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Integumentary System

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What does the system consist of?

Back (Answer)

It consists of skin, glands, hair, & nails

#2
Front (Question)

Dermis

Back (Answer)

connective tissue. collagen & elastic fibers, nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, glands

#3
Front (Question)

Epidermis

Back (Answer)

(stratified squamous) -avascular supply

#4
Front (Question)

Hypodermis/Subcutaneous layer

Back (Answer)

(not skin) -made of adipose & areolar

#5
Front (Question)

Which layer of the epidermis is found in the soles of feet & palms?

Back (Answer)

stratum lucidum

#6
Front (Question)

Which layer of the epidermis does cell division occur?

Back (Answer)

stratum basale

#7
Front (Question)

Melanocytes

Back (Answer)

-same # in everyone, some produce more melanin -contains melanin

#8
Front (Question)

Keratinocytes

Back (Answer)

-skin cells that fill epidermis -as cells die, they fill with keratin (protein)

#9
Front (Question)

Stratum corneum

Back (Answer)

filled with keratin

#10
Front (Question)

Stratum granosium

Back (Answer)

has apostatis

#11
Front (Question)

Stratum Spinosium

Back (Answer)

contains langerhorn cells & melanocytes

#12
Front (Question)

Langerhorn cells

Back (Answer)

first line of defense from UV and help immune response

#13
Front (Question)

Lamelar granules

Back (Answer)

keep moisture in our skin

#14
Front (Question)

Merkel cells

Back (Answer)

touch receptors (pain, temp, itchy, tickling)

#15
Front (Question)

Apostasis

Back (Answer)

found in stratum granosium, programmed cell death

#16
Front (Question)

Moles

Back (Answer)

-benign= overgrowth of melanin the ABC’s -asymmetry= divided in 1/2 & it doesn’t look the same -border= scalloped instead of even -color= black, blue, red, brown w/ white dots SIZE: over 6 mm in diameter

#17
Front (Question)

Albinism

Back (Answer)

genetic condition, melanocytes shut down from producing melanin, risk of skin cancer

#18
Front (Question)

Vitaligo

Back (Answer)

autoimmune disorder, melanocytes are destroyed from producing melanin

#19
Front (Question)

What causes goosebumps?

Back (Answer)

arrector pili

#20
Front (Question)

Intradermal injection

Back (Answer)

-administered directly into dermis -slow absorption ex. allergy, TB, botox

#21
Front (Question)

Subcutaneous injection

Back (Answer)

-slow absorption ex. measle in insulin

#22
Front (Question)

Intramuscular injection

Back (Answer)

-quick absorption -lots of blood vessels ex. vaccines

#23
Front (Question)

Intravenous injection (I.V)

Back (Answer)

-quickest absorption ex. chemo, antibiotics, dehydration

#24
Front (Question)

Nails are made of:

Back (Answer)

epidermal cells & 25 mg of biotin