Midterm Flashcards
The skin is divided into what two layers?
-The dermis and epidermis
What is just deep to the dermis and allows it to move freely over internal organs?
-The hypodermiS
What are the layers of the epidermis from deep to superficial?
-Basale, Spinosum, Granulosum, lucidum, corneum
What layer of the epidermis houses active keratinocytes?
-The Stratum Basale
Which layer of the epidermis helps the skin withstand friction and shear force?
-Stratum Spinosum
What layer of the epidermis helps the skin prevent water loss?
-The stratum Granulosum
What is contained in the stratum granulosum that prevents water loss?
-Intercellular space comprised of lipid rich material
What layer of the epidermis provides protection from the environment?
-Stratum lucidum
In what areas of the body in the stratum lucidum visible?
-The palms and bottoms of feet
What layer of the epidermis do keratinocytes become corneocytes?
-The stratum Conreum
What layer of the epidermis forms an acid mantle to make the skin more resistant to infection?
-The stratum corneum
Where are melanocytes located?
-Between the straum basale and the stratum spinosum
What type of cells are located in the stratum spinosum and provide an immune response?
-Langerhan cells
What type of cells are located in the stratum basale and detect light touch and tactile sensation?
-Merkel cells
Where does blood flow run in the dermis?
-Just deep to the basement membrane, to be able to supply the epidermis; allowing nutrition to the active keratinocytes
What are the name of the shunts of blood flow that run through the dermis?
-ateriovenous anastmoses
what does the dermis contain to help carry out excess fluid?
-lymphocytes
Where do nerve running through the dermis become free nerve endings?
-Just before the epidermal junction
What is the more superficial layer of the dermis?
-The papillary dermis
What do fibroblasts in the papillary dermis create?
-Elastin and type I collagen
The collagen and elastin made in the papillary dermis are responsible for giving what characteristics to skin?
-Turgor and toughness
What do the firbroblasts in the papillary dermis create that helps aid wound closure?
-Hyaluronic acid
What is the deep layer of the dermis that is located over the subcutaneous fat?
-The reticular Dermis
What is found in the reticular dermis that detects light touch and vibration
-Meisner’s Corspuscle