click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Anatomy
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Dermis | Thick deep layer |
Epidermis | Superficial layer |
Lamellar Pacini Corpuscle | Detects deep pressure & sensation |
Hypodermis | Subcutaneous layer |
Melanocyte | responsible for color of skin |
Stratum Basale | basement layer, colomnar cells, site of mitotic cell division |
papillary layer | includes tactile corpuscles, touch receptors |
Stratum lucidum | thin squamous (flat) cells, which at the skin surface are dead and continually being shed and replaced |
Arrector Pili | Hair follicle muscle |
1 purpose of skin | heat production |