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Label the Skin Anatomy Diagram
Read the definitions, then label the skin anatomy diagram below.
blood vessels - Tubes that carry blood as it
circulates. Arteries bring oxygenated blood melanocyte - a cell in the epidermis that
from the heart and lungs; veins return
produces melanin (a dark-colored pigment
oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart and that protects the skin from sunlight).
lungs.
Pacinian corpuscle - nerve receptors that
dermis - (also called the cutis) the layer of respond to pressure and vibration; they are
the skin just beneath the epidermis.
oval capsules of sensory nerve fibers
epidermis - the outer layer of the skin.
located in the subcutaneous fatty tissue
hair follicle - a tube-shaped sheath that
sebaceous gland - a small, sack-shaped
surrounds the part of the hair that is under
gland that releases oily (fatty) liquids onto
the skin. It is located in the epidermis and
the hair follicle (the oil lubricated and
the dermis. The hair is nourished by the
softens the skin). These glands are located
follicle at its base (this is also where the hair in the dermis, usually next to hair follicles.
grows).
sweat gland - (also called sudoriferous
hair shaft - The part of the hair that is above gland) a tube-shaped gland that produces
the skin.
perspiration (sweat). The gland is located
hair erector muscle - a muscle is connected in the epidermis; it releases sweat onto the
to each hair follicle and the skin - it
skin.
contracts (in response to cold, fear, etc.),
subcutaneous tissue - fatty tissue located
resulting in an erect hair and a
under the dermis.
"goosebump."