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    The document outlines the structure and function of the skin. It discusses the three principal layers of the skin - the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer. The epidermis is the outermost layer and contains keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel's cells. The dermis lies underneath and is composed of connective tissue. It contains nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, and glands. The deepest layer is the subcutaneous layer, which is made up of fat and connective tissue. The skin acts as a protective barrier and regulates temperature, sensation, excretion, immunity, and vitamin D synthesis. Wound healing depends on the depth of injury, with

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    The document outlines the structure and function of the skin. It discusses the three principal layers of the skin - the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer. The epidermis is the outermost layer and contains keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel's cells. The dermis lies underneath and is composed of connective tissue. It contains nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, and glands. The deepest layer is the subcutaneous layer, which is made up of fat and connective tissue. The skin acts as a protective barrier and regulates temperature, sensation, excretion, immunity, and vitamin D synthesis. Wound healing depends on the depth of injury, with

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    NUR157 Basic Surgical and Integumentary Nursing Outlines

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    The document outlines the structure and function of the skin. It discusses the three principal layers of the skin - the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer. The epidermis is the outermost layer and contains keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel's cells. The dermis lies underneath and is composed of connective tissue. It contains nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, and glands. The deepest layer is the subcutaneous layer, which is made up of fat and connective tissue. The skin acts as a protective barrier and regulates temperature, sensation, excretion, immunity, and vitamin D synthesis. Wound healing depends on the depth of injury, with

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    NUR157
    • What is the Skin?
    BASIC SURGICAL AND • Function of the Skin
    INTEGUMENTARY • Epidermis
    NURSING • Dermis
    • Subcutaneous layer
    Siti Munirah Abdul Wahab • Skin and Wound

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    What is the Skin? What is the Skin?(Con’t)


    • The outer covering of the body and thus • Dynamic organ in a constant of change;
    provides protection. the outer layers are continuously shed &
    • It is the largest organ in our body in term replaced by the inner cells moving to the
    of weight and surface areas. surface.
    • Its thickness ranges from 0.5 to 4.0 mm • The skin consists of 3 principal layers
    depending on location.
    • It consists of different tissues that are
    joined together to perform several
    essential functions.

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    Function of the Skin Epidermis


    - Avascular labile tissue which continuously
    - Body temperature regulation regenerates.
    - Protection - It receives nutrients from the dermis below.
    - Sensation - Comprised of stratified squamous epithelium
    and contains 4 principal types of cells.
    - Excretion
    • Keratinocytes
    - Immune function • Melanocytes
    - Blood reservoir • Langerhan Cell
    - Synthesis of Vitamin D • Meckel’s Cell

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    Dermis Dermis (Con’t)


    - Second principal layer of skin.
    - Composed of connective tissue containing
    collagen, elastic fibers which provides strength,
    extensibility, and elasticity.
    - Thickness depending on the anatomical site.
    - Contains nerves, glands, hair follicles and also
    receptors for heart, cold, pain, pressure, itch and
    tickle.
    - Consists rich blood supply from a vascular
    plexus in the deep dermis.

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    Subcutaneous Layer Skin and Wound

    - The deepest layer of skin, also known as - Superficial wound: damage the epithelium only,
    subcutis or hypodermis. can be heal by epithelial regeneration and may
    - It varies in thickness and depth. have little scar formation.
    - Comprised of adipose tissue, connective tissue
    and blood vessels. Forms a network of collagen - Deeper wound: incisional and excisional skin
    and fat cells. wounds that damage the dermis will heal
    - Responsible for conserving the body’s heat and through the formation of a collagen scar.
    protects body organs from pressure injury.

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    Skin and Wound Skin and Wound

    Superficial wound Deeper wound - Regeneration requires an intact connective


    tissue scaffold.

    - Scar formation occur if the extracellular matrix


    framework is damaged, causing alteration of the
    tissue architecture.

    - Epidermis appendages do not regenerate and


    there remains as connective tissue scar.

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    Thank You!

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