Which of the following is NOT a component of the epidermis thin skin?   A. Capillaries   B. Keratinized cells   C. Keratin   D. Melanocytes

Paper cuts are often very painful but don't always bleed. What two properties of the skin explain this combination? A. the dermis is innervated, but the epidermis is not B. the epidermis is innervated C. the epidermis is avascular D. paper cuts only go as deep as the reticular dermis E. the epidermis and papillary dermis are avascular

What type of tissue makes up the dermis of the skin?     A. loose irregular collective tissue   B. dense regular connective tissue   C. dense irregular connective tissue   D. adipose tissue

Match the following epidermal layer with the correct term. This layer is water resistant and A. Stratum germinativum or basale contains 20-30 layers of dead keratinized cells. Keratinocytes start producing B. Stratum Corneum keratin and keratohyalin here. By the time keratinocytes cells reach this layer, most would have stopped dividing. This glassy layer is present only C. Stratum Granulosum in thick skin (palms and soles). This layer contains keratinocytes D. Stratum Spinosum undergoing mitosis. Melanocytes and Merkel cells are found in this layer. This layer contains epidermal dendritic cells, also known as Langerhans cells. E. Stratum Lucidum