2. • Integumentary System – consists of the skin and
its accessory organs
– hair, nails, and cutaneous glands
• Most visible system and more attention paid to
this organ system
• Inspection of the skin, hair, and nails is
significant part of a physical exam
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http://essentialoilsforguide.com/body-systems/integumentary-system/
3. • Skin is the most vulnerable organ
– exposed to radiation, trauma, infection, and injurious chemicals
• Receives more medical treatment than any other organ system
• Dermatology – scientific study and medical treatment of the
integumentary system
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http://www.sevenhillshospital.com/our-specialities/cosmetic-dermatology.html
4. The body’s largest and heaviest organ
covers area of 1.5 -2.0 m2
15 % of body weight
Consists of two layers:
epidermis – stratified squamous epithelium
dermis – connective tissue layer
Hypodermis – another connective tissue layer below the dermis
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Sensory
nerve fibers
Apocrine sweat gland
Piloerector muscle
Lamellar (pacinian)
corpuscle (pressure receptor)
Hair bulb
Motor nerve fibers
Cutaneous blood
vessels
Hypodermis
(subcutaneous fat)
Epidermis
Merocrine sweat
gland
Hair receptor
Dermal papilla
Blood capillaries
Hair follicle
Sebaceous gland
Hairs
Sweat pores
Dermis
Tactile corpuscle
(touch receptor)
5. Most skin is 1 – 2 mm thick
Ranges from 0.5 mm on eyelids to 6 mm between shoulder blades
Thick skin – on palms and sole, and corresponding surfaces on
fingers and toes
has sweat glands, but no hair follicles or sebaceous (oil) glands
epidermis 0.5 mm thick
Thin skin – covers rest of the body
epidermis about 0.1 mm thick
possesses hair follicles, sebaceous glands and sweat glands
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Sensory
nerve fibers
Apocrine sweat gland
Piloerector muscle
Lamellar (pacinian)
corpuscle (pressure receptor)
Hair bulb
Motor nerve fibers
Cutaneous blood
vessels
Hypodermis
(subcutaneous fat)
Epidermis
Merocrine sweat
gland
Hair receptor
Dermal papilla
Blood capillaries
Hair follicle
Sebaceous gland
Hairs
Sweat pores
Dermis
Tactile corpuscle
(touch receptor)
6. • Resistance to trauma and
infection
– keratin
– acid mantle
• Other barrier functions
– waterproofing
– UV radiation
– harmful chemicals
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• Vitamin D synthesis
– skin first step
– liver and kidneys complete
process
https://www.bbraun.co.uk/en/patients/wound-healing/knowledge-series.html
7. • Sensation
– skin is our most extensive sense organ
• Thermoregulation
– thermoreceptors
– vasoconstriction / vasodilation
• Nonverbal communication
– acne, birthmark, or scar
• Transdermal absorption
– administration of certain drugs steadily
through thin skin – adhesive patches
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http://www.beautyhelm.com/birthmarks/what-do-birthmark-mean-meaning/
http://www.poison.org/articles/2012-aug/using-skin-patch-medicines-safely
8. Epidermis – keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Five types of cells of the epidermis
stem cells
undifferentiated cells that give rise to keratinocytes
in deepest layer of epidermis (stratum basale)
keratinocytes
great majority of epidermal cells
synthesize keratin
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9. melanocytes
occur only in stratum basale
synthesize pigment melanin that shields DNA from UV radiation
branched processes that spread among keratinocytes
tactile (merkel) cells
in basal layer of epidermis
touch receptor cells associated with
dermal nerve fibers
dendritic (Langerhans) cells
macrophages originating in bone marrow that
guard against pathogens
found in stratum spinosum and granulosum
stand guard against toxins, microbes, and
other pathogens that penetrate skin
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11. A single layer of cuboidal to low columnar
stem cells and keratinocytes resting on the
basement membrane
melanocytes and tactile cells are
scattered among the stem cells and
keratinocytes
Stem cells of stratum basale divide
give rise to keratinocytes that migrate
toward skin surface
replace lost epidermal cells
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12. Consists of several layers of
keratinocytes
Thickest stratum in most skin
in thick skin, exceeded by stratum
corneum
Deepest cells remain capable of mitosis
cease dividing as they are pushed
upward
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13. Produce more and more keratin
filaments which causes cell to flatten
higher up in this stratum, the flatter
the cells appear
Dendritic cells found throughout this
stratum
Named for artificial appearance created
in histological section
numerous desmosomes and cell
shrinkage produces spiny
appearance
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14. Consists of 3 to 5 layers flat
keratinocytes
Contain coarse dark-staining
keratohyalin granules
Produces lipid-filled vesicles that
release a glycolipid by exocytosis of
waterproof the skin
forms a barrier between surface
cells
and deeper layers of the epidermis
cuts off surface strata from nutrient
supply
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15. • Seen only in thick skin
• Thin translucent zone superficial to
stratum granulosum
• Keratinocytes are densely packed with
eleidin
• Cells have no nucleus or other
organelles
• Zone has a pale, featureless appearance
with indistinct boundaries
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16. • Up to 30 layers of dead, scaly,
keratinized cells
• Form durable surface layer
– surface cells flake off (exfoliate)
• Resistant to abrasion, penetration,
and water loss
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17. Keratinocytes are produced deep in the epidermis by stem cells in
stratum basale
some deepest keratinocytes in stratum spinosum also multiply
and increase their numbers
Mitosis requires an abundant supply of oxygen and nutrients
deep cells acquire from blood vessels in nearby dermis
once epidermal cells migrate more than two or three cells away
from the dermis, their mitosis ceases
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18. Newly formed keratinocytes push the older ones toward the surface
In 30 - 40 days a keratinocyte makes its way to the skin surface and
flakes off
slower in old age
faster in skin injured or stressed
calluses or corns – thick accumulations of dead keratinocytes
on the hands or feet
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19. Dermis – connective tissue layer beneath
the epidermis
Ranges from 0.2 mm (eyelids) – 4 mm
(palms & soles)
Composed mainly of collagen with elastic
fibers, reticular fibers, and fibroblasts
Well supplied with blood vessels, sweat
glands, sebaceous glands, and nerve
endings
Dermal papillae - extensions of the dermis
into the epidermis
forming the ridges of the fingerprints
Layers
papillary layer
reticular layer is deeper part of dermis
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20. Hypodermis
• Subcutaneous tissue
• More areolar and adipose than dermis
• Pads body
• Binds skin to underlying tissues
• Drugs introduced by injection
• highly vascular & absorbs them quickly
• Subcutaneous fat
• energy reservoir
• thermal insulation
• 8% thicker in women
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21. • Melanin – most significant factor in skin color
– produced by melanocytes
– accumulate in the keratinocytes of stratum basale and stratum
spinosum
– eumelanin – brownish black
– pheomelanin - a reddish yellow sulfur-containing pigment
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22. • People of different skin colors have the same number of melanocytes
– dark skinned people
• produce greater quantities of melanin
• melanin granules in keratinocytes more spread out than tightly
clumped
• melanin breaks down more slowly
• melanized cells seen throughout the epidermis
– light skinned people
• melanin clumped near keratinocyte nucleus
• melanin breaks down more rapidly
• little seen beyond stratum basale
• Amount of melanin also varies with exposure to
ultraviolet (UV) rays of sunlight
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23. • Hemoglobin - red pigment of red blood cells
– adds reddish to pinkish hue to skin
• Carotene - yellow pigment acquired from egg yolks and
yellow/orange vegetables
– concentrates in stratum corneum and subcutaneous fat
Other Factors in Skin Color
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24. Cyanosis - blueness of the skin from deficiency of oxygen in the circulating
blood
airway obstruction (drowning or choking)
lung diseases (emphysema or respiratory arrest)
cold weather or cardiac arrest
Erythema – abnormal redness of the skin due to dilated cutaneous vessels
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http://diseasespictures.com/cyanosis/
25. Pallor – pale or ashen color when there is so little blood flow through the
skin that the white color of dermal collagen shows through
emotional stress, low blood pressure, circulatory shock, cold, anemia
Albinism – genetic lack of melanin that results in white hair, pale skin, and
pink eyes
have inherited recessive, nonfunctional tyrosinase allele
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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/23766802_fig1_Figure-1-Marked-skin-pallor-in-the-distribution-of-the-right-infra-orbital-nerve https://siliwuri.blogspot.com/2016/05/albinism.html
26. Jaundice - yellowing of skin and sclera due to excess of bilirubin in blood
cancer, hepatitis, cirrhosis, other compromised liver function
Hematoma – (bruise) mass of clotted blood showing through skin
Bronzing - golden-brown color of Addison disease (deficiency of
glucocorticoid hormone)
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http://nursingexercise.com/jaundice-disease-causes-sign-treatment/ http://www.accidentlawyerstlouis.com/bruises-contusions-hematomas/
https://pocketdentistry.com/4-examination-of-the-head-and-neck/
27. • Friction ridges – the markings on the fingertips that leave oily fingerprints
on surfaces we touch
– everyone has a unique pattern formed during fetal development and
remain unchanged throughout life
– not even identical twins have identical fingerprints
– allow manipulation of small objects
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28. • Flexion lines (flexion creases) – lines on the flexor surfaces of the digits,
palms, wrists, elbows
– marks sites where the skin folds during flexion of the joints
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http://medicine.academic.ru/114290/flexion_crease
29. • Freckles and moles – tan to black aggregations of melanocytes
– freckles are flat, melanized patches
– moles (nevus) are elevated melanized patches often with hair
• moles should be watched for changes in color, diameter, or
contour
• may suggest malignancy (skin cancer)
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https://www.queenofsunscreen.com/single-post/2016/01/05/Moles-vs-Freckles-Whats-the-Difference
30. • Hemangiomas (birthmarks) – patches of discolored skin caused by
benign tumors of dermal blood capillaries
– some disappear in childhood -- others last for life
– capillary hemangiomas, cavernous hemangiomas, port-wine stain
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https://www.babble.com/baby/common-birthmarks/
31. • Hair is found almost everywhere on the body except:
– palms and soles
– ventral and lateral surface of fingers and toes
– distal segment of the finger
– lips, nipples, and parts of genitals
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32. • Limbs and trunk have 55 – 70 hairs per cm2
– face about 10 times as many
– 30,000 hairs in a man’s beard
– 100,000 hairs on an average person’s scalp
– number of hairs does not differ much from person to person or even
between sexes
• differences in appearance due to texture and pigmentation of the
hair
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33. • Three kinds of hair grow over the course of our lives
– lanugo – fine, downy, unpigmented hair that appears on the fetus in the
last three months of development
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34. – vellus – fine, pale hair that replaces lanugo by time of birth
• two-thirds of the hair of women
• one-tenth of the hair of men
• all of hair of children except eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair of the
scalp
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35. – terminal – longer, coarser, and usually more heavily pigmented
• forms eyebrows, eyelashes, and the hair of the scalp
• after puberty, forms the axillary and pubic hair
• male facial hair and some of the hair on the trunk and limbs
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36. • Hair is divisible into three zones along its
length
– bulb – a swelling at the base where
hair originates in dermis or hypodermis
• only living hair cells are in or near
bulb
– root – the remainder of the hair in the
follicle
– shaft – the portion above the skin
surface
• Dermal papilla – bud of vascular
connective tissue encased by bulb
– provides the hair with its sole source of
nutrition
• Hair matrix – region of mitotically active
cells immediately above papilla
– hair’s growth center
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Hair bulb
Hair cortex
Hair medulla
Hair matrix
Connective
tissue
root sheath
Epithelial root
sheath
Dermal
papilla
37. Three layers of the hair in cross-
section from inside out
Medulla
Cortex
Cuticle
Texture – related to differences in
cross-sectional shape
straight hair is round
wavy hair is oval
curly hair is relatively flat
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38. Color – due to pigment granules
in the cells of the cortex
brown and black hair is rich in
eumelanin
red hair – low eumelanin but a
high pheomelanin
blond hair intermediate amount
of pheomelanin ; very little
eumelanin
Gray and white hair scarcity or
absence of melanin in the
cortex and the presence of air
in the medulla
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39. • Hair cycle – consists of three developmental stages
– Anagen - growth stage - 90% of scalp follicles at any given time
• lasts 6-8 years in young adult
– Catagen - shrinking stage (2-3 weeks)
• base of hair keratinizes into a hard club, and hair is now known as
club hair
– loses its anchorage
– easily pulled out by brushing
– Telogen - resting stage (1-3 months)
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Epidermis
Dermis
Hair matrix
Sebaceous
gland
Old club hair
Piloerector
New hair
Bulge
Club hair
(detached
from matrix)
Club
Dermal papilla
Degeneration
of lower follicle
Hair bulb
2 3
Anagen (early) Anagen (mature) Catagen Telogen
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40. • Club hair may fall out during catagen or telogen
– or pushed out by new hair in the next anagen phase
• We lose about 50 – 100 scalp hairs daily
• Alopecia – thinning of the hair or baldness
• Pattern baldness – the condition in which hair loss from specific regions of
the scalp rather than thinning uniformly
– combination of genetic and hormonal influence
– baldness allele is dominant in males and expressed only in high
testosterone levels
– testosterone causes terminal hair in scalp to be replaced by vellus hair
• Hirsutism – excessive or undesirable hairiness in areas that are not
usually hairy
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41. • Most hair on trunk and limbs is vestigial
– little present function
– warmth in ancestors
• Hair receptors alert us of parasites crawling on skin
• Scalp helps retain heat and prevents sunburn
• Pubic and axillary hair signify sexual maturity and aids in transmission of
sexual scents
• Guard hairs (vibrissae) - guard nostrils and ear canals
• Nonverbal communication
– Eyelashes and eyebrows
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Free edge
Lunule
Nail plate
Nail body
Nail fold
Nail groove
Nail fold
Nail bed Nail matrix
Eponychium
(cuticle)
Nail
root
Free
edge
Nail
body
Eponychium
(cuticle)
43. Nails
• Derivative of stratum corneum
– densely packed cells filled with hard keratin
• Flat nails allow for fleshy, sensitive fingertips
• Growth rate is 1 mm per week
– new cells added by mitosis in the nail matrix
– nail plate is visible part of nail
• medical diagnosis of iron deficiency = concave nails
44. • Two kinds of sweat (sudoriferous) glands
• merocrine (eccrine) sweat glands
• most numerous skin glands - 3 to 4 million in adult
skin
• watery perspiration that helps cool the body (500
ml per day)
– apocrine sweat glands
• occur in groin, anal region, axilla, areola, bearded
area in mature males
• produce sweat that is thicker, milky, and contains
fatty acids
• scent glands that respond to stress and sexual
stimulation
• pheromones – chemicals that influence the
physiology of behavior of other members of the
species
• bromhidrosis - disagreeable body odor produced
by bacterial action on fatty acids
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(a) Apocrine gland
Lumen Secretory
cells
45. • Sebum – oily secretion produced by sebaceous
glands
• Flask-shaped glands with short ducts opening
into hair follicle
• Holocrine gland – secretion consists of broken-
down cells
– replaced by mitosis at base of gland
• Keeps skin and hair from becoming dry, brittle,
and cracked
• Lanolin – sheep sebum
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(c) Sebaceous gland
Gland Hair follicle
46. Found only in external ear canal
their secretion combines with sebum and dead epithelial cells to form
earwax (cerumen)
keep eardrum pliable
waterproofs the canal
kills bacteria
makes guard hairs of ear sticky to help block foreign particles
from entering auditory canal
Simple, coiled tubular glands with ducts that lead to skin surface
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47. • Skin cancer – induced by the ultraviolet rays of the sun
– most often on the head and neck
– most common in fair-skinned people and the elderly
– one of the most common cancers
– one of the easiest to treat
– has one of the highest survival rates if detected and treated early
– three types of skin cancer named for the epidermal cells in which
they originate
– basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant
melanoma
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- Most common type
- Least dangerous because it seldom metastasizes
- Forms from cells in stratum basale
- Lesion is small shiny bump with central depression and beaded edges
(a) Basal cell carcinoma
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- Skin cancer that arises from melanocytes
- Less than 5% of skin cancers, but most deadly form
- Treated surgically if caught early
- Metastasizes rapidly - unresponsive to chemotherapy - usually fatal
- Greatest risk factor – familial history of malignant melanoma
- High incidence in men, redheads, people who experience severe sunburn
in childhood
ABCD--asymmetry, border irregular, color
mixed and diameter over 6 mm
(c) Malignant melanoma
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- Arise from keratinocytes from stratum spinosum
- Lesions usually appear on scalp, ears, lower lip, or back of the hand
- Have raised, reddened, scaly appearance later forming a concave ulcer
- Chance of recovery good with early detection and surgical removal
- Tends to metastasize to lymph nodes and may become lethal
(b) Squamous cell carcinoma
51. • UVA and UVB are improperly called “tanning rays” and “burning rays”
• Both thought to initiate skin cancer
• Sunscreens protect you from sunburn but unsure if provide protection
against cancer
– chemical in sunscreen damage DNA and generate harmful free
radicals
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52. • Burns – leading cause of accidental death
– fires, kitchen spills, sunlight, ionizing
radiation, strong acids or bases, or
electrical shock
– deaths result primarily from fluid loss,
infection and toxic effects of eschar –
burned, dead tissue debridement –
removal of eschar
• Classified according to the depth of tissue
involvement
– First-degree burns – partial thickness
burn - involve only the epidermis
• marked by redness, slight edema,
and pain
• heal in a few days
• most sunburns are first degree burns
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53. – Second-degree burns – partial
thickness burn - involve the
epidermis and part of the dermis
• leaves part of the dermis intact
• red, tan, or white
• two weeks to several months to
heal and may leave scars
• blistered and very painful
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54. – Third-degree burn – full thickness burn –
the epidermis and all of the dermis, and
often some deeper tissues (muscles or
bones) are destroyed
• often require skin grafts
• needs fluid replacement and infection
control
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55. • Third-degree burns require skin grafts
• Graft options
– autograft - tissue taken from another location on the same person’s
body
• split-skin graft – taking epidermis and part of the dermis from an
undamaged area such as the thigh or buttocks and grafting it into
the burned area
– isograft - skin from identical twin
• Temporary grafts (immune system rejection)
– homograft (allograft) -- from unrelated person
– heterograft (xenograft) -- from another species
– amnion from afterbirth
– artificial skin from silicone and collagen
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