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Layers of the Epidermis
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Haematology and Anatomy (The Skin) Mind Map on Layers of the Epidermis, created by gina_evans0312 on 16/10/2013.
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haematology and anatomy
the skin
haematology and anatomy
the skin
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Layers of the Epidermis
Stratum Corneum (20-25 layers)
Layers of keratinocytes
Containment
Water protection
28 day cycle
14 to reach SC
14 to be shed
No nucleus
Squaemous Epithelium
Stratum Granulosum
Contains increasingly kertainised cells
Keratin organises into fibres
Lamellar granules produce lipid 'glue
Some undergo apoptosis
They're too far from a nutrient source
Nuclei being to disintegrate
Stratum Basale
Basal Cells
Rapidly dividing
Keratinocytes
Merkel Cell
Associated with sensory nerves
Shapes/textures
Found at bottom of sweat duct
Melanocytes
8-10% of stratum basale
Produce melanosomes
Apoptosis of these cells under UV causes sunburn
Stratum Spinosum
Adjacted cells bonded by desmosomes
Coarser keratin than in the stratum basalum
Limited ability to divide
Langerhans Cell
Presents antigens of taken up microbes
So T-cells will recognize them
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