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What is the epidermis comprised of?

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primarily keratinocytes melanocytes, Langerhans cells, Merkel cells

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What is the dermis comprised of?

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Fibroblasts, collagen, elastic (fibers?), blood vessels, nerve endings

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What is the subcutis comprised of?

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Fat, blood vessels, fibrous septae

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Function of epidermis?

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barrier function, protection, wound healing

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Function of dermis?

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structural support, vascular support and innervation

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How does the epidermis replace itself?

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Every 28+ days: 1. cells grow from stem cells in the basal layer 2. terminally differentiate as they move upwards 3. shed from the surface

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4 layers of epidermis? (top to bottom)

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  1. stratum corneum
  2. stratum granulosum
  3. stratum spinosum
  4. stratum basale
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What is produced in the basal layer?

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stem cells

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How do basal cells adhere to dermis?

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hemidesmosomes

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What occurs in the spinous layer?

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cells stop dividing and commence terminal differentation

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What are produced in the spinous layer?

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lipids (lamellar granules) which are important in barrier function

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What makes the spinous layer “spiny”?

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visible desmosomes with which one KC adheres to another

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How do keratinocytes adhere to one another?

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desmosomes in the spinous layer

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What is synthesized in the granular cell layer?

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Intracellular keratohyaline granules containing profilagrin

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Desmosomes are located in the _____ layer.

Hemidesmosomes are located in the _____ layer.

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Spinous

Basal

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What forms the water barrier within the granular layer to keep water in skin?

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Lipids in lamellar granules (formed in spinous layer) secreted into intercellular space

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Where is profilaggrin synthesized? Where is it processed?

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  1. granular layer
  2. stratum corneum (into flaggrin)
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What makes the stratum corneum protective?

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  1. keratinocytes (keratin + flaggrin combined to form microfibrils)
  2. lipid mixture surrounding keratinocytes, which provide water barrier
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What is the stratum corneum comprised of?

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  1. flattened cells with degenerated nuclei/organelles
  2. flattened keratinocytes(filled with keratin and flaggrin)
  3. lipid mixture surrounding keratinocytes
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Over 40+ different keratins combine to form…

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intermediate filaments, whose pairs differ by location

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Keratin is comprised of large amounts of what amino acid?

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cysteine (especially hair/nails)

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What is the function of keratin?

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Mechanically stabilize cell against physical stress

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What is the function of melanocytes?

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trasfer pigment (malanin) to keratinocytes via dendritic processes

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What is the embryonic origin of melanocytes?
neural crest, migrated during development
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Where are melanocytes located?
along the basal layer, surrounded by keratinocytes
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melanocyte
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What are Langerhans cells?
Dendritic cells in mid-epidermis with immunologic function
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What is the function of Langerhans cells?
Recognize abnormal antigens in skin; take them up, process, and present to lymphocytes in regional lymph nodes
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Langerhans cells are important in: (2)
1. allergic reactions 2. tumor surveillance
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Langerhans cell
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Where are Merkel cells located? What is their function?
mechanoreceptor cells located in the basal layer
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Dermis functions primarily in:
support
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Dermis contains:
1. blood vessels 2. lymphatics 3. Nerves 4. Sweat/oil glands 5. Hair follicles
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Important CT proteins in the dermis
collagen, elastin, glycosminoglycans
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Injury to skin triggers:
mitosis of fibroblasts in dermis, which are responsible for wound healing and scar formation
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Important cells in dermis:
mast fibroblast (MOST important)
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Hair follicles extend:
through dermis into the subcutis
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The pilosebaceous unit consists of:
1. Hair follicle 2. Associated sebaceous (oil) gland 3. Apocrine sweat glands (in axilla and anogenital skin) 4. Arrector pili muscle
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What are the “true” sweat glands, and what is their function?
eccrine sweat glands, which are not associated with a hair follicle Open directly onto the skin, and function to regulate temperature by evaporative cooling of sweat
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Subcutis serves as:
1. insulation 2. a source of energy 3. protection from injury
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What is the subcutis?
Fat layer that separates dermis from underlying structures including fascia, muscle, organs
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What happens to "sunburn cells"?
Damaged keratinocytes (“sunburn cells") apoptose, which is the normal response to damage
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Failure to "delete" damaged cells can result in what?
skin cancer
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Pemphigus vulgaris results from dysfunction of the ____ layer
spinous
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Bullous Pemphigoid results from dysfunction of the ____ layer
basal layer of the epidermis
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Genetic defects in filaggrin is associated with:
Atopic dermatitis
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What causes blister formation in Epidermolysis Bullosa?
genetic mutations in keratin 5/14 results in keratinocytes which break apart
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benign collection of melanocytes
Nevus (mole)
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What tissue layer functions as a permeability barrier?
epidermis
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Which tissue layers protect against pathogens?
epidermis dermis
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Which tissue layers function in thermoregulation?
epidermis dermis subcutis
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Which tissue layer functions in UV protection?
epidermis
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Which tissue layers function in sensation?
epidermis dermis subcutis
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Which tissue layers function in wound repair and regeneration?
epidermis dermis
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Which tissue layers function in physical appearance?
epidermis dermis subcutis

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