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1
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What is the Function of Skin

A

Protection
Sensation
Tehrmoregulation
Metabolic Function

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2
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What does protection involve

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chemical , termal and mechical mechanisms
protection against fungal and UV

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3
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What does Sensation involve

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pain - to pull away
temperature

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4
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what does thermregultion involve

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insulating
give off excess heat

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5
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Metabolic Function

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UV –> Vitamin D
storage of energy - fat

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6
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What is the epidermis made of

A

epithelial

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7
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what is the dermis made of

A

connective tissue

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8
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what is the hypodermis made of

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loose connective tissue with adipocytes

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9
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what is the dermal paillae

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projections from dermis into the epidermis

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10
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what is the epidermal ridges

A

projections from the epidermis to the dermis

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11
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What is the epithelium of the epidermis

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simple squamous keratnised epithelium

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12
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What is the general structure of the dermis

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fibrous collagenous
elastic connective tissue
can have vessels nerves receptors can include glands and ducts

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13
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what is the general structure of the hypodermis

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large blood vessels
adipose tissue with septa of collagen bundles

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14
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what is the direction of the collagen to the skin surface

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perpendicular

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15
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what are the 4 cell found in the epidermis

A

Keratinocytes
Melanocytes
Antigen presenting langerhans cells
Merkl’es cells

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16
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what is septa

A

anchors skin to underlying tissue

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17
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what are the different layer sof keatinocytes

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Stratum corneum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum bassale

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18
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What is the stratum basale

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single layer of basophilic columnar - coboidal shape on the basal lamina

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19
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what is the function of stratum basale

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intense mitotic activity
act as stem cells to constantly produce epidermal cells

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20
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how thick is the stratum spinosum / what are they

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5 cells thick
polyherdal / slightly flat

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21
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what is the function of stratum spinosum

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actively synthesising keratin filament

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22
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why is it spinous (spine like)

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desosomes attaching each other to the cells

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23
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how many days does it take for the epidermis to renew

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15 - 30 days

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24
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what do keratinocytes form

A

tonal fibrals

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25
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where do tonal fibrals converge and terminate

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at desmosomes

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26
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what happens to stratum spinosum in high pressure areas

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it is thickener

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27
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how many layers for the stratum granulosum . what is it

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3 - 5 layers of flattened polygonal cells

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28
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what is their cytoplasm filled with

A

kertaohyaline granules

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29
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what does the keratohyaline granules have when activated

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profilaggrin or filagrin

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30
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what is the function of the stratum granulosum

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promotes clustering of cytokeratin tonofibrils to form keratin

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31
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what does the stratum granulosum contain

A

lamellar bodies

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32
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what do the lamellar bodies release

A

glyocholopids

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33
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what do they do

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after they die they become glue and waterproofing agent

34
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how thick is the stratum corneum / what is it

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15 - 20 layers non nuclated kernatised cells

35
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what is the cytoplasm filled with

A

biregringesnt filamentous keratin

36
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these dead cells contain what

A

fibrillar and amorphous proteins with a thickened plasma

37
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what is the keratin

A

6 different polypeptide with packed speclaised matrix

38
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what layers if skin cancer moslty from

A

Basale and spinosum

39
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what is the lucidum

A

layer between the granulosum and the coreum

40
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when is this layer present

A

only seen in thick skin as it poorly stains

41
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what kind of cells in the lucidrum

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flattened esoinophillic cells - nulcei and organelles lost to cytoplasm
only has keratin filament

42
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Life Cycle Keratin Basale

A

syntehssisng keratin filament

43
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Spinosum Life Cycle Keratin

A

keratin filament –> keratohylain granules + lamellar bodies

44
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Granulosa Life Cycle Keratin

A

Kertoylain left in the cytoplasm
decahrge the lamellar bodies to form a water barrier

45
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Corenum Life Cycle Keratin

A

breakdown nucleus and cytoplasm
thicker plasma is formed

46
Q

what is psoriasis

A

condition with high amount of proliferating cells in the stratum basale and spinosum
decrease in cycle time results in abnormal keratinisation

47
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what are the two types of epidermal water barriers

A

Cell envelope
Lipid envelopes

48
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What is the cell envelop made of

A

insoluble proteins
(loricin, keratin, filaggrin)

49
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where are the insoluble proteins deposited

A

on the inner surface of the plasma membrane

50
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what is the lipid envelope

A

layer of lipids

51
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where do the lamellar bodies for a lipid envelope go

A

into the intracellular spaces between the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum

52
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types of lamellar bodies for the lipid envelope

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glysophoglipids , phoslipids and ceramides

53
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what is the difference between thick and thin skin

A

the stratum corneum is thicker in thick skin

54
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what are melanocytes derived from

A

neural crest cells

55
Q

what is there appearance

A

pale cells with prominent dark nuclei long processes which extend to adjacent cells

56
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what is their function

A

muse melanosomes to move to keratinocytes

57
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what is a melansome

A

they are black and bronw pigments called melanin

58
Q

what do they contain

A

pheomelanin (red + yellow)
eumelanin (brown + black)

59
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Formation of mealinin - First step

A

Melanocytes produce lysomes related membrane bound strcutures from Golgi apparatus called premelansomes (involved in melanin syntehsis)

60
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Formation of melanin - second step

A

melanin produced from tryosine by a series of reactions making ealry mealsosomes

61
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formation of melanin third step

A

with maturation melasomes travel towards the end of the melaocyte process

62
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formation of melanin fourth step

A

with high concentrations the melaocyte processes will invaginate into keratinocyte cell membrane

63
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formation of melanin fifth step

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Keratinocytes phagotise the tips of the melatocyte process containing melansomes

64
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melanin formation sixth step

A

melanin is transfered to neighbouring kertinocytes
pigment donation

65
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Melanin formation seventh step

A

once inside the keratincoytes mealsomes are released into the cytoplasm

66
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melanin formation eighth step

A

melasomes are distributed within the keratincoytes with accumulations forming dark umbrellas that protect DNA from the sun UV

67
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what are langerhans cells

A

resident immune cells of epidermis

68
Q

what s their function

A

antigen presenting cells (dentires) and they replish themselves
invade the skin from bloodstream

69
Q

what is their appearance

A

pale with irregular nuclei

70
Q

where are they found

A

in the stratum spinosum

71
Q

what do merkels cells look like

A

round cells with pale staining cytoplasm

72
Q

what is there function

A

touch receptors
associated with nerve ending

73
Q

where are the merkel cells found

A

highly tactile areas such as lips and fingertips

74
Q

what are the two types of cells in the dermis

A

Papillary dermis
reticular dermis

75
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what is the papillary dermis

A

collagen I + III
elastic fibres
extensive plexus of vessels and nerves

76
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Reticular dermis

A

dense irregular connective tissue
collagen and elastic fibres
larger blood vessels

77
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what is the hypodermis moslty made of

A

adipose tissue
extensive vascular supply

78
Q

what else is there

A

septa of dense irregular connective tissue

79
Q

what is its function

A

connect dermis to the underlying deep fascia

80
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which one is higher the papillary dermis or retricular dermis

A

papillary dermis as it is closer to the epidermis to go into the epidermis

Histology One (14 decks)

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