ch 5 Flashcards
dermatology
study of skin, hair, nails, and cutaneous glands
layers of skin
epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
epidermis
epithelium of skin
dermis
connective tissue of skin
hypodermis
connective tissue just underneath skin
areolar/adipose tissue under
thick skin locations
palms, soles,
thick skin characteristics
hairless, no sebaceous oil, sweat, for high friction
thin skin
is hairy, sebaceous oil, sweat glands
skin funcitons
protection, water retention, vit d synthesis, sensation, thermoregulation, nonverbal comm
epidermis epithelium
keratinized stratified squamous
stratum corneum
dead keratinized cells of skin surface
stratum lucidium
clear, thick only, narrow zone
stratum granulosum
2-5 layers of dark stained keratohylain granules, scanty in thin skin
stratum spinosum
many layers of keratinocytes, get flatter farther up, lots of dendritic cells or whatevery
straum basle
single layer of cubodial cells
dermis
fibrous connective tissue, contains blood vessels, glands, nerves.
hair starts here
papillary layer
1/5 of dermis, areolar tissue, on top of dermis
reticular layer
deeper, dense irregular tissue