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FOUND-SKIN Flashcards

1
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what are the functions of skin (5)?

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  • —>protection (from trauma/ irritants, infection , UV)
  • —>temperature regulation
  • —->sensory detection
  • —->interpersonal detection
  • —->vitamin D production
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2
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what is the role of the epidermis?

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-contains cells that produce pigment and protect immune system

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3
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describe the contents of the epidermis.

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  • stratifies squamous epithelium
  • keratinocytes derived from stem cells
  • 5 LAYERS (Come Lets Get Some Bread)
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4
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how is vitamin D produced by the skin and which layer?

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Vitamin D3 produced by cleavage of 7-dehydro-cholesterol by UVB

-epidermis

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5
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what does the epidermis do in response to injury or inflammation?

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increased proliferation

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6
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what is the basal layer of epidermis made up of?

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  • single layer of cuboidal keratinocytes-produce keratin proteins
  • connected to adjacent cells by desmosomes
  • attached to basement membrane by hemidesmosomes
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7
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what do basal cells do?

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divide to produce new keratinocytes which migrate upwards

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8
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what are desmosomes?

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directly form cell to cell adhesions

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9
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what are hemidesmosomes?

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hemidesmosomes form adhesions between cells and the basement membrane

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10
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how long does it take for for the basal layer to shed completely?

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-4 weeks

  • 2 to reach corneal layer
  • further 2 until shedding
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11
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how many cells thick is the spinous layer?

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5-10

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12
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describe the spinous layer

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  • progressive flattening of cells towards the surface

- desmosomes open to allow the passage of water and individual cell movement

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13
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describe the structure of the granular layer.

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  • 1 to 3 cells thick

- contains keratohyaline granules

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14
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what are the roles of the granular layer?

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  • prepare cells to form the corneal layer

- important layer as barrier to water loss

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15
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what does the thickness of the corneal layer depend on?

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on the site of the layer

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16
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what is the structure of the corneal layer?

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  • semipermeable layer of the cells without nuclei

- dead keratinocytes

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17
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what is the role of the corneal layer?

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  • acts as a barrier

- when barrier function is disrupted function leads to disease

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18
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what are the roles of the dermis (5)?

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  • provide structural support
  • thermoregulation
  • form various elements of the immune system
  • intricate network afferent and efferent nerves for sensation and control of vascular tone
  • mediates itch sensation
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19
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what is the structure of the dermis?

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  • vascular
  • comprised of connective tissue-tensile strength in multiple directions
  • contains sebacous (oil) and sweat glands
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20
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what are the different cell types in the dermis?

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  • macrophages
  • fibroblasts
  • mast cells
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21
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where do melanocytes reside and what percentage of cells do they make up here?

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basal layer of epidermis

10%

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22
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what do the numbers of melanocytes depend on?

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racial skin type

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23
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what type of cell is a melanocyte?

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form of dendritic cell

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24
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what do melanocytes do?

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  • produce melanosome

- melanosome synthesises melanin-absorbs UVB

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25
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what is the role of melanin?

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  • concentrated in basal layer
  • induced by UV
  • absorbs UV
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26
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what are the different types of UV and how much damage do they each cause?

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  • UVC-cannot penetrate skin
  • UVB-penetrates skin-direct energy absorption by DNA-can cause mutations-cancer
  • UVA-penetrates skin more
  • visible light penetrates most
  • these both cause DNA strand breaks/ oxidative damage/ base modification -can cause cancer
27
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what is cutaneous immunosurveillance?

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the immune system within skin (in healthy cells) which can repair much of the damaging effects of light

28
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what happens when immunosurveillance fails?

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greater risk of squamous cell carcinoma

29
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where are Langerhans cells predominantly situated?

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epidermis (spinosum)

30
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where are Langerhans cells derived from?

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bone marrow

31
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what is the role of Langerhans cells?

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antigen processing not antigen presenting

  • important in cutaneous immunosurveillance and contact
  • initiate adaptive immune response
32
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where are merkel cells situated?

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located just above basement membrane (between dermis and epidermis-basale)

33
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what is the role of merkel cells?

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rudimentary touch receptor-mechanoreceptors (pacinian and meissner’s corpuscles)

34
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what do merkel cells contain?

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neuroendocrine peptides with intracytoplasmic granules

35
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what are 2 examples of merkel cells?

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  • pacininan corpuscles-deep dermis

- meissiner’s corpuscle-more superficial dermis

36
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which cell is the primary cell of the dermis?

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fibroblast

37
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what are the roles of the fibroblasts?

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  • produce key components of extracellular matrix

- important in wound healing and scar formation

38
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what type of cell is a mast cell and where does it originate from?

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granulocyte

bone marrow

39
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what is the role of a mast cell?

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role in defence but also involved in allergic reactions

40
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what are some other immune cells in the dermis?

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  • dermal dendritic cells
  • macrophages
  • lymphocytes
  • neutrophils
  • eosinophils
  • plasma cells
  • —->all play role in infection and inflammation
41
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what are nails made of?

A

hard keratin

42
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where does the nail plate grow from?

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nail matrix

43
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what are the roles of nails?

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  • protects the fingertip

- provides counter pressure to aid sensation

44
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what are hairs made up of?

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keratin

45
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where is hair produced?

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hair follicles

-follicular unit-also comprises of sebaceous glands and errector pili muscles

46
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what are the 2 types of hair?

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  • terminal (coarse)

- vellus (fine)

47
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how does hair grow?

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in a cycle (grow/ rest/ fall out phases)

48
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what are the functions of hair?

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  • protection
  • sensory (eg cat whiskers)
  • temperature regulation
  • social
49
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name 2 hair abnormalities?

A
  • hirsutism-too much hair growth in antigen receptive areas-can be sign of hormone imbalance
  • alopecia areata-immune system switches off hair follicles in specific area-can regrow but random
50
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what are the 2 types of sweat glands?

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  • eccrine

- apocrine

51
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what is the role of eccrine glands?

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sweating allows heat loss

52
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what is the role of apocrine glands?

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sweating may be linked to pheromones-causes body odour

53
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what does the density of glands depend on?

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the site

54
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what is a dermatome?

A

area of skin supplied by single nerve

55
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what are the 3 hair generation phases?

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1-TELOGEN- epidermal cells of follicle are forming
-cells of hair matrix divide and are added to the base

2-ANAGEN-hair growth phase

3-CATAGEN-hair falls off the follicle

56
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which protein does hair generation involve?

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alpha keratin

57
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what is the role of pacinian corpuscles?

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deep pressure mechanoreceptor

58
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what is the role of meissner’s corpuscle?

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mechanoreceptors, fine touch

59
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what is the role of the end-bulbs of krause?

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thermoreceptors

60
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what is the role of ruffinis end organ?

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skin stretch

61
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what is the role of the sebaceous gland?

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release sebum into skin and hair via holocrine secretion

62
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what are the 5 layers of the epidermis?

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Come Lets Get Some Bread

1-stratum CORNEUM 
2-stratum LUCIDUM
3-sratum GRANULOSUM 
4-stratum SPINOSUM 
5-stratum BASALE
63
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which cell types are in the epidermis?

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  • dead kertainocytes (s. corneum)
  • lamellar granules (s. granulosum)
  • keratinocyte (s. spinosum)
  • langerhans (s. spinosum)
  • melanocyte (s. basale)
  • merkel cell (s. basale)

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