Dermatology intro stupid stuff Flashcards
What are the functions/properties of the skin (13)
- barrier
- protection
- motion an shape
- adnexa production
- temperature regulation
- storage
- indicator of health etc
- immunoregulation
- pigmentation
- antimicrobial action
- sensory perception
- secretion and excretion
- vit D production
What are the functions/properties of the skin (13)
- barrier
- protection
- motion an shape
- adnexa production
- temperature regulation
- storage
- indicator of health etc
- immunoregulation
- pigmentation
- antimicrobial action
- sensory perception
- secretion and excretion
- vit D production
What is mechanobullous disease in belgian foals?
mutated protein in basement membrane leads to separation of epidermis and dermis
How does bullois pemphigoid occur?
basement membrane molecules are targeted by auto-antibodies
What is targeted in pemphigus foliaceous and vulgaris?
desmogleins
What forms 85% of the epidermal cells?
keratinocytes
What is the basal cell layer?
A single row of cells resting on the basement membrane
What is the basement membrane zone?
a critical junction between the cells of epidermis and underlying dermis
What are the layers of the skin?
basal layer
spinous layer
granular layer
stratum cornum (horny layer)
Why is the ggranular layer called the granular layer?
because the keratinocytes have abundant deeply basophilic keratohyalin granules.
Where does the formation of the cornified cell envelope start?
in the granular layer
Where does the formation of the cornified cell envelope start?
in the granular layer
what is the stratum corneum made up of?
terminally differentiated keratinocytes (corneocytes) that are anucleate, flat, keratin-rich, water depleted and surrounded by a complex lipid matrix.
What are the functions of the stratum corneum?
- mechanical protection
- barrier to water loss
- prevents entrance of foreign molecules from the environment
What are the 4 distinct cellular events in cornification?
- keratinization
- keratohyalin synthesis
- cornified cell envelope formation
- lipid secretion
What are the 4 distinct cellular events in cornification?
- keratinization
- keratohyalin synthesis
- cornified cell envelope formation
- lipid secretion
What is cell turnover time from basal layer to granular layer?
21d (less in seborrheic cocker spaniels and irish setters)
What do melanocytes do?
Make melanin pigments, store in melanosomes and transfer the melanosomes to keratinocytes.
What are Langerhan cells? What do they do?
- dendritic antigen-processing/presenting cells of epidermis. process and present antigens to lymphocytes