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Skin Layers Quiz

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Serves as the outermost protective layer of the skin, contains 4 to 5 strata, made of stratified squamous epithelium   Epidermis  
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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  
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Contains prickle cells, layer where the protein keratin is synthesized   Stratum spinosum  
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This is the layer in which cells begin to die, a grainy layer   Stratum granulosum  
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Found only in the thicken skin of palms and soles of feet, between the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum   Stratum lucidum  
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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  
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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  
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Another name for the hypodermis, binds the skin to underlying organs   Subcutaneous layer  
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