Question | Answer |
Serves as the outermost protective layer of the skin, contains 4 to 5 strata, made of stratified squamous epithelium | Epidermis |
Deepest layer of epidermal cells, another name for stratum germinitivum, cells divide and grow because they are well nourished, another name for the base cell layer | Stratum basale |
Contains prickle cells, layer where the protein keratin is synthesized | Stratum spinosum |
This is the layer in which cells begin to die, a grainy layer | Stratum granulosum |
Found only in the thicken skin of palms and soles of feet, between the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum | Stratum lucidum |
Serves as the outermost protective layer of the skin, most superficial layer of the epidermis; keratinized cells, also called horn layer, consists of tightly packed dead cells | Stratum corneum |
Serves as a reservoir for water and electrolytes, contains special sensory receptors, contains muscles fibers, hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands, nerves and blood vessels | Dermis |
Another name for the hypodermis, binds the skin to underlying organs | Subcutaneous layer |