Medical brain notes 27

  THE SKIN   The two major layers of the skin are the outer  epidermis  and the inner  dermis . Each of these layers   is made of different tissues and has very different func-tions.     EPIDERMIS   The  epidermis  is made of stratified squamous kera-tinizing epithelial tissue and is thickest on the palms and soles. The cells that are most abundant are called  keratinocytes , and there are no capillaries present   between them. Although the epidermis may be further subdivided into four or five sublayers, two of these are of greatest importance: the innermost layer, the stra-tum germinativum, and the outermost layer, the stra-tum corneum (Fig. 5–1).   Figure 5–1.   Skin. Structure of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.   QUESTION:  Which layers of the integumentary system have blood vessels? Stratum Germinativum   The  stratum germinativum  may also be called the stratum basale. Each name te...

  THE SKIN   The two major layers of the skin are the outer  epidermis  and the inner  dermis . Each of these layers   is made of different tissues and has very different func-tions.     EPIDERMIS   The  epidermis  is made of stratified squamous kera-tinizing epithelial tissue and is thickest on the palms and soles. The cells that are most abundant are called  keratinocytes , and there are no capillaries present   between them. Although the epidermis may be further subdivided into four or five sublayers, two of these are of greatest importance: the innermost layer, the stra-tum germinativum, and the outermost layer, the stra-tum corneum (Fig. 5–1).   Figure 5–1.   Skin. Structure of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.   QUESTION:  Which layers of the integumentary system have blood vessels?   Stratum Germinativum   The  stratum germinativum  may also be called the stratum basale. Each ...