Melanocyte
________- 8 % of epidermal cells; produce melanin; stratum basale.
Epithelial cells
________ shape types- squamous, cuboidal, columnar.
Keratinocytes
________- 90 % epidermal cells; produces keratin.
Vitiligo
________- loss of pigment in patches.
Dermis
________- location of BVs, nerves, hair follicles, and skin glands; contains collagen and elastic fibres that provide support for the skin; divided into papillary and reticular regions.
Chondrocytes
________- major cell type of cartilage.
Granulosum
________- 3- 5 layers of cells; living dead transition zone; Keratohyalin; Lamellar granules.
Keratin
________- protects from heat, abrasion, microbes, chemicals)
Langerhan cells
________- only in living parts of the epidermis; intraepidermal microphage; Phagocytosis; stratum spinosum.
Cartilage types
________- hyaline, fibrocartilage, elastic.
Epithelial cell
________ layers types- simple, pseudostratified, stratified.
four types of tissues
epithelial, muscle, nervous, connective
epithelial tissue
tissue meant for covering
muscle tissue
tissue meant for movement
nervous tissue
tissue meant for control
connective tissue
tissue meant for support
epithelial cell layers types
simple, pseudostratified, stratified
epithelial cells shape types
squamous, cuboidal, columnar
ECM (Extra-cellular matrix)
ground substance (may be fluid, semi fluid, gelatinous or calcified) + fibres (e.g. collagen, elastin, etc.
classes of connective tissue
connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, blood
loose connective tissue
areolar, reticular, adipose
Dense connective tissue
regular, irregular, elastic
fibroblasts adipocytes
major cell type of loose connective tissue
Fibroblasts
major cell type of dense connective tissue
osteocytes
major cell type of bones
erythrocyte
major cell type of blood
cyanotic
blue skin
jaundiced / icteric
yellow skin
erythema
red skin
pallor
white skin
integumentary system
consists of skin and accessory organs. is two layers: epidermis and dermis
epidermis
composed of 5 strata: corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
length of epidermis process
4-6 weeks
corneum
25-30 layers of dead cells
lucidum
only present in thick skin
granulosum
3-5 layers of cells; living dead transition zone; Keratohyalin; Lamellar granules
spinosum
8-10 layers; keratin intermediate filaments; cells joined by desmosomes;
basale
from which all others are derived from
cell types in the epidermis KLMM
keratinocytes, langerhan cells, melanocytes, merkel cells,
keratinocytes
90% epidermal cells; produces keratin
keratin
protects from heat, abrasion, microbes, chemicals
langerhan cells
only in living parts of the epidermis; intraepidermal microphage; Phagocytosis; stratum spinosum
melanocyte
8% of epidermal cells; produce melanin; stratum basale
merkel cell
detect touch sensations; stratum basale
epidermal ridges
gives rise to finger prints; inc surface area of epidermis; inc contact b/w dermis + epidermis; epidermal peg supported by dermal papilla (see image in notes)
melanin
yellow-red / brown-black pigment; responsible for skin and hair colour
albinism
no melanin produced
freckles/moles
aggregation of melanin/melanocytes
melanoma
cancerous mole
Dermis
location of BVs, nerves, hair follicles, and skin glands; contains collagen and elastic fibres that provide support for the skin; divided into papillary and reticular regions
types of skin glands
sebaceous, apocrine, eccrine, ceruminous
sebaceous skin glands
responsible for the oils in our skin
apocrine skin glands
responsible for creating sweat
eccrine skin glands
responsible for creating sweat; regulated by the SNS
ceruminous skin glands
responsible for the waxy
functions of the skin
thermo-regulation, blood reservoir, protection for the environment, cutaneous sensations, excretion and absorption, synthesis of vitamin D (make sure to know how to explain all of them)
eumelanin
black-brown form of melanin
phenomelanin
red-yellow form of melanin
abundant
connective tissue is the most ______ tissue by weight
ABCDE's of malignant melanomas
asymmetrical, border uneve, colours (two or more), diametr >6mm, elivated/evolving
papilary dermis
superficial dermis region
reticular dermis
deep dermis region
hypodermis
also known as the subcutaneous fluid
apoptosis
a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; occurs in stratum granulosum