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AN4.1-5 | General features of skin and fascia — Glossary
Glossary — General features of skin and fascia
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| largest organ | hook |
| examine skin every single day | relevance |
| layers | recall |
| hair | recall |
| sweat glands | recall |
| nails | recall |
| two types of skin | Two Types of Skin (AN4.1) |
| Thick skin | Two Types of Skin (AN4.1) |
| no hair follicles | Two Types of Skin (AN4.1) |
| Thin skin | Two Types of Skin (AN4.1) |
| has hair follicles | Two Types of Skin (AN4.1) |
| zones | Dermatomes — A Map of Skin Sensation |
| dermatomes | Dermatomes — A Map of Skin Sensation |
| Why do dermatomes matter? | Dermatomes — A Map of Skin Sensation |
| map | Dermatomes — A Map of Skin Sensation |
| nervous system | Dermatomes — A Map of Skin Sensation |
| shingles | |
| dermatome | |
| two main layers | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| 1. Epidermis | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| epithelial cells | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| Keratinocytes | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| keratin | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| Melanocytes | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| melanin | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| 2. Dermis | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| connective tissue | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| Collagen fibres | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| Elastic fibres | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| Hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| appendages | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| Sensory nerve endings | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| hypodermis | Layers of the Skin — From Surface to Depth (AN4.2) |
| superficial fascia | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| packing material | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| What's inside superficial fascia? | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| Fat | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| abdomen, buttocks, and thighs | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| back of the hand | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| eyelids | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| nipple, penis, and scrotum | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| Cutaneous nerves | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| Superficial veins | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| Cutaneous lymphatics | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| Clinical connection: | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| subcutaneous injection | What Lies Beneath — Superficial Fascia (AN4.3) |
| fat thickness | |
| deep fascia | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| shrink wrap | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| no fat | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| Modifications of deep fascia | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| Retinacula | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| Intermuscular septa | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| compartments | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| compartment syndrome | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| Fascial sheaths | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| Aponeuroses | Deep Fascia — The Body's Internal Wrapping (AN4.4) |
| preferred directions | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| Langer's lines | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| Why do Langer's lines matter? | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| parallel | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| thin, neat scar | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| across | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| wide, thick scar | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| Try this: | Why Surgeons Cut in a Particular Direction — Langer's Lines (AN4.5) |
| parallel to Langer's lines | |
| 5 P's | clinical_pearl |
| fasciotomy | clinical_pearl |
| palm | reflection |
| back of your hand | reflection |
| inner forearm | reflection |
| Langer's lines test | reflection |
| subcutaneous fat | reflection |
| Key takeaways — your study checklist: | summary |
| Two types of skin: | summary |
| Skin has two layers: | summary |
| Epidermis | summary |
| dermis | summary |
78 terms in this module