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Integumentary system And its appendages!
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Membranes Thin, sheetlike structure Lines and protects body surface, body cavities and organs Some secrete lubricating fluids to decrease fluids.
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Membranes 2 major categories Epithelial Made of epithelial and underlying connective tissue Connective Exclusively connective
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Epithelial Membranes 3 types Cutaneous Serous mucous
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Cutaneous Membrane Skin Approximately 16% of body weight
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Serous membrane Only on surfaces within closed cavities Thin layer of simple squamous epithelium basement membrane – connective tissue that holds and supports the epithelial tissue
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Types of serous membranes Parietal portion – lines cavity Visceral portion – lines organs Thoracic cavity – Pleura Parietal pleura Visceral pleura Abdominal cavity – Peritoneum Parietal peritoneum Visceral peritoneum
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Serous membrane conditions Serous membranes secrete a thin watery fluid to help with friction. Pleurisy – condition characterized by inflammation of membrane that line the thoracic cavity and lungs Peritonitis- inflammation of serous membrane in abdominal cavity
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Mucous membranes Line body surface openings (to exterior) Respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts Secrete thick, slimy material (mucus) Mucocutaneous junction – area that skin and mucous membranes meet. Lack accessory organs (hair, glands) Eyelids, nasal openings, vulva, anus Sites of common infections/irratiations
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The Skin 1 square inch of skin contains 500 sweat glands 1000 nerve endings Yards of tiny blood vessels 100 sebaceous glands 150 sensors for pressure 75 sensors for heat, 10 for cold Millions of cells
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Structure of skin Epidermis – outermost, stratified squamous Dermis – mostly connective tissue Subcutanous – hypodermis – loose connective tissue and fat (insulation, stored energy)
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Epidermis Stratum germinativum Undergo mitosis and reproduce – skin can repair itself As new layers form, old move upward and slough off. Pigment layer – melanin, melanocytes Stratum corneum – tough outer layer (keratin)
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Variations in skin Cyanosis – skin is bluish grey, lack of blood flow Vitiligo – areas of loss of epidermal melanocytes Albinism – partial or total lack of melanin Pregnancy mask – blotchy pigmented areas of brown pigmentation Freckle – flat macule, genetic in light skin people Age spots – flat pigmented lesions Blisters – when specialized junctions between cells are weakened or destroyed.
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Dermis Cells are scattered apart with fibers in between (collagen and elastic) Dermal papillae – parallel row of peglike projections (fingerprinting) Stores specialized nerves for pressure, pain, temperature
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Variations in dermis Striae – stretch marks As we age – elastic fibers lessen, amount of fat stored in hypodermis lessens = wrinkles Strawberry hemangioma – malformation of dermal blood vessels (birthmarks) Port wine stain – permanent, pigmented vascular birthmark Stork bite – dilation of dermal capillaries
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Appendages - Hair Lanugo – hair of newborn, soft, fine Hairless – lips, palms of hands, soles of feet Hair follicle – tube where hair grows from hair papilla in dermis Hair shaft – visible hair Living hair papilla = growth Alopecia – hair loss Male pattern baldness – inherited Arrector pili muscle – goose bumps – attached to dermal papilla and hair follicle
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Receptors Pacinian corpuscle – deep in dermis, detects pressures Meissner’s corpuscle – superficial in dermis, detects light touch
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Nails Produced by cells of epidermis Epidermal cells fill with keratin and become hard Cuticle – fold of skin at base of nail Lunula – nail body nearest root, little moon Nail bed – under nail, pink because vascular Onycholysis – lossof nail due to trauma
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Skin glands Sweat (sudoriferous) glands Eccrine – transparent watery liquid, sweat Apocrine – larger and secrete thicker, milky secretion, odor due to contamination and decomposition of the secretion by skin bacteria. Sebaceous – oil for hair and skin Secretion – sebum Increase during puberty – pimples Acne = papules (inflamed lesions), pustules (pus filled pimples
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Functions of skin Protection Temperature regulation Sense organ activity
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