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3 layers of skin and their position beginning with the most superficial

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Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous

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What are the two types of sweat glands and the difference between them?

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Merocrine (acidic secretion) and apocrine (alkaline secretion)

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What are Langer’s lines?

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Natural lines on skin created by tension

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When making incisions, why is it important to cut along the Langer’s lines?

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The stitches are less likely to fall out and leave scarring

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What is propreiation?

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The skin’s ability to know its location in space

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In early development, what are the little bumps along the longitudinal axis called?

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Somites

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What originates from somites?

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Nerve supply and muscles in a segmented pattern

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What causes the Langer’s lines to no longer be straight?

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Limbs extend out and ruin the lines of segmentation

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Where do each level of spinal nerves originate from?

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Dermatones

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What name is given to the disc we originate from?

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Tri-laminar disc

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What are the three layers of the tri-laminar disc?

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Ectoderm
Mesoderm
Endoderm

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What originates from the ectoderm?

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Skin and nervous tissue

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What originates from the mesoderm

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Blood, muscles and skeleton

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What originates from the endoerm

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Gut

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How does the tri-laminar disc fold?

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Folds into two directions. This creates a cephalo-caudal structure

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What does folding create?

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Creates spaces/cavities within the membrane

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What lines the membranes of the cavities and what does this allow?

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Serous liquid and this allows for movement and distension

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Where would you find pleural cavities?

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The lungs

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Where would you find pericardial cavities?

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The heart

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Where would you find abdomino-pelvic cavities?

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The gastro-intestinal and reproductive tracts

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Where would you find cranial cavities?

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The brain

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What happens to the spaces within the body during development?

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The space is filled by an organ. The organ pushes the two layers together creating a visceral layer beside the organ and a parietal layer against the wall of the cavity

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What are fascial spaces?

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Fasicial spaces are casued by the fascia layers separating muscles into compartments

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What is adipose tissue composed of?

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White and brown fat

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What is the function of white fat cells?
Energy storage, insulation, protection
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What is the function of brown fat cells?
Heat production
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What can white fat stores do?
Produce adipokines that send signals to regulate nutritional balance
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What produces leptin?
White fat cells
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What does leptin do?
Sends signal to the brain that it has had enough to eat
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How does brown fat create heat?
Uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria
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What are the functions of skin?
``` 1- Protective barrier: enclose and shelter an internal environment 2- Metabolic 3- Temperature regulaiton 4- Internal homeostasis 5- Sensation 6- Psycho-social signals ```
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What are the three layers of skin?
1- Epidermis 2- Dermis 3- Hypodermis
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Describe the epidermis.
1- Avascular epithelium 2- Undergoes proliferation 3- Synthesises keratin
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Describe the dermis.
``` 1- Vascular 2- Tough, leather-like 3- Contains blood vessels 4- Contains lymphatics 5- Contains cutaneous nerves 6- Collagen and elastic fibres are not replaced with age ```
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Describe the hypodermis.
``` 1- Superficial fascia 2- Varies in thickness 3- Contains blood vessels 4- Contains nerves 5- Contains lymphatics 6- Contains adipose tissue 7- Skin ligaments, loose skin or taut skin are implied in scarring and incisions ```
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How do burns affect skin?
1- Leads to loss of skin's function as a barrier 2- Fluid loss 3- May lead to infection
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What type of epithelium is found in the epidermis?
Stratified squamous keratinised epithelium (thick skin e.g. palms)
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What are five layers of the epidermis?
``` 1- S. Corneum 2- S. Lucidum 3- S. Granulosum 4- S. Spinosum 5- S. Basale ```
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Describe the S. Corneum layer.
Water proof cell ghosts
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Describe the S. Lucidum layer.
1- Specialised cell death program | 2- Only present in thick skin
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Describe the S. Granulosum layer.
Keratohyaline granules promote cell dehydration and aggregation of keratin
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Describe the S. Spinosum layer.
1- Intermediate filaments keratin-1 and keratin-10 expressed 2- Keratin linked to eachother via desmosomes 3- Basal cells linked with basement membrane via hemidesmosomes
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Describe the S. Basale layer.
Stem cells attached to the basement membrane by hemidesmosomes
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How is the epidermis attached to the dermis?
Collagen VII
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What happens when the gene expressing collagen VII undergoes mutation?
1- Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa 2- Weak links between epidermis and dermis 3- Weak/fragile and blistering skin
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What is cornification?
The production of corneocytes (dead cells) which act as a protective barrier for the skin
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What is filaggrin found?
Filaggrin is a main component of keratohyaline granules in the S. granulosum
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What is profilaggrin?
Precursor to filaggrin
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What are the roles of filaggrin?
1- Maintain optimal skin barrier 2- Aid keratin filament aggregation 3- Inhibit water loss
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How does filaggrin inhibit water loss?
It is cleaved into amino acids, which aids in maintaining moisture
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What is the most common cause of keratinization disorders?
Mutation of filaggrin
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What can the mutation of filaggrin lead to?
1- Keratinization disorders e.g. itchyosis vulgaris 2- May also be implied in ~50% of eczema case 3- Null mutations may also be associated with asthma
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Where are melanocytes found?
Basal layer of the epidermis
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What do melanocytes synthesise and release?
Melanin, a brown pigment
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What is the function of melanin?
1- Absorbs UV-B 2- Prevents DNA damage to underlying cells of the hypodermis 3- Increased levels lead to lower incidence of skin cancer 4- Synthesised and released by melanocytes
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What is melanoma?
Tumour of melanocytes
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What is the cause of melanoma?
Exposure of melanocytes to UV radiation
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Where are melanocytes derived from?
Crest cells that originate near the developing nervous system and spread into the embryo which become mesodermal in nature
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What are Langerhans cells?
1- Macrophage-like cells 2- Dendritic in form 3- Derived from monocytes 4- Mostly found in S. spinosum layer 5- Antigen-presenting 6- Activated in skin but later on migrate to lymph nodes 7- Express Langerin, which helps degrade viruses such as HIV in speciailised endosomes called Birbeck granules
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Where are Langerhans cells usually found?
1- S. spinosum | 2- Activated in skin but later on migrate to lymph nodes
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What do Langerhans cells express?
Langerin
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What is the role of Langerin?
Help degrade virsuses such as HIV by binding to the virus and internalising them in endosomes called Birbeck granules for degradation
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What is the dermo-epidermal junction?
1- Tissue which joins epidermis to dermis | 2- Prevents shearing
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What are the two layers of the dermis?
1- Papillary dermis | 2- Reticular dermis
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What does the papillary dermis layer comprise of?
1- Fine collagen and elastic fibres | 2- Small blood vessels and nerves
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What does the reticular dermis comprise of?
1- Coarser collagen and elastic fibres | 2- Larger blood vessels and nerves
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What does the hypodermis consist of?
``` 1- Loose connective tissue 2- Adipose tissue 3- Superficial blood vessels and lymphatics 4- Cutaneous nerves 5- Skin ligaments ```
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What tissue is responsible for vitamin D production?
Hypodermis
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What determines the mobility of skin implicated in scarring and incisions?
Skin ligaments in the hypodermis
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What are sweat glands?
1- Eccrine and apocrine 2- Secrete sweat, watery fluid 3- Secretory portion lies in the dermis and superficial fascia 4- Controlled by sympathetic nervous system
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What is the function of eccrine sweat glands?
1- Thermoregulation | 2- Respond in fight or flight
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What is the function of apocrine sweat glands?
1- Secrete pheromones
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Where are apocrine sweat glands found?
In the axillae (arm pits) and genital region
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Describe the structure of hair follicles.
``` 1- Cylindrical, epithelial structures 2- Anchored in the hypodermis 3- Hair shaft grows from the bulb 4- Hair shaft made of keratin 5- Associated with sebaceous glands ```
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What are sebaceous glands?
1- Glands associated with hair follicle | 2- Secrete sebum to lubricate hair and adjacent skin
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What are arrector pili?
1- Smooth muscle attached to papillary dermis and sheath of the follicle 2- When it contracts, they pull the hair upright leading to goose bumps 3- Controlled by sympathetic nervous system
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What are the three parts of a pilosebaceous unit?
1- Sebaceous gland 2- Hair follicle 3- Arrector pili
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What are mammary glands?
1- Modified apocrine sweat glands | 2- Lactate under hormonal control
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What are nails?
1- Nail plate formed from keratin 2- Rests on nail bed 3- Grows from nail root which passes deep into the dermis
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What is the periodontal membrane?
Fibrous joint between the teeth and skull
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What receptors sense pain?
Nociceptors
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What receptors sense touch?
1- Meissner's corpuscles | 2- Fine touche Merkel cells
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What receptors sense pressure?
Pacinian corpuscles
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What receptors sense vibration?
1- Meissner's corpuscles | 2- Pacinian corpuscles

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