Week 4 Skin, epithelium & connective tissue Flashcards
3 Layers of skin
- Epidermis - stratified epithelium
- Dermis - connective tissue
- Subcutis - fat
4 Layers of epidermis
- Stratum Corneum
- Stratum Granulosum
- Stratum Spinosum
- Stratum Basale
3 Importance of the dermo-epidermal junction (DEJ)
- Adhesion
- Cellular migration
- Cellular signalling
What are the 2 major protein fibres in dermis? What are their main functions?
- Collagen - tensile strength
2. Elastin - Elasticity
Main functions of the subcutis layer
- Energy reserve (adipose tissue)
- Cushion effect
- Insulation
4 Classes of pilosebaceous unit and their locations
- Terminal - scalp, beard
- Vellus - majority of skin
- Apopilosebaceous - axilla, groin
- Sebaceous - face, chest, back
3 phases of cyclical hair growth
- Anagen - growing
- Catagen - regressing
- Telogen - resting (hair shedding occurs)
What is the type of skin that doesn’t contain any pilosebaceous unit? Characteristics? Example?
Glabrous skin
- non-hair bearing
- lack of hair follicles and sebaceous gland
e. g. palm, sole
Characteristics of sebaceous gland
- Large and well-developed in fetus
- size rapidly reduced after birth
- Regain of function at puberty
2 Types of sweat glands
- Eccrine - entire body surface
2. Apocrine - axilla, genitalia, mammary areas
2 Types of perspiration
- Insensible perspiration - passive evaporation from skin surface
- Active sweating - mainly through eccrine glands
4 Functions of nail
- Mechanical protection
- Enhance sensory discrimination
- Dexterity (scratching/grooming)
- Cosmetic accessory
What are the skin appendages?
- Hair
- Nail
- Adnexal structures - pilosebaceous unit, eccrine glands, apocrine glands
4 Components of the pilosebaceous unit
- Hair shaft
- Hair follicle
- Sebaceous gland
- Arrector pili muscle
Origin of skin (development)
Ectoderm: nervous system, epidermis
Mesoderm: dermis, skin appendages