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Name the 5 layers of the epidermis (cornish ladies) - Answer-Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum germinativum. Name 5 the basic layers of the skin - Answer-Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis ( subcutaneous layer), Muscle and Bone What does the epidermis consist of? - Answer-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that created sheets and flattens as they migrate to the surface What does the dermis contain? - Answer-Fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles and glands What is the hypodermis made of? - Answer-adipose tissue (fat cells/ fatty tissues) What is another name of the Hypodermis? - Answer-subcutaneous layer What is the stratum corneum? - Answer-The stratum corneum is the outmost layer of skin that is made up of dead cells covered in keratin. This layer continually shefs What is the stratum lucidum? - Answer-This acts as a protection to friction and is only present on palms of hands and soles of feet. What is the stratum Granulosum? - Answer-This is the middle layer, the cells here begin to die and flatten. What is the Stratum Spinosum? - Answer-This is a later of the epidermis that starts to produce keratin which hardens. This layer also has melanin What is Stratum Germinativum? - Answer-This is an deepest epidermis layer where mitosis happens. New cells are developed and pushed forward to form the next layer.What is desquamation? - Answer-Shedding off of dead skin cells that occurs in the Stratum Corneum What are six skin functions? (shapes) - Answer-Sensation, heat regulation, absorption, protection, excretion and secretion What are the two layers of the dermis? - Answer-superficial papillary layer and reticular layer What is the papillary layer of the dermis? - Answer-This is the top layer of the dermis This layer assists to control temperature by increasing or decreasing blood flow. It contains nerve endings which relays different sensations to and from the brain. It also consists of dermal papillae which are responsible for fingerprints. What is the reticular layer of the dermis? - Answer-Below the papillary layer but above the hypodermis. Contains sudoriferous (sweat) glands, sebaceous glands, arector pili muscle, Venules link to capillaries which links to the arterioles, fibrous cells such as collagen and protein for skin strength and elasticity. eccrine glands - Answer-This is a type of sweat gland located all over the body. This causes us to prespire/sweat a watery, odourless, colourless liquid. This gets rid of waste material and regulates temperature from the body. This responds to changes in the temperature or stimulation from the automatic nervous system (ans) apocrine glands - Answer-Sweat glands in the pubic, underarm, nipple, outer ear areas that secrete thicker sweat, that produce odor when come in contact with bacteria on the skin. This responds to hormonal control. What is the meaning of sensation in the function of the skin? - Answer-This is to do with the nerve endings within the skin that allows you to detect sensations such as pressure, heat, cold, pressure and pain. What is the meaning of heat regulation? - Answer-Sweat from the Eccrine Gland cools our body down as the sweat evaporates from the skin. Shivering causes hair to stand - this closes the pores and traps air for heatVasodilation is when there is too much heat so the blood vessels supply blood to the skin dilates Vasoconstriction when we are too cold the blood vessels supply warm blood to the skin become narrowed