skin

Question 1

epidermis layers from most superficial

Answer 1

stratum corner, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale

Question 2

which gland is responsible for sweat production

Answer 2

Eccrine gland

Question 3

what gland is responsible for scent

Answer 3

Apocrine gland

Question 4

what gland produces sebum and is found in hair follicles

Answer 4

Sebaceous gland

Question 5

role of an epidermal growth factor

Answer 5

signals keratinocytes to divide and migrate to close over wound

Question 6

what are the two phases of skin inflammation

Answer 6

proliferative phase and remodelling phase

Question 7

what happens in the proliferative phase

Answer 7

cells divide to replace damaged or lost cells

Question 8

what happens in the remodelling phase

Answer 8

granulation tissue replaced by collagen 1

Question 9

what does stratum corner contain

Answer 9

cross linked keratin

Question 10

what does stratum granulosum contain

Answer 10

keratohyaline granules

Question 11

what does stratum spinosum contain

Answer 11

desmosomes and keratin bundles

Question 12

what does stratum basale contain

Answer 12

stem cells

Question 13

what kind of epithelium is the epidermis

Answer 13

stratified squamous keratinised epithelium

Question 14

partial thickness damage

Answer 14

abrasions and erosions only damage epidermis

Question 15

full thickness damage

Answer 15

epidermis and all of dermis damages

Question 16

wound healing

Answer 16

keratinocytes need replaced
fibroblasts need to produce more collagen
inflammatory cells support healing
endothelial cells repair damaged blood vessels

Question 17

melanocyte

Answer 17

protects skin cells from UV

Question 18

Merkel cell

Answer 18

involved in sensation

Question 18

langerhans cell

Answer 18

antigen preventing