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Bee Miller

Skin Anatomy

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How many layers are in the skin and which layer is considered to be true skin? 3 layers of skin hypodermis, dermis, epidermis Dermis
How many layers are in the epidermis naming each one Basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum.
Out of the layers of skin which is not present throughout the majority of the body and where is it located Stratum Lucidum Located in palms of hands and souls of feet
Name the process where cells change from layer to layer until it sheds. Keratization
How is the skin connected to the body? the Hypodermis layer is a connective tissue bonded from the base of the dermis
What is responsible for giving skin its color? Melanin
Name two functions of the skin Hemostasis regulating body temperature Protection from outside enviormental pathogens
What in the hypodermis helps keep new borns warm Brown Fat
How does the body cool itself down? Begin to sweat, water evaporates /dilate blood vessels to carry away heat from surface
What is a sebaceous gland and what is it for? Oil gland that helps protect hair and skin with a waterproof like layer
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