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Integumentary System: Skin Overview

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What is the largest organ in the human body?

Skin

What are the two main layers of the dermis?

Papillary layer and reticular layer

What is the function of Meissner corpuscles?

Sensory reception

Which layer of the epidermis is found only in thick skin?

Stratum lucidum Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of melanocytes?

Synthesize melanin and protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation Signup and view all the answers

Where do Langerhans cells primarily reside?

Stratum spinosum Signup and view all the answers

What type of cells are Merkel cells and what is their function?

Sensory mechanoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of the stratum corneum?

Flat, dead cells filled with soft keratin Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the epidermis serves as a site for desmosome attachments to keratin tonofilaments?

Stratum spinosum Signup and view all the answers

Name the layer of the epidermis that consists of cells filled with dense keratohyalin granules and membrane-bound lamellar granules.

Stratum granulosum Signup and view all the answers