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Integumentary System
Integumentary System
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/12/2010

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Term
Translucent cells in thick skin containing keratin fibrils
Definition
Stratum lucidum
Term
dead cells
Definition

epidermis as

a whole

Term

dermal layer responsible

for fingerprints

Definition
papillary layer
Term
vascular region
Definition
dermis as a whole
Term

major skin area that

produces derivatives

(nails and hair)

Definition

epidermis as a

whole

Term

epidermal region

exhibiting the most

rapid cell division

Definition
stratum basale
Term

scalelike dead cells,

full of keratin,that

constantly slough off

Definition
stratum corneum
Term
mitotic cells filled with intermediate filaments
Definition
stratum granulosom
Term
has abundant elastic and collagenic fibers
Definition
reticular layer
Term

location of melanocytes

and Merkel cells

Definition
stratum basale
Term
area where weblike pre-keratin filaments first appear
Definition
stratum spinosum
Term

region of areolar

connective tissue

Definition
papillary layer
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