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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
General tissue type of the skin's epidermis	Epithelial tissue
Another term for epithelial layer	Stratum
Epithelial layer absent from thin skin	Stratum Lucidum
Deepest epidermal layer	Stratum Basale
Epidermal layer in which cells are filling with Keratin	Stratum Spinosum
Layer of epidermis in which apoptosis occurs	Stratum Granulosum
Layer of dead, waterproof epidermal cells	Stratum Corneum
Layer of epidermis only found in thick skin	Stratum Lucidum
Location of skin stem cells	Stratum Basale
Layer of epidermis that contain the most Langerhans cells	Stratum Spinosum
Epidermal layer where sticky waterproofing material is secreted	Stratum Granulosum
Most superficial layer of the epidermis	Stratum Corneum
Layers of epidermis (deep to superficial)	Basale-spinosum-granulosum-lucidum-corneum
self-renewing cells that give rise to new skin cells	Stem cells
Location of the skin's melanocytes	Stratum Basale
Pigment producing cells in the skin	Melanocytes
Cells that function to form a barrier	Keratinocytes
Location of Merkel cells	Stratum Basale
Cells that detect very light or fine touch	Merkel cells
Cell suicide	Apoptosis
Skin found on palms, soles, fingertips, nipples and lips	Thick skin
Skin cells used to activate your immune system	Langerhans cells