The layer of the skin that provides protection against bacteria as well as chemical and mechanical injuries.
What is the epidermis?
the feet and the palm of the hand have this layer
stratum lucidum
The 3rd layer of the skin is known as.
subcutaneous
Melanin is
Pigments that determine skin color
how long does it take skin on the human body take
4 weeks
This layer of the skin contains most of the skin structures, including vessels, nerves, sweat glands, and oil glands.
What is the dermis?
what is the 6 functions of the skin
Sensation Heat Regulating Absorption Protection Excretion Secretion
Glands that produce oils on your hair and skin.
What are Sebaceous Glands?
The layer of the epidermis that makes our skin water resistant
What is Stratum Granulosum ?
The bottom layer of the epidermis that does mitosis (cell division)
What is Statum basale?
This is the 2nd layer of the skin
What is the Dermis layer?
what is a appendage of the skin
What is a nail?
This layer of skin contains fat.
What is the subcutaneous/hypodermis layer?
sweat is excreted of out what gland
sudoriferous
which layer of the skin does not have blood vessels
epidermis
This pigment protects our skin cells against UV damage.
What is melanin?
This type of tissue makes up the dermis.
What is connective tissue?
The layer of the epidermis that contains cells undergoing division (mitosis).
What is the Stratum Basale?
which type of skin is recognized by the shiny tzone
combination skin
what the first layer of the skin
epidermis
nerves in the subcutaneous tissue branch in the stratum granulosum layer respond to what
pain
This protein on your skin makes it hard and waterproof.
What is keratin?
This is the largest organ in the body
What is Skin?