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SKIN PHYSIOLOGY Flashcards

1/ Outline the funtion of selected sensory receptors in skin 2/ Understand how skin bloodflow can be controlled 3/ Describe the structure and function of eccrine sweat glands and their role in thermoregulation 4/ Understand basic mechanisms of heat transfer 5/ Understand 'core body temperature' and how it is monitored 6/ Explain mechanisms for heat loss and heat conservation/generation 7/ Aware of physiological consequences of sever burns

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what are the 5 types of skin receptor?

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  • free nerve endings
  • tactile discs
  • tactile corpuscles
  • lamellar corpuscles
  • bulbous corpuscles
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what is the most common receptor in skin?

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free nerve endings

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the fibre characteristics of free nerve endings?

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unmyelinated small diameter but also some myelinated

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small swellings at distal ends also referred as

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sensory terminals at free nerve endings

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TRPV1 receptors is

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cation channels at free nerve endings

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H1 receptors is chemical stimuli for

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free nerve endings

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pathway of stimuli at free nerve endings?

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activation –> APs in afferent sensory axons –> CNS –> somatosensory cortex

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what does free nerve endings mainly respond to?

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  • temperature/thermal
  • painful stimuli (nociceptive)
  • movement and pressure
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itchy respond to histamine is trait of which type of skin receptor?

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free nerve endings

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10
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where is free nerve endings located?

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deepest layer of epidermis

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what is the associated structure with free nerve endings?

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tactile (merkel) discs

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what is the purpose of serotonin 5HT over skin physiology?

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communication between tactile epithelial and ner ending

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where can you find most tactile discs?

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fingertips

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which type of skin receptor is good for 2 point discrimination?

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tactile disc because small receptive fields

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what does tactile disc mainly detect?

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  • fine touch and light pressure
  • texture, shape and edge
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where is the tactile corpuscle located?

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papillary layer of dermis
(especially hairless skin)

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which type of skin receptor could be found around the finger pads, lips, eyelids, external genitalia, soles of feer, nipples?

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tactile corpuscle

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structure of the tactile corpuscle?

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  • encapsulated
  • spiralling/branching unmyelinated sensory terminals surrounded by modified Schwann cells and thin oval FCT capsule
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how does stimuli triggers the tactile corpuscle?

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deformation of capsule –> triggers entry of Na+ ions –> nerve terminal –> action potential

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what can tactile corpuscle detect?

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  • delicate ‘fine’ / discriminative touch
  • light pressure
  • low frequency vibration
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if you are reading Braille text, which skin receptor you would most likely be using?

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tactile corpuscles and likely tactile discs

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which type of skin receptor is scattered deep in dermis and hypodermis

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lamellar (pacinian) corpuscles

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lamellar corpuscles’ characteristics?

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  • single dendrite within concentric layers of collagen fibres
  • specialised fibroblasts
24
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what are the layers of collagen fibres in lamellar corpuscles being seperated by

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gelatinous interstitial fluid

25
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how does lamellar corpuscles transmit signals

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deformation of capsule –> opens pressure sensitive Na+ channels in sensory axon –> inner layers covering axon terminal ‘relax’ quickly –> APs discontinued (rapidly adapting)

26
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what type of contact does lamellar corpuscle detect?

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  • deep pressure
  • vibration
27
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where is bulbous corpuscles located?

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  • dermis and subcutaneous tissue
  • joints capsules
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why can you find bulbous corpuscles at joint capsules?

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  • help signal degree of joint rotation - proprioception
  • e.g. monitoring slippage of object accross surface skin –> modulate grip in fingers
29
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describe the structure of bulbous corpuscle?

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  • network of nerve endings
  • core collagen fibres
  • continuous with surrounding dermis
  • capsule through entire structure
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function of bulbous corpuscle?

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  • sustained deep pressure
  • stretching/distortion of skin
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_____(1)______ muscle in walls of _____(2)______ and _______(3)______ innervated by the ______(4)_______ nervous system

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(1): smooth
(2): arteries
(3): pre-capillary
(4): sympathetic

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which acts on alpha1 adrenergic receptors?

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noradrenaline

33
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pathway of reducing skin bloodflow?

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GPCRs coupled to intracellular 2nd messengers –> increased intracellular Ca2+ –> constriction –> reduce skin bloodflow

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____(1)_____ SNS activation of _____(2)_____ causes relaxation of arteries to skin to increase skin bloodflow

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(1): reducing
(2): alpha1 receptor

35
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reducing activation of alpha1 receptors on vascular smooth muscle cause _____(1)______, therefore increase skin bloodflow
activation of alpha1 receptors cause ____(2)_____, therefore reduce skin bloodflow

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(1): vasodilation
(2): vasoconstriction

36
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what are the 4 primary mechanisms of heat transfer?

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  • radiation
  • evaporation
  • convection
  • conduction
37
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eccrine sweat glands are innervated by?

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SNS - adrenaline beta receptors

38
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what is sympathetic cholinergic?

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release of ACh onto mACHRs

39
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which area of hypothalamus contains heat and cold sensitive for central thermoreceptors?

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preoptic

40
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what happens to the body if body temperature increases above set point?

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  • reduce SNS activation of alpha1 on skin blood vessel for vasodilation
  • increase SNS cholinergic activation of mAChRs on swaet glands –> sweating
  • increase respiratory rate
  • behavioural changes
41
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what happens to the body if body temperature decreases below set point

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  • Heat Gain centre activated
  • increased generation of body heat through nonshivering or shivering thermogenesis
  • conservation of body heat by decrease blood flow –> reduce heat loss by radiation and convection
  • countercurrent exchange
42
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how does shivering generate heat?

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  • oscillatory contractions of agonist and antagonist muscle
  • ATP –> ADP + Pi + movement + heat
43
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increase in ________(1)_______ nerve activity and increase in circulating: ______(2)/(3)_______ from adrenal medulla is one of the activities during non-shivering thermogenesis

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(1): sympathetic
(2): adrenaline
(3): noradrenaline

44
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increased glycogenolysis in liver and muscle is an example for ____________________ in heat generating mechanism

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increase cellular metabolism of non-shivering thermogenesis

45
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how does body produce heat instead of ATP in non-shivering thermogenesis?

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‘uncoupling’ of oxidative phosphorylation

46
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what does an increase of thyroxine respond to?

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TRH and TSH

47
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what does increase of thyroxine do to the body>

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increase basal metabolic rate

48
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which muscle attach hair follicle to upper dermis?

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arrector pili (smooth muscle)

49
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which innervate arrector pili muscle?

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SNS - alpha1 receptor

50
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how do we have goosebumps?

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contraction of arrector pili muscle as a physiological feed forward to pull hair upright, compress sebaceous gland which lubricate skin and dimples skin

51
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which potential complication of severe burn help remind us of normal skin function?

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dehydration, hypovolemic shock, infection/sepsis, hypothermia

52
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which system dysfuction can also be caused by severe burn?

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  • electrolyte imbalance
  • hypermetabolism
  • GI ulceration
  • renal failure
  • respiratory dysfunction
53
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what is an example of electrolyte imbalance?

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hyperkalaemia - increase of K+

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