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The Integumentary System The skin and its accessory structures

The Integumentary System The skin and its accessory structures. The Skin and Its A ccessory S tructures. Functions of the Integumentary System • Guard the body’s physical and biochemical integrity • Maintain a constant body temperature • Provide sensory information about the surrounding

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The Integumentary System The skin and its accessory structures

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  1. The Integumentary SystemThe skin and its accessory structures The Skin and Its Accessory Structures

  2. Functions of the Integumentary System • Guard the body’s physical and biochemical integrity • Maintain a constant body temperature • Provide sensory information about the surrounding environment.

  3. The Skin A large organ composed of all 4 tissue types 22 square feet 1-2 mm thick Weight 10 lbs.

  4. Overview of Epidermis Stratified squamous epithelium • – avascular (contains no blood vessels) • – 4 types of cells • – 5 distinct strata (layers) of cells

  5. Four Principle Cells of the Epidermis • keratinocytes – produce the protein keratin, which helps protect the skin and underlying tissue from heat, microbes, and chemicals, and lamellar granules, which release a waterproof sealant • melanocytes – produce the pigment melanin which contributes to skin color and absorbs damaging ultraviolet (UV) light • Langerhans cells – derived from bone marrow – participate in immune response • Merkel cells – contact a sensory structure called a tactile (Merkel) disc and function in the sensation of touch

  6. Four Principle Cells of the Epidermis

  7. Keratinocytes Produce the protein keratin, which helps protect the skin and underlying tissue from heat, microbes, and chemicals, and lamellar granules, which release a waterproof sealant.

  8. Melanocytes Produce the pigment melanin which contributes to skin color and absorbs damaging ultraviolet (UV) light.

  9. Langerhans Cells • Derived from bone marrow. • Participate in immune response.

  10. Merkel cells– • contact a sensory structure called a tactile • (Merkel) discand function in the sensation of touch

  11. Stratum Spinosum Provides strength and flexibility to the skin – 8 to 10 cell layers are held together by desmosomes.

  12. Stratum Granulosum • Transition between the deeper, metabolically active strata and the dead cells of the more superficial strata. • 3-5 layers of flat dying cells that show nuclear degeneration. • Contain lamellar granules that release lipid that repels water. • Contain dark-staining keratohyalin granules – keratohyalin converts tonofilaments into keratin.

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