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Which layer of skin is the location of mitosis and replaces cells lost from the outer layer of the epidermis?
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∙ 9y ago
melanocytes produces melanin (pigment you're talking about). They are located in the most bottom layer of the epidermis (stratum basale).
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What allows growth and what worn out or damaged cells?
Mitosis allows growth and replaces worn out or damaged cells.
What allows growth and worn out or damaged cells?
Mitosis allows growth and replaces worn out or damaged cells.
What affect does mitosis have upon your body?
The importance of the mitosis in your human body is that mitosis heals you when you break a bone, get a cut or get injured because it replaces the cells that were lost.
What type of cell division happens to skin?
Mitotic cell division occurs in the Basale layer of the epidermis. Stem cells undergo mitosis to produce new keratinocytes. Of the two keratinocyte daughter cells produced by mitosis, one migrates to the surface of your skin while the one remains in the basale layer of the epidermis to produce more keratinocytes cells.
What skin cells undergoing mitosis continuously?
The very top layer of the dermis is always undergoing mitosis as the top layer (epidermis) is being lost all the time.
What layer of the epidermis is the layer where mitosis occurs?
We find it in the deepest layer of the epidermis called Stratum Basal in which the stem cells undergo Mitosis replacing keratinocytes lost at the stratum corneum, the apical surface of epidermis.
Where is the location of melanocytes and Markel cells?
The melanocytes are the melanin-producing cell in the bottom layer of the epidermis of the skin. Merkel cells are receptor cells found in the skin of vertebrates. They aid in the ability to sense light touch.
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 are most cells of the epidermis?
The most abundant cells in the epidermis are keratinocytes.
About how long does a human skin cell stay in interphase in mitosis?
The duration of mitosis of normal epidermis is approximately 90 min.
Where in the skin does mitosis occur?
Mitosis occurs in the basal surface of the skin. This can also take place in the epithelium so as to replace damaged tissues of the skin.
What do you think is the importance of mitosis i the human body?
Mitosis is vital to your health. Its a type of cell division. When any cell in your body is in mitosis, it can make multiple copies until the sensors in the cell tell it to stop. Mitosis heals you when you break a bone, get a cut, or get injured because it replaces the cells that were lost. If your cells can't use mitosis, your body would not work as well, and will not be able to fix itself in many areas. However, mitosis does have a risk. Cancer is when mitosis cannot stop. The cells multiply continuously since the sensors are not working correctly.
