Chapter 3 Project
What layer is present in thick skin but not in thin skin?
What cell-to-cell structures hold the cells of the stratum spinosum tightly together?
What substance is manufactured in the skin that plays a role in calcium absorption elsewhere in the body?
List the sensory receptors found in the dermis of the skin.
A nurse tells a doctor that a patient is cyanotic. Define cyanosis.
What does its presence imply?
What is a bedsore (decubitus ulcer)?
Why does it occur?