Lab 2 Flashcards
layers of epidermis (superficial to deep)
Stratum Corneum Stratum Lucidum Stratum Granulosome Stratum Spinosum Stratum Basale
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Keritinocytes
Found in stratum basale, produce keratin
Melanocytes
Found in stratum basale, produces melanin, protects skin from UV rays and gives color
Which layer is ONLY in thick skin?
Stratum lucidum
2 Layers of dermis
Papillary (areolar connective tissue)
Reticular (dense irregular connective tissue)
Dermal papillae
Upward wavy projections in dermis into epidermis
Two types of sensory receptors in skin?
Meissner’s Corpuscles - light touch
Pacinian corpuscles - deep touch (pressure)
Sudoriferous Glands
Sweat Gland
Merocrine gland - most numerous, cooling mechanism, sweat pore
Apocrine gland - BO, sweat containing fatty acid, secretes into hair follicle
Sebaceous Gland
Secretes sebum (oil) - lubricates hair
4 types of glands
Sudoriferous, sebaceous, ceruminous, lactiferous
Lactiferous Glands
Milk gland
Ceruminous Glands
Ear wax
Axial Skeleton
Head, spine, ribs,
Appendicular Skelenton
Appenages
Bone Compostition
O - Collagen, cells
I - hydroxyapatite (salt)