1. TERMS, PLANES, POSITIONS
GENERAL ORGANIZATION SKIN Dr. Mah Jabeen Muneera Assistant Professor Department of Anatomy KEMU

2. ANATOMICAL POSITION
SIGNIFICANCE

3. PLANES
MEDIAN
SAGITTAL
CORONAL/ FRONTAL
HORIZONTAL
OBLIQUE

4. TERMS
ANTERIOR
POSTERIOR
VENTRAL
DORSAL

5. MEDIAL
LATERAL
SUPERIOR
INFERIOR
CRANIAL
CAUDAL

6. PROXIMAL
DISTAL
EXTERNAL
INTERNAL
SUPERFISCIAL
DEEP
COMBINED TERMS
IPSILATERAL
CONTRALATERAL

7. FOR LIMBS
RADIAL
ULNAR
TIBIAL
FIBULAR
PALMAR
PLANTAR

8. GENEARL ORGANIZATION
CELL- basic unit of structure and function
TISSUE

9. BASIC TISSUES Similar structural & functional characteristics
Epithelium
Connective Tissue
Nervous Tissue
Muscular Tissue

10. ORGAN
SYSTEM
ORGANISM

11. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Skin & derivatives Hair Nail
Muco-cutaneous junctions
Associated glands
Sweat glands
Sebaceous glands
Mammary glands

12. Skin covers body surface
ext. auditary meatus
Lat. Surface of ear drum
vestibule of nose

13. 8% of total body mass
Surface area 2.2m2
Thickness varies, depending upon age and region

14. STRUCTURE
Epidermis
Dermis

15. LAYERS

16. FUNCTIONS Self renewing interface Sensation Protection
Temperature Regulation
Control of water output
Absorption
Secretion
Excretion
Synthesis of vitamin D
Storage
pH regulation
Repair after trauma
Elasticity; skin lines
Social Communication
Dermatoglyphics

17. APPEARANCE Skin lines Complexion Thickness Reddish hue of vascularity
Melanin
Carotene

18. Distribution of hair
Skin glands
Changes due to maturation, ageing
General state of health

19. SKIN LINES TENSION LINES (LANGER’s) Incision lines STRETCH MARKS
WRINKLES
DERMATOGLYPHICS
OCCUPATIONAL
FLEXURE LINES; JOINT LINES

20. SUPERFICIAL FASCIA Loose connective tissue Adipose tissue
Distribution varies
Contours
insulation

21. DEEP FASCIA Thick connective tissue
Binds superfiscial fascia with underlying tissues
Invests structures; muscles, nerves, blood vessels
Sends partitions

22. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Information tells clinician about HOW & WHERE the fluids e.g. pus will track
Lymphatics follow the plane of fascia, knowledge is important in malignancies