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Sesamoid bones (axial and appendicular) Examples
Living layer, but where cells are beginning to die
Protects against heat loss and sunlight (UV rays)
A single row of stem cells rapidly undergo mitosis, creating keratinocytes and pushing them up
Produces a substance that blocks UV radiation from damaging keratinocytes
20 to 30 layers of squamous anucleate keratinocytes
This part of the hair determines its texture
Keraratinocytes are connected by desmosomes that make them appear spiny
highly keratinized; protects against abrasion and penetration and waterproofs the skin
Part of the hair embedded in the skin
Becomes terminal hair in males during puberty
Sweat includes fat, causing it to be mikly and viscous
ingest foreign substances and activate the immune system
Tunnel in the epidermis that grows hair
Where oxygen and nutrients are dropped off in the demis (and CO2 and waste are removed)
Part of the hair above skin's surface
Where keratinocytes produce keratohyalin granules which helps to form keratin in the upper layers of the epidermis
Which directional term describes the location of the hypodermis in relation or your skin
Produced in the stratum basale, but get pushed up by new cells beneath them
In the parathyroid glands, it releases______