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1
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What are the basic tissue types of the skin? (8)

A

Epithelium
Glands
Muscle
Hair
Adipose Tissue
Connective Tissue
Nervous Tissue
Nails

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Epithelium: The skin has what type of epithelium?

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Epithelium: Difference in epithelium of the palm

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Thickened keratin layers with undulations following the contours of the dermis to provide fingerprints

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Epithelium: Difference in epithelium of the sole of the foot

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Thickened keratin layers with helical segments at the terminal parts of the sweat ducts

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Epithelium: Blood vessels are lined by what type of epithelium??

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Simple squamous epithelium

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Glandular Epithelium: Sebaceous glands are derived from what?

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Epidermis

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Glandular Epithelium: Eccrine glands are found where?

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Everywhere bar the lips and genitals

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Glandular Epithelium: Appearance of eccrine glands

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Coiled tubular structures

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Glandular Epithelium: Apocrine glands are limited to where?

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Axilla
Nipple
Genitals

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Smooth Muscle Fibres: Attached where?

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To hair follicles via the arrestor pili

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Smooth Muscle Fibres: Function

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Pulls the hair perpendicular to the skin during cold or a fright

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Connective Tissue: Function of collagen and elastic fibres

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Provide tensile strength with elastic qualities of the skin

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Nervous Tissue of the Skin: Where are free nerve endings located?

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Basal layer of the epidermis

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Nervous Tissue of the Skin: Meissner’s Corpuscle - Function

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Tactile sensation

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Nervous Tissue of the Skin: Meissner’s Corpuscle - Present in what layer of the skin?

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Dermis

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Nervous Tissue of the Skin: Meissner’s Corpuscle -Abundant where?

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Tactile areas of fingers and toes

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Nervous Tissue of the Skin: Pacinican Corpuscle - Function

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Deep pressure sensors

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Nervous Tissue of the Skin: Pacinican Corpuscle - Located where?

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Deep dermis

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Nervous Tissue of the Skin: Pacinican Corpuscle - Located in what ares of the digits?

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Pulp section

20
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Hair: Hair Follicle

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Invagination of the epidermis

21
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Hair: Hair Follicle - cross section shows what?

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Central medulla surrounded by the cortex and outer cuticle

22
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Hair: Hair Follicle - Central Medulla contains what?

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Soft keratin

23
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Hair: Hair Follicle - Outer cortex and cuticle contain what?

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Hard keratin

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Hair: Hair Follicle - Papilla contains what?

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Multiple vascular channels

25
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Hair: Hair Follicle - Matrix region contains what?

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Keratin-producing cells

26
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Hair: Hair Follicle - Hair bulb contains what?

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Hair matrix
Dermal papilla

27
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Nails: Plates are filled with what?

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Hard keratin

28
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Nails: Matrix function

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Cells divide to produce hard keratin

29
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Nails: Cuticle

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Extension of the skin fold covering the nail root

30
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Nails: Hyponychium

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Secures the free nail edge

31
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TEN

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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

32
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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis:

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