Epidermis
This protein found throughout the epidermis gives the epidermis its protective properties
What is keratin?
What layer of the skin is the Dermis?
What is the second/middle layer?
What layer is the subcutaneous?
What is the deepest layer?
What does secretion do for the skin?
What is sebum flow that provides moisture and skin elasticity?
What does the root "cyte" mean
What is Cell?
You would expect to find the healthiest cells in this layer of the epidermis
What is the stratum basale
What are the different layers of the Dermis?
What is the papillary dermis and the reticular dermis?
What is to protect internal organs and muscles from shock and temperature changes by providing a layer of insulation and storing fat?
What does the protection function do for the skin?
What is guarding against the skin enemies like UV rays, extreme weather conditions, bacterial infections and injury?
Dogs track humans by the scent of epithelial cells that are constantly being shed. These cells are shed from which stratum?
What is the stratum corneum?
About how many pieces of paper thick is the stratum basale?
What is 25 pieces of paper?
Which layer of the dermis consists of collagen and elastin and is thin and loose?
What is the Papillary dermis?
What is the subcutaneous layer made of?
What are fat cells and connective tissue?
What are the 6 main functions of the skin?
What is protection, absorption, excretion, secretion, heat regulation, and sensation
Which is the thickest layer of skin?
What is the Dermis?
Which layer of the epidermis is a thin, clear layer of dead skin cells, and is readily visible light microscopy only in thick areas of skin like the palms of the hand and soles of the feet?
What is the Stratum Lucidum
Which layer contains blood vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, lymphatics, nerves and fat cells?
What is the Reticular Dermis?
What is another name for the subcutaneous layer?
What is the hypodermis?
What does excretion do for the skin?
What is eliminate metabolic waste through the sweat glands
Where does skin get its color from?
What is Melanin?
How many layers of the Epidermis are there, and what are they?
What is...?
5 layers
True or false: The dermis is the thickest layer of skin
What happens to your hypodermis or subcutaneous tissue when you age?
What is decrease in size, and sag?
What does the Sensation function do for the skin
What is It perceives temperature, pain, pressure, and touch
How often does your skin renew itself? How many dead cells are shed per minute?
What is... Every 28 days. 30-40,000 per minute