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Cutaneous Membrane
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Epidermis:
• outer most layer of your skin – has 5 stratums (sub-layers)
• has no blood supply that’s why one can shave without much bleeding
• top stratum is flaky – it is this that causes dandruff
• bottom stratum has keratinocytes that produce keratin make tough protective layer and/or corn
• bottom stratum also has melanocytes that produce melanin yellow, brown to black (more melanin = darker skin) sunlight stimulates the production of melanin to protect DNA from being damaged by sunlight freckles and moles show where there is high amount of melanin
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Dermis:
• inner layer of your skin – has 2 main sub-layers
• sensitive part of your skin: has oil, nerves, sweat glands etc.
• long and stretchy to protect your internal organelles animal dermis is used to make leather goods
• dermal papillae: make whorl ridges and loops on your hand/feet to increase friction and gripping ability
• tips of your fingers have sweat pores which mark the dermal papillae pattern to give you your fingerprint on anything you touch
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Moods of Skin Colours:
• Redness (erythema): embarrassment (blushing), fever, inflammation or allergy – high blood pressure
• Pallor (blanching): fear, anger or sick – low blood pressure
• Yellow (jaundice): liver problem – too much bile circulating
• Black-and-blue (bruising): blood clotting
Cool facts about the …Sebaceous Gland – skin nightmare??• Oil glands found everywhere except on the palm of hands and feet
• it keeps skin soft and moist
• it protects hair from becoming brittle
• the oil has chemicals that can also kill bacteria
Whiteheads = blocked sebaceous gland duct
Blackheads = oxidized whiteheads
ACNE
When the gland gets infected
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Sweat glands:• they are found everywhere
• heat regulator to keep your body within normal temperature (37 C)
• sweat: water + salt + metabolic wastes (eg. urea, uric acid pee ew)
Hair:• made up of protein, has some keratin in it
• is a hollow tube