Derm Flashcards
1
Q
What are the layers of the skin in order?
A
Keratin Granular Prickle Cell Basal Dermo-epidermal junction Dermis
2
Q
What skin layer is most biologically active
A
Basal
3
Q
What component of MRSA is responsible for necrotising fasciitis
A
PVL
4
Q
Where are odland bodies found?
A
Granular layer
5
Q
Where are corneocytes found?
A
Keratin layer
6
Q
Polyhendral cells are found in
A
the prickle cell layer
7
Q
Adhesin…
A
binds organism to tissue
8
Q
Impedin…
A
Evades host tissue
9
Q
Modulin…
A
Damages host indirectly
10
Q
Invasin
A
enables organism to invade a cel
11
Q
Agressin
A
Causes direct damage
12
Q
vitamin D is stored in
A
Keratinocytes
13
Q
Energy is stored in the
A
Subcutaneous fat
14
Q
Collagen is found
A
Dermsin
15
Q
Where are fibroblasts found
A
Dermis
