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Question	Answer
The largest organ system in the body is comprised of 3 structures	Skin, Hair, and Nails
Skin,Hair, and Nails work together to provide the following functions with the body...	Protection from injury
What two layers make up human skin?	Dermis and Epidermis
How many layers does the epidermis have?	The epidermis is composed of four to five layers (depending on location) call stratum.
Where is the straum?	The stratum lucidum layer is normally found only on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.
How many various stratum are there?	Five
Also called the horny layer; outermost layer.	Stratum Corneum
Clear layer	Stratum Lucidum (Palms and Soles)
Granular layer of cells. It contains two types of granules; keratohyaline granules, and lamellated granules.	Stratum Granulosum
Composed of prickle cells that are interwoven for protection.	Stratum spinosum
Deepest of the five layers and made of basal cells.	Stratum Basale (Stratum Germinativum)
located deeper, just under the epidermis	Dermis
What has 2 strata?	Dermis
thin superficial layer interlocked with the epidermis	stratum papillare
thick layer of dense, irregular connective tissue	stratum reticulare
The dermis contains many important structures nourishing and innervating the skin...	Vessels carrying blood and lymph
The dermis lies on the	subcutaneous (beneath the skin) tissue