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| subcutaneous tissue just deep to the skin |
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| Hypodermis (Superficial Fascia) |
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| contains adipose plus some areolar connective tissue |
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| Superficial Fascia (Hypodermis) |
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| superficial layer of the skin |
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| contains four cell types and four or five distinct layers-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium |
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| most abundant in epidermis; produce the fiberous protein that help give the epidermis its protective properties |
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| spider shaped epithelial cells that sythesize pigment and found in the deepest layer of the epidermis |
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| star-shaped, arise from bone marrowand migrate to the epidermis |
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| Langerhans cells (epidermal dentritic cells) |
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| ingest foreign substances and are kay activators of our immune system |
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| Epidermal Dentritic Cells (Langerhans Cells) |
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| occasional are present at the epidermal junction, each is intimately associated with a sensory nerve ending |
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| Merkel Cells(Tactile cells) |
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| functions as a sensory recpetor for touch |
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skin which covers the plams, fingertips, and soles of the feet
layers are:
Stratum basale
Stratum spinsum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum |
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| skin in which the stratum lucidum is not present that the other four layers appear to be much thinner,skin which covers the rest of the body |
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| deepest epidermal layer acting as the boarder between the dermis and epidermis (a squiggley line which resembles cardboard) |
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| consists of a single row of cells representing the youngest keratinocytes. Occasional Merkel (Tactile) cells are alson seen in this layer. |
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-several layers thick
-contain weblike intermediate filament system made of keratin bundles; which span their cytosol to attach to desmosomes
-keratin is a bit flattened and irregularly shaped |
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| Spinosum Layer (Prickly Layer) |
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