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Skin (1) Epidermis Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 primary tissues of the skin?

A

epithelium
connective tissue
muscle
nerve

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2
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What are epidermal cells called?

A

keratinocytes

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3
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Does the skin have itsown nerve an dblood supply?

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YES

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4
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What is one of the first organs noticeable in patients?

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skin

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5
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What are some pathological conditions associated with skin?

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sunburn, acne, eczema, psoriasis, melanoma

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6
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What can the skin reveal about a patient?

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Provides important external evidence of underlying systemic conditions: eg. liver disease, systemic sclerosis, mitral stenosis, urticaria

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7
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What are the 3 main layers of skin?

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8
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What is the role of the epidermis?

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prevents water loss by evaporation

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9
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What is the function of the dermis?

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  • reduces risk of external injury
  • maintains the epidermis by its blood flow
  • permits body cooling
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10
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What are some general functions of the skin?

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Immune surveillance
UV protection
Energy storage
sensory information

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11
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What layer of the skin prevents water loss by evaporation?

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epidermis

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12
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Name skin layers A-C

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13
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What characterises the epidermis?

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epithelium

Forms boundary between internal and external environments

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14
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What characterises the dermis?

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connective tissue

  • Gives structural strength
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15
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What characterises the hypodermis?

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adipose tissue

anchors skin to underlying tissue

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16
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Name structures A-C

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17
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What layer of the skin is characterised by adipose tissue?

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hypodermis

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18
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What layer of skin is characterised by connective tissue?

A

dermis

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19
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What is the outer layer of the skin?

A

epidermis

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20
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How many strata does the epidermis have?

A

5

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21
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What does strata mean?

A

sublayers

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22
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Define the epithelium - tissue morphology?

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Epithelium = stratified squamous keratinising epithelium

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23
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How many basic types of epidermal cells are there?

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4

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24
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What are the 4 basic types of epidermal cells?

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  1. keratinocytes
  2. melanocytes
  3. langerhans cells
  4. Merkel cells
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25
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What is the most frequent type of epidermal cell in the epithelium?

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keratinocytes

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26
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What is the role/characterise keratinocytes?

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– Most frequent, contain keratin (contains sulphur), hard, resistance to abrasion.
– Extrude lipids – waterproofing.
– Constantly dividing – self regeneration protecting from trauma and other damage.

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27
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What do keratinocytes extrude?

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lipids - waterproofing

28
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Why do the keratinocytes constantly renew?

A

protecting from trauma and other damage.

29
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What are arrows A-C pointing to? (epidermal cells)

30
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What is the role of melanocytes?

A

PIGMENT FUNCTION

31
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What is the role of langerhans cells?

A

immune surveillance

32
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What is the role of Merkel cells?

A

touch receptors

33
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What are the 5 layers of the epidermis?

A
  • Str basale
  • Str spinosum
  • Str granulosum
  • Str lucidum
  • Str corneum
34
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Are the layers of the epidermal layers sharply defined?

35
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Name layers A-E of the epidermis

36
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Describe the tissue of the Stratum basale layer of the epidermis

A

Tall columnar cells interspersed with melanocytes and Merkel cells

37
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What cells are found in the Stratum basale?

A

melanocytes and Merkel cells

38
Q

How are cells bound to the basal membrane of in the epithelium?

A

hemidesmosomes

39
Q

What direction do keratinocytes mature?

A

inside to surface

40
Q

How would you describe the interface between the dermis and stratum basale?

41
Q

How is there constant cell proliferation in the stratum basale?

A

undifferentiated stem cells

42
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How would you describe the stratum spinosum?

A

spinous layer

43
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What layer of the epidermis is the Str spinous located?

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The stratum spinosum is a layer of the epidermis found between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale

44
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How does the stratum spinosum form spines?

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Created post-mortem:
Cells shrink but desmosome junctions
“create” spines

Their spiny appearance is due to shrinking of the microfilaments between desmosomes

45
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What is the stratum spinosum composed of?

A

polyhedral keratinocytes

46
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What is the stratum spinosum joined with?

A

desmosomes

47
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How is the stratum spinosum involved in making keratin cells?

A

Preparative layer for keratinisation

48
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What epidermal layers does the stratum granulosum lie in-between?

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Above the Stratum spinosum and below the Stratum lucidum

49
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What defines the stratum granulosum?

A

Presence of granules defines the layer

50
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What granules in the stratum granulosum contain possible precursors of keratin?

A

Granules of keratohyalin (possible precursors of keratin)

51
Q

Name epithelial layers A-D

52
Q

What layer of the epithelium is shown here?

A

stratum granulosum

53
Q

What 2 layers are difficult to distinguish?

A

Stratum lucidum & Stratum corneum

54
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What layers are responsible for the conversion of keratohyalin to keratin?

A

Stratum lucidum & Stratum corneum

55
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What give the Stratum lucidum & Stratum corneum strength?

A

disulphide linkages

56
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Does the Stratum corneum have organelles?

57
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What binds cells together in the Stratum lucidum & Stratum corneum?

A

desmosomes

58
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What is the turnover of Stratum lucidum & Stratum corneum?

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15-30 day turnover

59
Q

Name areas of the body with thick skin

A

palms of hands and soles of foot

60
Q

Name areas of the body with thin skin

A

abdominal skin

61
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Is this an image of thick of think skin?

62
Q

Is this an image of thick of thin skin?

63
Q

Which image is thick skin and which is thin skin?

A

left thin
right thick

64
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Can skin thickness be dynamic?

65
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What layer of skin varies the most in epidermal thickness?

A

stratum corneum

(dermis also does)

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