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Anatomy week 4
Skin and tissue
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| skin layer composed of epithelial cells? | epidermis |
| tightly attached together by desmosomes | keratinocytes |
| thickening of epidermis caused by persistent friction | Callus |
| deepest layer of epidermis | stratum basale basal layer |
| multiple desmosomes | stratum spinosum prickly layer |
| spider shaped cells are called? | melanocytes |
| Skin layer made of fibrous connective tissue is called? | dermis |
| found only in thick skin? | stratum lucidum clear layer |
| when all cellular elements are dead? | stratum corneum |
| projections into epidermis are papillae | papillary layer |