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Description
Mind Map by Francis Osuji, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Francis Osuji
about 9 years ago
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SKIN
- Structure
- Epidermis
- Layers
- Stratum corneum
- Stratum lucidum
- Only present in thick areas of skin
- palms / soles of feet
- palms / soles of feet
- Only present in thick areas of skin
- Come Lets Get Sun Baked
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum spinosum
- Stratum basale
- Stratum corneum
- Stratified squamous epithelium
- Cell types
- Keratinocytes
- Produce keratin
- waterproofs the skin
- waterproofs the skin
- Produce keratin
- Melanocytes
- Produce pigment
- Same number of cells in everyone
- Produce pigment
- Langerhans cells
- Dendritic cell, can become APC
- Dendritic cell, can become APC
- Merkel cellls
- Sensory
- very sensitive to touch
- very sensitive to touch
- Sensory
- Epidermal stem cells
- in basale layer
- in basale layer
- Keratinocytes
- Layers
- Dermis
- Blood vessels
- Nerves
- Layer of connective tissue
- Hair, nails, sebaceous and sweat glands ORIGINATE here
- Blood vessels
- Hypodermis
- Fat
- Fat
- Epidermis
- Function
- Barrier (protection)
- keratin
- hydrophobic lipid layer in granulosum
- cornified layer in corneum
- keratin
- Immunity
- change in pH as you get deeper in layers of corneum (less acidic)
- Langerhan cells in spinosum
- change in pH as you get deeper in layers of corneum (less acidic)
- Sense organs
- Thermoreceptors
- Meissner's corpuscles
- senses touch
- situated quite superficial
- situated quite superficial
- senses touch
- Nociceptors
- Pacinian corpuscles
- pressure sensors
- situated very deep
- situated very deep
- pressure sensors
- Thermoreceptors
- Vitamin D production
- Beauty, shape
- Barrier (protection)
- Histology
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