What skin layer can I only find in thick skin?  What is the most superficial layer of the epidermis? Do cancers originate there? Why or why not? What is the deepest layer of the epidermis? Do cancers originate here? Why or why not? Which tissues of the epidermis are affected when you have a second-degree burn?  What are the two kinds of sweat glands? Briefly explain how they are different. 6. Briefly describe how dermal circulation explains why older people are more vulnerable to heat stroke.

Collagen lends ________ to the skin. elasticity structure color UV protection

As you are walking down the beach, you see a dead, dry, shriveled-up fish. Which layer of your epidermis keeps you from drying out? stratum corneum stratum basale stratum spinosum stratum granulosum

An individual using a sharp knife notices a small amount of blood where he just cut himself. Which of the following layers of skin did he have to cut into in order to bleed? stratum corneum stratum basale papillary dermis stratum granulosum

In people who have the genetic disorder anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, patches of tissue have no sweat glands. What kind of tissue does this disorder affect?

Cells of the epidermis derive from stem cells of the stratum basale. Describe how the cells change as they become integrated into the different layers of the epidermis.

The hair matrix contains ________. the hair follicle the hair shaft the glassy membrane a layer of basal cells

Hi I need help with this study guide in the first section about describe the functions of the layers of the skin.

Match each numbered item with the most closely related lettered item.1. integument2. fingernails3. keratin4. tactile cells5. melanocytes6. keratinocytes7. epidermal dendritic cell8. subcutaneous layer9. reticular layer10. arrector pilia. smooth muscle attached to hair follicleb. most numerous epidermal cellc. a phagocytic cell (active in immune response)d. layer deep to dermise. formed from stratum corneumf. receptors for touchg. composed of epidermis and dermish. dense irregular connective tissuei. fibrous protein in epidermisj. pigment-forming cells

Hi I need help with this study guide, the section of compare and contrast the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis.