Cells Of The Skin Flashcards
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Only found in the stratum basale
Receptors for light touch
Few in number
Associated with an underlying nerve fiber
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Tactile (Merkel) cells
1
Q
The great majority of epidermal cells
Named for their role in synthesizing keratin
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Keratinocytes
2
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Contractile cell found on the surface of some acini of glandular epithelium
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Myoepithelial cells
3
Q
Located just inferior of the stratum basale
Touch receptors, in the Dermis between epidermal ridges
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Meissner’s Corpuscle
4
Q
Occur only in the stratum basale
They synthesize pigment
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Melanocytes
5
Q
Only occur in the stratum basale
Undifferentiated cells that divide and give rise to keratinocytes
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Stem cells
6
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Deep down receptors
Feel senses such as deep pressure or vibration
Largest touch receptor
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Pacinian corpuscles
