Lecture 2: Skin

Objectives:

At the end of this session you will be able to:

Identify and label the three layers of the skin: epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous fat layer (hypodermis)

Identify and label the epidermal layers: cornfield, lucid, granular, prickle cell, basal layer

Identify structures found in dermis: hair follicle, erector pili muscle, eccrine and apocrine glands and ducts, sebaceous gland and sebum, blood and lymph capillary network, sensory and motor never endings

Identify and explain functions of the sebaceous gland: production of sebum and its functions

Explain factors involved in determining skin colour

Outline functions of the skin

Identify factors that determine skin condition

Explain effects of the sunlight on skin

Explain what happens during the processes of vasodilation and vasoconstriction

List functions of the skin