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What is the thickest layer?
The mantle is the thickest layer of the earth.
Is skin in segments?
The skin comes in three layers, your epidermis is your outermost layer, your dermis is your middle layer and your last layer is called the fatty layer, because it is the thickest layer!
The thickest layer of skin is the?
In terms of tissue layers, the skin is composed of two layers, the epidermis and the dermis. It is the dermis that is the thickest layer. The hypodermis is also associated with the skin but is not considered an actual part of the skin. The skin and all its associated hairs, glands, and nerves are called the integumentary system.
Which is the most complex layer of the skin?
The epidermis is a layer of skin. The epidermis has 5 layers (additional layer is stratum lucidum) on the palms of the hands and the soles of the foot. On other parts of the skin, the epidermis has 4 layers. The thickest layer of the epidermis is stratum spinosum (the second bottom layer).
What mammal has the thickest layer of skin?
it is a scrambled word for leptaneh i dont know it maybe you could figure it out
Where is the skin thickest on the human body?
the thickest skin on a humans body id around your palm or soles
Stratified squamous epithelium is well-suited for?
Areas of the body subject to abrasion. It is the thickest layer of the skin, and composes most of the lining of the mouth, esophagus, and vagina.
What is the human hair made from?
Keratin. It is also a key component of nails and the outer layer of human skin.
Why does the hypodermis act as a shock absorber?
Skin acts as a shock absorber because it is elastic and so that harmful pressure won't effect the more important organs. The hypodermis is the innermost and thickest layer of the skin.
Do rattlesnakes have layers and layers of skin?
Rattlesnakes have three principal layers of skin - the epidermis, the dermis and the hypodermis. Each layer may be subdivided into additional layers.
What is the stratum corneum?
The stratum corneum is the thickest layer of the epidermis and the outermost layer of the skin. This layer contains almost entirely dead cells which are free of a nucleus and lacking most organelles. These cells are useful for protection of the deeper layers of the skin, as well as aiding water reabsorption. They are constantly being rubbed away by life and being replaced by the stratum germinativum. epidermal layer
Which skin layer is the sight of melanin formation?
The melanin in the skin is produced by melanocytes. which are found in the basal layerof the epidermis. You might want to know that because melanin is an aggregate of smaller component molecules, there are many different types of melanin with differing proportions and bonding patterns of these component molecules. Melanin is found in a whole bunch of cells throughout more parts of your body than just the epidermis of skin. (outerlayer).
