Page 7 - Key to Skin Model - "Skin 1 & 2 A&P"

I.   Epidermis
II.  Dermis
III. Hypodermis
a - stratum corneum
b - stratum lucidum
c - stratum granulosum
d - stratum spinosum
e - stratum basale = stratum germinativum
f - dermal papilla
g - adipose tissue of hypodermis
h - eccrine or merocrine sweat gland
I - eccrine or merocrine sweat gland
j - eccrine or merocrine sweat gland duct
k - pore
l - sebaceous gland
m-  sebaceous gland
n - sebaceous gland
o - sebaceous gland
p - arter
q - vein
r - capillary
s - motor neuron
t - sensory nerve
u - Pacinian/laminated corpuscle
v - free nerve ending
w - Meisner's corpuscle
x - arector pili - pilo erector muscle
y - blister
z - "finger print" - dermal ridges
A - hair follicle
B - hair bulb
C - connective tissue sheath
D - glassy membrane
E - external root sheath
F - internal root sheath
G - cuticle layer
H - cortex
I - medulla
J - hair shaft (cuticle, cortex, and medulla)
K - hair papilla

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