Anatomy Of the Skin (Descriptions and Structure)
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Contracts to cause a hair to raise on end
Zippers together the dermis and epidermis
Dermal papillae
Top layers of the epidermis; made of 20-30 layers of squamous cells
Stratum corneum
Fat tissue that connects skin to muscles
Adipose tissue
Where a hair grows from
Hair follicle
Oil glands
Sebaceous glands
Sensory receptors that sense light touch
Meissner’s corpuscles
Layer of the epidermis made of living cells; above the stratum basale
Stratum spinosum
Bottom layer of the epidermis; mitotic
Stratum basale
Delivers blood to and from the top of the dermis
Capillary net
Sensory receptors that sense heavy pressure
Pacinian corpuscles
Layer of the epidermis made of living cells; above the stratum spinosum
Stratum granulosum
Sweat glands
Sudoriferous glands
Sensory receptors that sense pain, heat, cold
Free nerve endings
Layer of the epidermis made of dead cells; only found in thick skin
Stratum Lucidum
Large mounds of dermal papillae in the hands and feet
Dermal ridges