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3 layers of the skin
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Epidermis: thin outermost layer
Dermis: nerves and blood vessels
Hypodermis: Fat and connective tissue
2
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Keratinocytes
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Keratin protein: fibrous protein
Make and secrete glycolipids
Start at the stratum basale
3
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What cells does the stratum basale contain
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Melanocytes: contains melanin
Keratinocytes
4
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What happens when exposed to sun
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Keratinocytes send a chemical signal to the melanocytes which stimulates the melanocytes into making more melanin. The melanocytes move the melanin into small sacs called melanosomes. The keratinocytes move the melanin upwards
5
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Stratum spinosum
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Contain dendritic cells: star shaped immune cells
6
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Layers of the skin
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- Stratum basale
- Stratum spinosum
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum lucidum
- Stratum corneum
Sandra phase 1
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