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AN72.1-AN73.3 | Integumentary System — Glossary
Glossary — Integumentary System
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| Skin histology | relevance |
| Skin appendages | relevance |
| Karyotyping | relevance |
| Lyon's hypothesis | relevance |
| integument | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| 1. Epidermis | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Stratum basale | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Stratum spinosum | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Stratum granulosum | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Stratum lucidum | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Stratum corneum | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| corneocytes | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Thick skin | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Thin skin | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| 2. Dermis | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Papillary dermis | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Reticular dermis | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue) | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Skin Appendages: | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Hair bulb | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Arrector pili muscle | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Sebaceous gland | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Eccrine (merocrine) sweat glands | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Apocrine sweat glands | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| nail matrix | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| nail bed | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| lunula | Skin Histology: Layers and Appendages (AN72.1) |
| Chromosome structure: | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| nucleosome | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| nucleosome bead-on-a-string | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| chromosome | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Centromere | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Short arm (p) | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Long arm (q) | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Telomeres | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Secondary constrictions | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Satellite chromosomes | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Euchromatin | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Heterochromatin | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| constitutive | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| facultative | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Metacentric | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Submetacentric | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Acrocentric | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Telocentric | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| Groups A–G (Denver classification): | Chromosome Structure and Classification (AN73.1) |
| karyogram | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Technique: | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Peripheral blood lymphocytes | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Amniotic fluid cells | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Chorionic villi | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Bone marrow | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Skin fibroblasts | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Colchicine | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| colcemid | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| metaphase | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| G-banding (Giemsa) | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Q-banding (Quinacrine) | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| R-banding | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| C-banding | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Clinical Applications of Karyotyping: | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Indian epidemiology: | Karyotyping: Technique and Applications (AN73.2) |
| Lyon's Hypothesis (Mary Lyon, 1961): | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Barr body | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Key principles: | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Randomness | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Permanence | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Dosage compensation | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Completeness (with exceptions) | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| pseudoautosomal regions (PAR1, PAR2) | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Molecular mechanism of X-inactivation: | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| XIST gene | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| DNA methylation | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| heterochromatic | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Barr body (sex chromatin): | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Clinical implications of Lyon's hypothesis: | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| X-linked recessive disorders in carrier females | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Calico cats | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Barr body count in forensic/clinical use | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Reactivation | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| germ cells | Lyon's Hypothesis of X-Inactivation (AN73.3) |
| Key histology and genetics points for the gate quiz: | summary |
| Skin (AN72.1): | summary |
| Chromosomes (AN73.1): | summary |
| Karyotyping (AN73.2): | summary |
| Lyon's hypothesis (AN73.3): | summary |
88 terms in this module