- Epidermal dendritic cells are found in which of the following strata? Choose all that apply.
- Migration of a keratinocyte from the stratum basale to the stratum corneum takes about________ weeks. The dead, keratinized cells usually remain in the exposed stratum corneum layer for an additional __________weeks. Overall, keratinocytes are present for about________month following their formation.
- Friction ridges on the tips of fingers are known as ______.
- The stratum lucidum is found only in ______.
- When compressed, tactile cells release chemicals that stimulate ______ endings in the dermis.
- After a stem cell divides in the stratum basale, the resulting daughter cell enters the stratum ______ and it begins to lose its ability to divide.
- Keratinocytes of the epidermis are usually present for about ______ week(s).
- In the layer of the epidermis called the stratum , ____________the process of keratinization begins.
- Within the stratum, granulosum begins a process called ______.
- The stratum ______ consists of about 20 to 30 layers of dead, scaly, interlocking keratinized cells.
- The epidermis of thick skin ranges between ______ millimeters thick.
- The keratinocytes within stratum lucidum are flattened and filled with the protein ______, an intermediate product in the process of keratin maturation.
- Scattered among the keratinocytes of the stratum basale are pigment-producing cells called ______.
- The layer of the skin from which most new epidermal cells are derived from is the ______.
- minimal movement, some stretch and bend only
- True or false: The reason the cells of the stratum spinosum have a spiny appearance when viewed under a microscope is due to shrinkage of the cytoplasm.
- fully movable, encased in capsule with synovial fluid inside (bonus: what is this fluid lol) cartilage at ends of bones
- sacs filled with synovial fluid that cushion areas between bones and skin, muscles or tendons
- No matter how you move your body, some of you ________________ are contracting
- There are four layers of cells in the epidermis of thin skin. From superficial to deep, these layers are stratum ______, stratum ______, stratum ______, and stratum basale.