Explain the advantage for melanin granulesbeing located in the deep layer of theepidermis.

Q: Give a detailed overview of Epidermophytosis (Athlete's foot)

A: Fungi is cosmopolitan and can live in the air, water, soil, etc. It can take over the body's surface…

Q: Describe the structure and functions of nails, hair, sweatglands, and oil glands.

A: Skin, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands form the accessory structures of the skin. Such…

Q: The dermis is continually replaced.

A: dermis means a connective layer of tissue . the dermis is a fibrous structure of collagen elastic…

Q: Eccrine sweat glands ________.a. are present on hairb. are present in the skin throughout the body…

A: Glands are the structures in the body of an organism that are responsible for producing and…

Q: Ñame 2 parts of dermis - which is the deepest layer ?

A: Dermis is the skin layer that is situated between epidermis and the subcutaneous tissue. It consists…

Q: Cells of the epidermis derive from stem cells of the stratum basale. Describe how the cells change…

A: Skin is the organ of the human integumentary system.

Q: Many organs of the body contain numerous smaller organs, perhaps even thousands.Describe an example…

A: The integumentary framework is the arrangement of the body that is involved the skin and the…

Q: Describe the overall functions of the dermis.

A: The dermis is also known as corium. It is a layer of skin present between the epidermis and…

Q: List the layers of the epidermis from deep to superficial andcompare their structure.

A: The skin is a soft tissue organ that externally covers the body. It acts as a barrier to protect…

Q: . The layer of epidermal cells containsolder keratinized cells and dead cells. a. stratum corneumb.…

A: The correct answer to the question, The layer of epidermal cells that contain older keratinized…

Q: Identify the two main regions of skin, and how these aredistinguished from the subcutaneous layer.

A: In human anatomy, skin is defined as the  integumentary organ which is the outermost covering of the…

Q: describe and explain the occurrence of the process of keratinization.

A: The process of formation of dead Keratin protein in the stratum corneum of the dermis is called…

Q: Explain the turn-over of the cells in epidermis.

A: Introduction: The integumentary system consists of the skin, exocrine glands, hair, and nails. As a…

Q: The epidermis is nourished by diffusion from capillaries in the ___________.   A. hypodermis   B.…

A: The epidermis contains no blood vessels, and cells in the deepest layers are nourished by diffusion…

Q: Describe the structure, composition and arrangement, andfunctions of the epidermal strata

A: The cells are the primary unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be unicellular…

Q: In addition to keratinocytes, what three types of cells are found in the epidermis? What are their…

A: The skin is the largest organ of the body. The integumentary system involves the skin and other…

Q: unctions of the integumentary system

A: There are different essential functions, which are performed by the skin and supportive structures…

Q: Explain how each accessory organ of the skin aids inhomeostasis.

A: Ans: Homeostasis: It deals with studying the internal, physical as well as chemical conditions of…

Q: During aging of the integumentary system, sweat production increses as a result of improved sweat…

A: Aging is defined as the process in which an individual grew older. In aging process, the cells of an…

Q: Why doesn’t epidermal wound healing result in scar formation?

A: After an injury, a scar is a patch of fibrous tissue that covers natural skin. Scars form as a part…

Q: Contrast the locations and functions of sebaceous (oil) glands,sudoriferous (sweat) glands, and…

A: There are four types of glands in the integumentary system: sudoriferous (sweat) glands, sebaceous…

Q: The strength of the dermis is mainly a result of the _____.   A. presence of collagen fibers   B.…

A: The dermis connects the epidermis to the hypodermis and the primary role of the dermis is to support…

Q: Dermis consists of loose areolar connective tissue, called the layer, and dense irregular connective…

A: Skin is the outer most covering of the body surrounding muscles of our body. It is the largest organ…

Q: Langerhans cells are commonly found in the ________.a. stratum spinosumb. stratum corneumc. stratum…

A: The skin epidermis comprises the 4 layers including stratum basale (basal layer), stratum granulosum…

Q: OUTLINE the different epidermal layers with their unique properties and their functions.

A: The epidermis is our skin's outermost layer. It's the layer that our eyes can see. It has no blood…

Q: Describe the integument’s involvement in calcium and phosphorus utilization.

A: The skin and its accessory structures together make up the integumentary system, which provides the…

Q: Explain the role of keratin in the skin.

A: Keratin is one type of protein found in epidermis

Q: State the function of keratin.

A: Introduction  Our body is formed of various cells. These large number of cells are arranged in a…

Q: describe the process of keratinization?

A: Keratinization is a cytoplasmic process taking place in the cytoplasm of keratinocytes cells of the…

Q: Thick skin stratum basale Thick skin stratum Thin skin stratum spinosum Thick skin stratum Thin skin…

A: This is a transverse section of Skin. The Left one is thin skin, lm(120×) The right one is thick…

Q: Distinguish between the activities necessary to heal a wound in the epidermis and those necessary to…

A: Skin is considered as the largest organ of the body that plays a vital role in safeguarding the body…

Q: Explain why this difference between skin and mucosa “makes sense”. (Hint:  Consider the…

A: Answer- Skin has 3 different layers that include- Epidermis, Dermis and hypodermis. Epidermis which…

Q: 13. Provide specific examples to demonstrate how the integumentary system responds to maintain…

A: The skin is the outer protective covering of the body. The skin and its accessory structures such as…

Q: Describe the structures that are included in the integumentary system.

A: Covering is an integument. The entire outside of the body is covered in skin. Despite being only a…

Q: The consists of many layers of dead squamous cells surrounded by lipids. A. dermis B. stratum…

A: The skin is further divided into five, separate layers which are the following:- Stratum Corneum…

Q: Adipose Loose Connective Tissue located in dermis * True False

A: Loose connective tissue is one of the connective tissue that is categorised into reticular tissue,…

Q: Select the corrwct one. The two major components of the integument are (a) the cutaneous membrane…

A: We can say that, The integumentary system is that organ system that acts as a shield for the body…

Q: Draw an HPO view of the dermis and label its layers/parts.

A: The dermis is the layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermis and above the subcutaneous layer. It…

Q: Describe the formation of epidermal ridges.

A: Introduction: The epidermis is the skin's outermost layer, which protects the body from of the…

Q: The form and pattern of skin ridges are determined bythe (epidermis, dermal papillae).

A: Fingerprints are the old and most correct way for the identification of a person. The fingerprint is…

Q: Although sweat and sebaceous glands develop from the stratum basale of the epidermis, they…

A: Dermis is an irregular connective tissue, which is found directly below the epidermis. It is…

Q: Give the 5 epidermal layer of epidermis and give their distinguishing feature.

A: The skin is the body's biggest organ. It has three major layers: the epidermis, dermis, and…

Q: Explain how the cells of the epidermis are arranged into layers.?

A: EPIDERMIS  The epidermis is the most superficial layer of the skin and is composed of Stratified…