Module 1 (Skin) Overview Flashcards
1
Q
Layers of Skin
A
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
2
Q
Layers of Epidermis
A
Stratum Corneum *Stratum Lucidium Stratum Granulosum Stratum Spinosum Stratum Basale
3
Q
Layers of Dermis
A
Papillary Layer
Reticular Layer
4
Q
Plexuses of Dermis
A
Cutaneous Plexus
Subpapillary Plexus
5
Q
Burns
A
1st degree burn
2nd degree burn
3rd degree burn
6
Q
Accessory Structures
A
Hair
Sweat Glands
Receptors
Nails
7
Q
Types of Sweat Glands
A
Eccrine
Apocrine
8
Q
Skin Receptors
A
Free nerve endings Tactile Discs Tactile Corpuscles Lamellar Corpuscles Bulbous Corpuscles
9
Q
Heat Transfer Mechanisms
A
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Evaporation
10
Q
Responses to High Body Temperature
A
Behavioural changes
Vasodilation and blood shunting
Sweat production
Increased respiratory rate
11
Q
Responses to Low Body Temperature
A
Heat generating mechanisms: shivering, non-shivering thermogenesis and increased thyroxine
Conservation of body heat: vasomotor and countercurrent exchange
12
Q
Hair Components
A
Hair shaft
Hair root
Hair bulb
Arrector pili muscle
