Skin Histology: Stratum Basale and Stratum Spinosum

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The ______ layer is the deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of cuboidal-columnar epithelial cells.

Basale

The cells in the ______ layer serve as stem cells, capable of renewal and producing other cell types.

Basale

The term ______ is derived from the spine-like cytoplasmic extensions that develop from the intercellular spaces between cells.

Spinosum

Tonofilaments in the ______ layer maintain cohesion between cells.

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The ______ layer contains raised projections called dermal papillae and loose irregular connective tissue fibers.

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The combination of keratohyalin granules and keratin tonofilaments in the cells produces ______.

KERATIN Signup and view all the answers

The ______ layer is the most superficial layer of the epidermis.

corneum Signup and view all the answers

The ______ contains epidermal derivatives such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles.

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The ______ layer is present in thick skin only.

stratum lucidum Signup and view all the answers

Cells in the ______ layer lack nuclei and are dead.

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The ______ cells are found in the basal layer of the epidermis and act as mechanoreceptors.

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Cells in the ______ layer are continually desquamated or shed and replaced from cells arising from stratum basale.

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The skin is the largest organ of the body, due to its large surface area, it is the essential or important organ of the ______ system.

integumentary Signup and view all the answers

The major difference on the thick and thin skin lies on the ______ layer.

epidermal Signup and view all the answers

The ______ is present in the thick skin but ABSENT on the THIN SKIN.

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Skin Histology: Stratum Basale and Stratum Spinosum

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The ______ layer is the deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of cuboidal-columnar epithelial cells.

The cells in the ______ layer serve as stem cells, capable of renewal and producing other cell types.

The term ______ is derived from the spine-like cytoplasmic extensions that develop from the intercellular spaces between cells.

Tonofilaments in the ______ layer maintain cohesion between cells.

The ______ layer contains raised projections called dermal papillae and loose irregular connective tissue fibers.

The combination of keratohyalin granules and keratin tonofilaments in the cells produces ______.

The ______ layer is the most superficial layer of the epidermis.

The ______ contains epidermal derivatives such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles.

The ______ layer is present in thick skin only.

Cells in the ______ layer lack nuclei and are dead.

The ______ cells are found in the basal layer of the epidermis and act as mechanoreceptors.

Cells in the ______ layer are continually desquamated or shed and replaced from cells arising from stratum basale.

The skin is the largest organ of the body, due to its large surface area, it is the essential or important organ of the ______ system.

The major difference on the thick and thin skin lies on the ______ layer.

The ______ is present in the thick skin but ABSENT on the THIN SKIN.

Hair follicle, sebaceous glands and smooth muscles fibers are all PRESENT in the ______ skin.

The skin is capable for the sense of ______.

The skin is essential for ______ D metabolism with the help of the sunlight.

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