Cell Types
Keratinocytes are cells that......
Produce Keratin making your skin tough and water proof.
People who are in hospice care or in the hospital for a long time have to be turned every 2 hours to prevent bed sores from occurring. Bed sores are an example of what type of cellular death that can be dangerous if gotten out of hand?
Necrosis.
Dermatology is the ________________________.
Study of skin.
Name the 3 layers of skin from the MOST deep to the MOST superficial.
Subcutaneous, Dermis, and Epidermis.
What are the 3 types of glands?
Holocrine, Apocrine, and Merocrine.
What are the accessory organs of the Integumentary system?
Nails and hair.
What are the 3 types of burns? (Names)
1st degree, 2nd degree, and 3rd degree burns.
Melanocytes are cells that ..........
Produce melanin which protects us from UV radiation and gives us skin color.
Vitamin D is an essential vitamin that we get in our daily diet, but it only becomes active when exposed to sunlight. Why is vitamin D important for the Integumentary System?
Increases keratinocyte differentiation.
Epidermis is _____________________.
Top layer of skin.
What is the difference between Thick skin and Thin skin?
Thin skin has 4 layers and Thick skin has 5 layers.
What types of cells produce sebum?
Holocrine Glands
What type of cells give us our unique hair color?
Melanocytes.
What layer of skin is damaged during a 3rd degree burn?
What types of cells are found in the superficial layer of the epidermis
Keratinocytes.
Hair is composed of dead skin cells that push their way to the surface. How is hair color determined?
Melanocytes.
Autograft means...
That you can take skin from another part of your body to heal burns.
Which layer is different in Thick skin v.s. Thin skin? (the name)
Stratum ludicum
What types glands produce sweat?
Merocrine Glands.
Hair is composed of ________ cells.
Dead skin
What is an example of a first degree burn?
Sunburn
Motor cells are cells that .....
Tattoos are an invasive procedure that shoots dye into your skin. Not only are you poisoning your blood stream by injecting a dye into your system, but you are also damaging you Integumentary system by creating ___________________________.
It is NOT a burn, but inserting pigments not your skin.
Dermal Papillae are ....
Uneven ridges in the epidermis that give us our unique fingerprints.
What are the layers of Thin skin from MOST superfical to MOST deep? (the names)
2. Stratum granulosum
3. Stratum spinosum
4. Stratum basale
Apocrine Glands
As hair and nails grow out what types of cells are located at the very end?
Keratinized cells.
When you get a sever burn somewhere on your body, what might be a side effect of the burn?
Dehydration, Scaring, and Blisters.
Connective Tissue.
If you were going to go hiking in Wyoming during October you would need to ware a coat to keep you warm. In cold temperatures we tend too shiver. Shivering causes what type of gland pores to close preventing the loss of fluids?
Merocrine sweat glands.
Accessory organ is an organ _________________ the main organ.
Other than
What are the layers of Thick skin from MOST deep to MOST superficial? (the names)
1. Stratum basale
2. Stratum spinosum
3. Stratum granulosum
4. Stratum ludicum
5. Stratum corneum
What types of glands are found in BOTH male and females, but become active during females during pregnancy?
Mammary Glands.
What is albinism?
People who have NO skin color.
Some burns cannot heal on their own and need assistance. If you need to receive stem cells from another person/cadaver that type of graft is called a _____________________.
Homograft.