Skin Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 4 layers of the epidermis
A
Stratum (basal, spinosum granulosum and corneum)
2
Q
What cells live in the epidermis
A
Basal keritanocytes, melanocytes, langerhan cells and merkel cells
3
Q
What are the two layers of the dermis and the different between them
A
The dermis comprises the papillae and the reticular layers. The papillae attaches to the basal later of the epidemris and produces folds known as rete, it is here that the blood is able to make contact with the epidermis, reticular has sweat glands, hair follicles, sebaceous glands and apocrine glands. The reticular also has a more condesned ECM comprised of collagen and elastin
4
Q
What muscles live of hair follicles
A
Erector pilli
5
Q
What are the most common skin cell carcinomas
A
BCC, SCC and melanomas
