exam 17 (layers of the skin)

Question 1

What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

Answer 1

Stratum corneum

is the top or outermost layer of the skin.

Question 2

What is under the Stratum corneum (the upper most layer of the skin)?

Answer 2

the granular layer

sits under the top layer of skin called the stratum corneum.

Question 3

What is the 3rd layer of skin that sits under the granular layer?

Answer 3

Spinous layer

The layer gives the epidermis its strength. It is made of spiny protrusions that hold cells tightly together to prevent skin from tearing.

Question 4

What is the deepest layer of the skin that sits under the spinous layer?

Answer 4

Basal layer

Sometimes called “Strum basale or stratum germinativum”

Question 5

How do we remember the layers of the skin?

Answer 5

Some (Stratum corneum)
Girls (Granular layer)
Suck (Spinous layer)
Bad (Basal)
Dick (Dermis)

Question 6

What is under the basal layer?

Answer 6

the dermis

Only Dermatologists mess with the dermis.

Question 7

What is under the dermis?

Answer 7

the subcutaneous layer