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What layer of the skin is composed of dead squamous cells filled with keratin?
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What cells are mostly dead and filled with protein called keratin?
Hair cells
Individual hairs are columns of cells that died after becoming filled with?
keratin
Wall of alveolar is made of what epithelium?
Simple, squamous epithelium which makes it easy for respiratory gases to diffuse across.
Where are nail cells formed?
They are composed of a protein called keratin.
What epithelium is composed of one layer of thin flat cells?
simple squamous epithelium
What cells produce keratin and melanin?
Keratinocytes or squamous cells produce keratin and Melanocytes produce melanin, pigment.
What kind of cells is the epidermis made of?
The epidermis consists of stratified squamous epithelium cells. These cells in the epidermis are dead cells surrounded by the protein keratin.
What type of tissue is found in the upper layers of the dermis?
Stratified layers of squamous epithelial cells make up the upper dermis. The further up, the more keratin is found in them until the very top layers which are nonliving and completely filled with keratin making them keratinized.
What cells are mostly dead and filled with protein called keratin?
Hair cells
What are composed of a single thin layer of squamous epithelium?
Cheek cells
Individual hairs are columns of cells that died after becoming filled with?
keratin
Wall of alveolar is made of what epithelium?
Simple, squamous epithelium which makes it easy for respiratory gases to diffuse across.
What are dead cells filled with keratin that develop from follicles in the skin?
nicolas cage
Where does keratinization occur?
the addition of keratin to the stratified squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis. Begins in the stratum spinosum and continues into the stratum granulosum.
Where are nail cells formed?
They are composed of a protein called keratin.
What type of tissue has flat cells?
Squamous cells are flat. If you take a swab of your check, you can see cells that fit this description under a microscope.
What epithelium is composed of one layer of thin flat cells?
simple squamous epithelium
