lecture 1 - anatomy of the skin 1 Flashcards
What does the skin protect underlying tissues and organs from?
Impact, abrasion, fluid loss and chemical attack
What glands in the skin excrete salts, water and organic wastes?
Integumentary glands.
What are the 4 types of integumentary glands?
sweat, sebaceous, ceruminous, mammary
What are integumentary glands?
Exocrine glands of the skin/body’s that secrete salts, water and organic wastes
How does the skin maintain body temperature?
Insulation or evaporative cooling
How does the skin protect against ultraviolet radiation?
By producing melanin
What is the function of keratin in skin?
Protein that protects against abrasion and repels water
How is the skin involved in calcium homeostasis?
It is involved in the synthesis of vitamin D3 - which is involved in regulation of the uptake of Calcium by the body
How does the skin store lipids?
In apidocytes that make up the hypodermis
What 4 types of tissue make up skin?
Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What is the dominant tissue type in the epidermis of the skin?
Epithelial
What are the 3 primary layers of the skin?
Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
What is the outer layer of the skin?
Epidermis
What is the middle layer of the skin called?
Dermis
What is the innermost layer of the skin called?
The hypodermis
What is the structure of the epidermis?
Avascular, Stratified barrier made up of keratinocytes.
What is the structure of the dermis?
Connective tissue layer with collagen and elastin protein fibres for strength and elasticity, and is vascular. Contains secondary structures, such as hair follicles, glands, nerves
What is the structure of the hypodermis?
Adipose/fat tissue from adipocytes
What 2 layers make up the cutaneous part of the skin?
Epidermis and dermis
What layer makes up the subcutaneous layer of the skin?
Hypodermis
What are the 2 types of epithelial tissue cellular structure?
Simple and stratified
What are the 3 forms of simple or stratified epithelia?
Squamous, cuboidal, columnar
What is simple epithelia?
Epithelial tissue consisting of a single layer of epithelial cells.
What is stratified epithelia?
Epithelial tissue consisting of a stacked layers of epithelial cells.
What is the shape of squamous epithelial cells?
Flat and wide
What is the type of epithelial tissue that dominates the epidermis?
Stratified squamous epithelium
What are the layers of the epidermis (4)?
Stratum corneum, Stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale
What is the alternative name for the stratum corneum?
Horny layer