Microscopic Anatomy of the Skin Quiz

Which layer of the skin is the most superficial and provides a water barrier?

Which layer of the skin is enucleated and is more apparent in thick skin?

Which layer of the skin is almost exclusively visible in thick skin but does exist in thin skin?

Which layer of the skin is basophilic and almost black?

Which layer of the skin contains keratinocytes that slowly dehydrate to become keratin?

Which layer of the skin contains cells with spiny cytoplasmic processes and strong bond forming connections to adjacent cells?

Which layer of the skin is composed mainly of ECM collagen type 1 and a 3D meshwork of elastin for stretching and tension?

Which cells in the skin are responsible for producing pigment granules that distribute to keratinocytes?

Which layer of the skin contains cuboidal proliferative cells that maintain constant renewal of the epidermis?

Which cells in the skin are responsible for tactile sensation and have afferent nerve fiber connections?

Which layer of the skin contains cells responsible for tactile sensation and carcinoma?

Which layer of the skin is composed mainly of collagen type 1 and contains a 3D meshwork of elastin for stretching and tension?

Which layer of the skin contains polyhedral cells with spiny cytoplasmic processes and strong bond forming connections to adjacent cells?

Which layer of the skin contains cells responsible for producing pigment granules that distribute to keratinocytes?