Test Four Skin Flashcards
Melanocytes are derived from
Neural crest
Purpose of folding of dermis and epidermis
Increase surface area
What are the cells in stratum corneum
Dead cells with 15 to 20 layers
Cell type of stratum spinosum
Transitions from cuboidal to squamous
Projection of dermis is called
Papilla
The stratum lucidum contains
The transitional zone between living and dead skin
What are at the base of the merkel cells
Free nerve endings
Merkel cells attach to the
Nervous system
How does papillary layer in dermis anchors into basal lamina
Anchoring fibers (collagen)
Where do langerhahn cells form
Bone marrow
What is in the inside of merkel cells
Dense granules
Cells of stratum lucidum
Flattened cells with no organelles or nucleus
What is the malpighian layer
Spinosum and basale are pushed together and undergo mitosis
Evaginations of epidermis are called
Epidermal ridges
What is on the cells of stratum spinosum
Tonofibrils
What are the five layers of the epiderms
Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum and stratum corneum
Where are langerhahn cells
Stratum spinosum
What is the deepest layer of the epidermis
Stratum basale
What are tonofibrils
Hold cells together to resist abrasion and resist movement in lateral direction
What are the two layers that make up the dermis
Papillary layer and reticular layer
Merkel cells are what type of cells
Mechanoreceptors