Gross Anatomy - 5 [Skin] Flashcards
What’re the primary layers of the skin
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis (subcutaneous)
Give characteristics of the Epidermis
Outermost
Thinnest
Several layers of stratified squamous epithelium
NOT vascularized
How is the Epidermis layer called?
Pigment layer
Pigment cells called ____ produce the brown pigment melanin
Melanocytes
Dermis and Hypodermis layers are vascularized. T/F
True
Which epidermis layers is known as the “dead layer”
Stratum corneum
Which epidermis layer is the outermost and innermost layer
S. Corneum - outermost
S. Germinativum - innermost
Which epidermis layer has keratin-filled cells
Stratum corneum
Main characteristic/role of keratin
Waterproof
Though
Main characteristic/role of keratin
Waterproof
Though
Mention skin color changes that can occur in the epidermis
Pink flush
Cyanosis
Vitiligo
Freckles
Which skin color changes you can see in the following photo
Cyanosis, freckles
Pink flush, vitiligo
What does red/pink skin color indicate
Increased blood volume/O2
What does blue/gray skin color indicates
Decreased blood O2 levels
What does patchy light skin areas result from
Loss of epidermal melanocytes
What’s described as “spot welds”?
DEJ
Characteristics of the DEJ
support for epidermis
If weakened/destroyed can cause blisters
What’s the difference between thick and thin skin in the dermis layer
Thick - parallel friction ridges, no hair
Thin - irregular, shallow grooves, hair
Name each pic
A - thick
B- thin
How are elongated marks caused by overstretching from skin called?
Striae- stretch marks
What’re birthmarks on the dermis layers
Malformation of dermal blood vessels
Mention each birthmark
Strawberry hemangioma-Port wine strain
Stork bite
Soft hair of fetus and newborn is called
Lanugo
Difference between hair follicle and hair papilla
Follicle - epidermal tubelike structure
Papilla - where hair grown begins
How is called the visible part of the hair root
Shaft