Anatomy and Physiology
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Why is it important for the epidermis to be effective, but not too effective, in screening out UV radiation?
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Why is it important for the epidermis to beeffective, but not too effective, in screeningout UV radiation?
This is a picture of Thick Skin - dermis. Please use arrows to identify the following:
papillary layer
reticular layer
collage fibers
1.) Epidermis of the skin. Draw the LPO and HPO view of the epidermis and identify its different layers.
2.) Draw an HPO view of the dermis and label its layers/parts.
3.)What are the cell junctions in the stratum spinosum?
4.) Where are the melanocytes located?
5.) Describe the structure and development of the skin and the associated integumentary structures.6.) What are the functions of the integument and its associated structures?
7.) What do all living things have in common? 8.) What kinds of organisms are composed of prokaryotic cells? Eukaryotic cells? What kinds of cells do humans have?
9.) What is tissues?10.) List the four principal tissue types. 11.) Which is true? a. Epithelial tissues are well supplied with blood vessels. b. Connective tissues consist mostly of cells with little extracellular matrix. c. Blood is a connective tissue.
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Anatomy and Physiology
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