Skin Flashcards
Functions of the skin
Protection-micro-organisms,water, sun
Thermoregulation
Excretion
Production of vitamin d
Sensory reception
Layers the skin is made of
Epidermis
Dermis
what is the epithelial layer of the Epidermis of the skin
Stratified squamous keritinised epithelium
What does the subcutaneous layer consist of
Areolar and adipose tissue
4 main cell types of skin
Keratinocytes
Melanocytes
Intraepidermal macrophages
Tactile epithelial cells
What does the hair follicle consist of
Internal root sheath
External root sheath
The whole thing is epithelial root sheath
2 main types of a sudoriferous gland
Apocrine sweat glands
Eccrine sweat glands
Function of sudoriferous glands
Thermoregulation
role of the stratum basale
contains mitotic stem cells, responsible for renewal of keratinocytes
what occurs in the stratum granulosum layer
cells undergo apoptosis
what is the stratum lucidum made of
densely packed keratin filaments
what is the upper layer papillary of the dermis made of
areolar connective tissue
what is the lower reticular layer of the dermis made of
dense irregular connective tissue
