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| Most superficial layer of skin. Composed of keratinized stratified eqithelium. Avascular. |
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| Second most superficial layer of skin. Contains connective tissue. Vascular. |
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| Deepest layer of integument. Made up of areolar and adipose tissue |
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| Made up of the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis |
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| Deepest epidermal layer. Composed of simple cuboidal/columnar keratinocytes. Includes stem cells. |
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| Second deepest layer of epidermis. Contains Langerhan's cells. |
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| Middle epidermal layer. Contains keratohyalin protein, and lamellar granules |
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| The second most superficial layer of the epdiermis. Only found in "thick skin" of the hands and feet. |
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| The most superficial epidermal layer. This is also the largest layer. Constantly sloughing off. |
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| Tough fibrous intracellular protein that helps protect the skin from abrasions, heat, microbes, and chemicals. Also produce lamellar granules |
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| Yellow brown pigment contributing to skin color and absorbing harmful UV light |
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| Deeper portion of integument from epidermis. Composed of dense irregular connective tissue containing collagen and elastic fibers. Predominant fixed cells are fibroblast. Wandering cells include macrophages, mast cells, eosinophils, neutrophils, |
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| Superficial 1/5 of dermal layer. Contains thin collagen fibers and fine elastic fibers. Surface area increased by dermal papillae. |
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| Deep 4/5 of dermal layer, attached to subcutaneous layer. Consist of bundles of thick collagen fibers, scattered fibroblast, various wandering cells, and coarse elastic fibers. |
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