Introduction To Skin Flashcards
Skin functions
Barrier
Insulation
Provides Sensory info
Vitamin D synthesis
What molecule in cell membranes is vitamin D synepthesised from
7-dehydrocholesterol
2 major layers of skin
Epidermis
Dermis
4 main layers of epidermis + extra layer on palms and soles
Stratum basal
Startum spinosum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum
Major cell types in epidermis
Keratinocyte
Epidermis epithelium type
Stratified squamous
What type of filament does keratin form
Intermediate filament
How does pH of type 1 and type 2 keratin differ
Type 1 acidic
Type 2 basic
How do keratin molecules pair up
Specific pairs
Always acidic Type 1 with basic type 2 to ensure overal protein neutral
What cells in the epidermis proliferate
Adult stem cells in Basal layer
What do basal cells of the epidermis adhere to
Basement membrane
Components of basement membrane
Laminin 332
Collagen IV
collagen VII
Hemidesmosomes
Integrin receptors on keratinocyte cytoskeleton which link to basement membrane
What structure anchors the epidermis to the dermis
Basement membrane
What gives the stratum spinosum a histological spiny appearance
Desmosomes
Desmosome
Structures holding cells together at Adhesive intracellular junction
Number of Cell layers in stratum spinosum, granulosum and corneum,
S - 5-8
G 2-3
C 15-20 dead
Cells in Which layer of the epidermis contain keratohyalin granules
Stratum granulosum
Proteins contained in keratohyalin granules
Filaggrin
Involucrin
Loricrin
Why do stratum granulosum cells appear granular
Large keratohyalin granules
In what layer of the epidermis do nuclei start to break down
Stratum granulosum
What type of molecule and ceramides
Intracellular lipids
What layer of the epidermis has flat dead cells and a thick cornified envelope
Stratum corneum
What structure connects cells in the stratum corneum
Corneodesmosomes
Histological characteristics of each layer of the epidermis
Corneum - non nuclei or organelles
Granulosum - grainy
Spinosum - larger rounder cells w paler nuclei
Basal - small compact cells w dark nuclei
Junction types
Tight junction
Adheren junction
Gap junction
Desmosomes