TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Skin A1 - Paulsen, Douglas F. PY - 2022 T2 - Histology and Cell Biology: Examination & Board Review, 6e AB - OBJECTIVESThis chapter should help the student to:List the skin’s functions and relate them to its structure.Name the skin’s two major layers. For each, name the basic tissue type that predominates and describe the arrangement and distinguishing features of its constituent layers.Name the four cell types of the epidermis and describe their structure, function, and location.Relate the steps in cell renewal and keratinization to the epidermal layers.Compare and contrast thick and thin skin.Describe melanin granule synthesis and turnover.Identify and describe the components of hair follicles and nail complexes. Briefly describe nail and hair growth.Describe the skin’s blood and nerve supply in terms of structure, function, and location.Name and compare three types of glands in skin in terms of structure, function, and location.Identify skin type, layers, cell types, hair follicles, and glands in a micrograph of a section of skin. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186644649 ER -