Corneum Dead cells Keratin Offer resistance Cells are constantly shed off
Epidermis Mitotic activity Has no blood supply Obtain nutrients by diffusion Dead cells Deep layers: melanocyte Determine color Black have more quantity of melanin
Cleavage lines Faint linear clefts Direction of collagenous fibers Fibers ------parallel Longitudinal in limbs Circular in neck and trunk Incision? Parallel? Across?
Langer’s lines—1861 kraissl’s lines__1951
Appendages of skin Hair: Thread like Dead cornified cells Shaft Root Hair follicle Hair bulb Erector pilli
Constantly shed and replaced Rest period Scalp hair life 3-5 years Eyelash and eye brow hair 3-5 months
Nails Dorsal aspect of distal fingers 3 parts Root hidden (nail fold) Body rests on nail bed Free edge Thick layer of skin b eneath the nail root is matrix Finger nail growth 0.5mm/wk
Sebaceous gland In the dermis Ducts open into hair follicle Produce sebum Lubrication
Sweat glands Most numerous in palms and soles Secretary portion in the form of long tube Tube coiled to form a ball Ducts run through the dermis Joins the epidermis Reaches the skin Sweat pores Produce sweat Evaporation helps to cool the body