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cutaneous membrane
skin, outermost protective skin
mucous membrane
moist membranes, lines all body cavities that open to the exterior body surfaces
serous membrane
lines open body cavities, lines hearts and lungs
synovial membrane
lines fibrous capsules surrounding joints, the lube
epidermis
outer layer of the skin, capable of being hard and tough, avascular, composed of 5 layers
keratinocytes
the most common cell in the epidermis
stratum basale
deepest layer of epidermis, lies next to dermis
stratum spinosum
cells becoming flatter , next to stratum basale , pre keratin
stratum granulosum
organelles are deterioating ,but after stratum spinosum
stratum lucidum
formed from dead cells of the deeper strata
stratum corneum
outermost layer of epidermis
melanin
pigment produced by melanocytes
papillary layer
This is the thin, upper layer of the dermis, composed of loose connective tissue (areolar).
reticular layer
This is the thick, lower layer that constitutes about 80% of the dermis's thickness.