McGraw-Hill Connect Chapter 6
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What is keratinization and where does it occur?
Hardening of cells; occurs in epidermis
In the dermis of the skin, name the more superficial layer.
Papillary layer
Name the epidermal layer that is found in thick skin, but is absent from thin skin.
Stratum lucidum
The papillary layer of the dermis is composed of __________ tissue, and the reticular layer is composed of __________ tissue.
areolar; dense irregular
Anchoring the epidermis to the superficial dermis is a thin layer called the __________.
basement membrane
