Question | Answer |
metabolic function of skin | vitamin D synthesis |
layers of skin | epidermis, dermis, hypodermis |
layers of epidermis | stratum corneum, (lucidum), granulosum, spinosum, germinativum |
cells in epithelium of skin called | keratinocyte |
which layer contains stem cells for keratinocyte | germinativm |
germinativum attached to __ by __ | basal lamina, hemidesmosome |
Stratum spinosum composed of | keratinocyte |
keratinocyte held together by | desmosome |
thick skin has | stratum lucidum |
langerhan cells are | phagocytic cells |
phagocytic cells in epidermis called | langerhan cells |
merkel cells responsible for | touch sensation |
function of melanin | protection from UV, produce pigments |
adipose tissue found in | hypodermis (subcutaneous layer) |
hair not found on | palm of hand, finger, and plantar of feet and toes |
three types of hair | vellus hair, intermediate hair, terminal hair |
sebaceous gland secretes __ by __ secretion | sebum, holocrine |
types of sweat glands | apocrine, eccrine(merocrine) |