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Anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dermis | Thick deep layer |
| Epidermis | Superficial layer |
| Lamellar Pacini Corpuscle | Detects deep pressure & sensation |
| Hypodermis | Subcutaneous layer |
| Melanocyte | responsible for color of skin |
| Stratum Basale | basement layer, colomnar cells, site of mitotic cell division |
| papillary layer | includes tactile corpuscles, touch receptors |
| Stratum lucidum | thin squamous (flat) cells, which at the skin surface are dead and continually being shed and replaced |
| Arrector Pili | Hair follicle muscle |
| 1 purpose of skin | heat production |