chapter 5 quiz Flashcards
list 6 fuction of skin
protection absorbtion excretion secretion regulation sensation synthsis of vitamen D
The outer layer of skin is called_____ and is composed of ______
Epidermis, Epithileuim
The ______ is the thicker layer of skin
Dermis
The ______ layer has the most sensory receptors, nerves, blood vessels, & glands in it
epidermis
which layer of the epidermis is most superficial?
stratum lucidim
Which layer of the epidermis cells multiply and cells that produce melanin
stratum basale
the epidermis is composed of _______ Tissue
stratified squamos
What tissue is the main type found in the lower dermis
dense iregulaar connective
to produce vitamn D skin cells to be exposed to
ultra violet light
What layer of dermis contains touch corpuscle and the loops of many capilaries
papilary
It takes _____ for a cell to form in the a basel layer, rise to the surface, become karatinized, and sluf off
2-4 weeks