Week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the epidermis composed of?
A
Keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
2
Q
The keratinocytes is in the what of the epidermis are dead.
A
Stratum corneum
3
Q
What causes the skin to darken in response to ultraviolet light?
A
Melanin
4
Q
Nutrients reach the epidermis by the membrane transport process of what?
A
Diffusion
5
Q
What is not a component of the sweat produced by a merocrine gland?
A
Sebum
6
Q
What in the dermis of the nurses’ fingers allow the detection of a patients pulse?
A
Lamellar corpuscles
