Skin Structure Flashcards
Thickest epidermis
Palms/soles - 1.5 mm
Eyelid thinnest - .1 mm
Thickest dermis
Back 30 to 40x thicker than epi
Where merkel cells are found
Basal layer of Palms/soles, oral/genital mucosa, nail bed, follicular infundibula
Malpighian layer
Stratum spinosum
Skin changes with scratching
Thickening of the malpigian and granular layer
Stratum lucidum forms
Histones regulate epidermal differentiation - histone deacetylation suppresses expression of profillagrin
Sites rich in stem cells
Deepest portion of rete, especially palmoplantar skin
Hair bulge
Stem cells express high levels of?
B1 integrin
*SC have LOW levels of desmosomal proteins like dgl 3
Tonofilament keratin structure
Alpha helical coiled coil pattern
Widespread apoptosis occurs in
Verrucous phase of IP
Catagen (apoptosis results in involution of the inferior segment)
Where are lamellar granules found
Intercellular space btw the granular and cornified cell layer
Pro -> filagrin takes place where
Granular layer
Site of melanosome synthesis
Golgi
Melanocytes express?
Neurotrophic 4 - release downregulated by UVB
TLR - stimulation by bact LPS increases pigmentation
LC cells found where
Stratum spinosum
Highest density of LC cells in mouth is where?
Vestibule of oral mucosa
Lowest density at sublingual region = immune privilege
Dermal dendritic cell markers
Macrophage mannose receptor
CD 36
Factor XIIIa
Chemokine receptor 5
Major component of basal lamina
Type IV collagen
Major component of anchoring fibrils
Type VII collagen
Adnexa are derived from
Ectodermal, from downgrowths of the epidermis