8260811346 | Two major components of skin | Dermis/Epidermis | 0 | |
8260811347 | Epidermis | Stratified squamous epithelium also known as stratum corneum | 1 | |
8260811348 | Keratin | Hair nails | 2 | |
8260811349 | Two layers of epidermis | Stratum germinativum(deepest layer) stratum corneum(epidermis) | 3 | |
8260811350 | Melaocytes | Pigment color | 4 | |
8260811351 | malanin | dark pigment that gives skin its color | 5 | |
8260811352 | Langerhans | Immune cells | 6 | |
8260811353 | stratum corneum | outermost layer of epidermis | 7 | |
8260811354 | stratum germinativum | deepest layer of the epidermis | 8 | |
8260811355 | contains melanocytes, Langerhorn cells, Merkel cells | Stratum germinativum | 9 | |
8260811356 | Describe blood supply to the epidermis | There is none | 10 | |
8260811357 | Dermis | Made mostly of irregular fibrous connective tissues the protein fibers run in various directions 2 layers of the dermis upper papillary layer and the deeper reticular layer | 11 | |
8260811358 | papillary layer | upper dermal region | 12 | |
8260811359 | reticular layer | Lower dermal region | 13 | |
8260811360 | arrector pili | tiny muscle fibers attached to the hair follicles that cause the hair to stand erect | 14 | |
8260811361 | Hair root | The part of the hair located below the surface of the epidermis contains matrix | 15 | |
8260811362 | hair follicle | sac within which each hair grows | 16 | |
8260811363 | hair shaft | visible part of the hair | 17 | |
8260811365 | Merkel cells | Touch found in the stratum germinativum epidermis | 18 | |
8260811366 | sebaceous glands | oil glands produce sebum | 19 | |
8260811367 | ceruminous glands | produce ear wax | 20 | |
8260811368 | Apocirne gland | Glands which produce sweat that is thick milky white pheromones | 21 | |
8260811369 | ecrine gland | a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin. | 22 | |
8260811370 | Arterioles | Small arteries control blood flow in the dermis through vasodilation or vasoconstriction they have smooth muscle | 23 | |
8260811371 | function of hair | Keep particles out of eye and respiratory tract insulation | 24 |
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