    inflammation of the serous membranes that line the chest cavity and cover the lungs
  45. what is Peritonitis
    inflammation of the serous membranes in the abdominal cavity that line the walls and cover the abdominal organs
  46. what fluid does connective tissue membranes produce?
    synovial fluid
  47. where is the synovial membrane?
    the spaces between joints and in the lining of the bursal sacs
  48. Functions of the Skin
    ØTemperature regulation

    ØSense organ activity

    ØExcretion

    ØSynthesis of Vitamin D
  49. what is compact bone?
    the solid form of bone that makes up the outer walls of bones in the skeleton
  50. what are osteons?
    they make up compact bone
  51. spongy bone?
    inside the bone, made of lattice.
  52. what are the three major types of cartilage?
    • hyaline-- most common, glassy apperance
    • fibrocartilage- strongest and most durable
    • elastic-flexible, found in ear
  53. wht is hematopoietic tissue
    the bloodlike connective tissue found in the red marrow cavieties of bones and in organs such as the spleen, tonsils and lymph notes
  54. what are the three types of muscle tissue
    • cardiac- forms the walls of the heart- involuntary
    • skeletal-voluntary
    • smooth-forms walls of bloods vessles
  55. what is the stratum corneum
    keratinzed outer layer of the epidermis
  56. Stratum germinativum (epidermis)
    innermost (deepest) layer of cells that continually reproduce; new cells move toward the surface
  57. vitiligo
    patchy areas of lighter skin
  58. cyanosis what is it and what happens
    when blood oxygen levels decrease or if blood flow is reduced dramatically, the skin turns BLUE/GREY
  59. what produces melanin
    cells in the basal layer called melanocytes
  60. hypodermis
    a thick layer of connective tissue and adipose tissue that support the dermis and epidermis
  61. Hair growth begins from
    hair papilla
  62. Arrector pili
    specialized smooth muscle that produces “goose pimples” and causes hair to stand up straight
  63. what are two skin receptors
    • lamellar corpuscle- pressure
    • tactile corpuscle- light touch
  64. Eccrine sweat gland
    most abundant sweat glands in the body, produce clear sweat
  65. apocrine sweat glands
    found primarily in armpit and genitals, create a thicker milky secretion
  66. what are the 5 functions of the skin?
    • protection
    • temperature regulation
    • sense organ activity
    • excretion
    • synthesis of vit d
  67. Sebaceous Glands
    ØSecrete oil or sebum for hair and skin
  68. tinea
    fungal infections of the skin (mycoses)
  69. scabies
    contagious skin condition caused by the itch mite
  70. boils
    local staphylococal infections of hair follicles
  71. wart
    type of benign neoplasm of the skin
  72. three burns and description
    • first degree- typical sunbrun- minor discomfort and reddning of the skin
    • second degree burn- involves the deep epidermal layers and always cause injury to the upper layer of the dermis. 
    • third degree- complete destruction of the epidermis and dermis.
  73. what is the rule of 9's
    dividing the body into 11 areas of 9% each, helps in estimating the skin surfaced burned
  74. Psoriasis
    chronic inflammatory condition accompanied by scaly plaques
  75. Eczemacommon
    common inflammatory condition characterized by papules, vesicles, and crusts;
  76. most common types of skin cancer
    • melanoma
    • basal cell carcinoma
    • squamous cell carcinoma
  77. 5 epidermis laers from outer to deepest
    • stratum CORNEUM-roughest
    • stratum LUCIDUM-found in thick layers
    • stratum GLANULOSUM-contains living keratinocytes
    • stratum SPINOSUM- where mitosis is active
    • stratum BASALE-deepest and thinnest layer- where new cell production happens
  78. name of anatomic plane that seperates the body into 2 halfs (down the middle)
    sagittal plane
  79. wha is the name of the anatomical plane that separates the body from top to bottom (in the middle)
    transverse plane
  80. what is the name of the plane that separates the body from front to back?
    frontal plane
  81. describe superior
    towards the head
  82. describe inferior
    towards the feet
  83. describe lateral
    towards the side of the body
  84. describe proximal
    towards nearest truck
  85. describe superficial
    close to surface
  86. describe distal
    away from furthest trunk
  87. describe medial
    towards midline
  88. what are the two main caviety regions
    dorsal and ventral
  89. what makes up dorsal body cavities
    vertebral (spin) and Cranial (head)
  90. what makes up ventral body cavity
    Abdominopelvic cavity and  thoracic caviety
  91. what makes up the abdominopelvic cavity
    pelvic (bladder) cavity and abdominal  (stomach)cavity
  92. what makes up the thoracic (chest) caviety
    (lungs)pleural caviety  (heart)mediastinum cavity,
  93. what region is the femoral?
    thigh
  94. what region is the inguinal
    groin
  95. what region is the axillary
    armpit
  96. what region is the  patellar
    front of knee
  97. what region is the  occipital
    back of lower skull
  98. what region is the popliteal
    area behind knee
  99. reigons in abdomin
    • right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypocondriac
    • right lumbar, umbillical, left lumbar
    • right iliac, hyrogastric, left iliac
  100. what are the 11 organ systems of the body
    • nervous
    • cardiovascular
    • lymphatic
    • skeletal
    • muscular 
    • uninary
    • endocrine (glands)
    • reproductive
    • integumentary (skin)
    • respiratory
    • digestive
  101. what are the three sweat glands
    • apocrine (smelly thick)
    • eccrine( found everywhere)
    • Sebaceous (secrete sebum to hair)
  102. what is melanoma
    • most dangerous form of skin cancer
    • usually look like moles
  103. what is basal cell carcinoma
    • 3rd most dangerous
    • growths or legions that arise in the skin basal cells-
    • which line the deepest layer of the epidermis
  104. what is squamous cell carcinoma
    • second most common skin cancer
    • growth of abnormal cells arising from the SQUAMOUS CELLS in the epidermis (outer most later)
    • rough scaly patch that may bleed
  105. what are the 5 warning signs for malignant melanoma
    • A for asymmety- does it match the other side
    • B for border- edges are irregular, blurred
    • C for Color- different colors
    • D for Diameter-larger then 6 mm
    • E for evolving- is it changing in size shape or color
  106. what is the nucleus
    contains genetic code
  107. microvilli
    absorption and secretion
  108. golgi apparatus
    UPS,  chemically process proteins and molecules from Rought ER and turns them into vesicles and go to the plasma membrane
  109. Endoplasmic reticulum
    • rough- has ribosomes attached to make protein
    • smooth- makes new membrane for the cell
  110. Pinocytosis
    the ingestion of liquid into a cell
  111. phagocytosis
    the ingestion of bacteria into a cell
  112. ion pump
    Using ATP energy to move molecules across the plasma membrane up w the concentration gradient (from high to low)
  113. filtration
    the movement of water and solutes through a membrane
  114. active transport
    UPHILL movement of a substance though a cell membrane (up the concentration gradient)
  115. dialysis
    solutes move across a selectively permeable membrane by diffusion
  116. what are types of passive transport
    • diffusion
    • osmosis
    • dialysis
    • filtration
  117. passive transport
    no cellular energy is required to move substance from a high concentration to low concentration (DOWNHILL)
  118. stages of mitosis
    • interphase- normal cell activity
    • prophase- chromatins condenses into visible chromosomes
    • metaphase- chromosomes align across the cell
    • anaphase- chromosomes move away from the center of the cell
    • telophase- the cytoplasm and organelles divide equally- cell division is complete
  119. where are simple columnar epithelium cells found?
    stomach, small intesting
  120. where are transitional epithelim cells found?
    form the mucosal lining of ureters, they are transitional becuase the can change their shape and structure
  121. what are the nervous tissue cells?
    neurons and glia
  122. neoplasm
    a new or abnormal growth of tissue some part of the body
  123. relationship between cancer and cell division
    cancer is basically a disease of uncontrolled cell division. the cancer inhibitors of the cell cycle keep cells dividing when conditions arnt right.
  124. what are the 3 regions of the vertebral column
    • cervical
    • thoracic
    • lumbar
  125. 4 main bone types and  examples
    • long- humerus
    • short-carpals (wrist)
    • flat-frontal (skull)
    • irregular- vertebrae
  126. main parts of long bone
    • diaphysis- (shaft) hollow tube made of hard compact bone
    • medullary cavity- hollow area inside of diaphysis made of YELLOW BONE MARROW
    • Epiphysis- the ends of long bone (red bone marrow fills small spaces in spongy bone)
    • articular cartilage- thin layer of hyaline cartilage covering each epipysis (ends)
    • Periosteum- dense fibrous tissue covering long bone everywhere  except joint surfaces
    • Endosteum- thin membrane that lines the medullary cavity
  127. what are living bone cells called?
    osteocytes
  128. osteocyctes lie between the hard layers of the lamellaw in little spaces called ___?
    lacunae
  129. osteoclast _____ and osteoblast ________
    dissolve existing bone tissue, form new bone
  130. Some bones, such as the skull bone are formed by calcification of fibrous membrane in a process called______?
    intramembranous ossification
  131. softs spots on a babies head are called
    fontanels
  132. what is the fetal skeleton made of
    cartilage
  133. what is the axial skeleton and how many bones are there?
    bones of the center (axis) make up the axial skeleton- skull, spine, chest and hyoid bone in the neck. there are 80 bones
  134. what is the appendicular skeleton and how many bones
    bones in the upper extremities (shoulder, arms, formarms) and lower extremities ) hip, thigh, legs) and it consist of 126 bones
  135. how many bones form the skull? and what are they?
    • 8 bones:
    • frontal
    • occipital
    • sphenoid
    • ethmoid
    • termporal x 2
    • parietal x 2

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  136. how many bones form the face and what are they?
    • 14 bones:
    • nasal x 2
    • zygomatic x 2
    • maxilla x 2
    • mandible
    • palatine x 2
    • inferior nasal concha x 2
    • vomer 
    • lacrimal x 2

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  137. how many bones make up the ear and what are they
    • 6 bones
    • malleus x 2
    • incus x 2
    • stapes x 2
  138. what is the hyoid bone
    u shaped bone in neck that's not joined to any other bone.
  139. what are the 3 main classifications of the bones in the human hand and how many are there
    carpal 8, metacarpal 5, and phalanges 14. there are 27 bones in all.
  140. three abnormal curve
    • lordosis (sway back) curve in the lumbar
    • kyphosis (hunch back) thoracic and cervical curve
    • scoliosis- sideways curve in spine
  141. what are true ribs?
    rib pairs 1 through 7- attach to the spin and sternum
  142. what are false ribs
    „rib pairs 8 through 10- attach through the sternum through cartilage
  143. what are floating ribs
    rib pairs 11 and 12- are not attached to any cartilage
  144. what are the bones in the upper extremity of the appendicular skeleton
    „Scapula

    „Clavicle (frequently fractured)

    „Arm—humerus 

    „Forearm—radius and ulna

    „Wrist—8 carpal bones

    „Hand—5 metacarpal bones

    „Fingers—14 phalanges or finger bones
  145. what are the bones in the lower extremity of the appendicular skeleton
    • coxal bones
    • thigh bones- femur
    • patella
    • femur and tibia
    • foot- 
    • 7 tarsal bones 
    • 5 metatarsal bones

    „14 phalanges or toe bones



    „3 arches of foot—2 longitudinal (medial and lateral) and a transverse or metatarsal arch—if weakened, result is “flat feet”
  146. hinge joint
    elbow joint
  147. pivot joint
    head of radius rotating against ulna
  148. saddle joint
    joint of thumb
  149. ball and socket joint
    hip and shoulder joint
  150. gliding joint
    between vertebrae
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