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FIGURE 1
The skin showing the layers of the epidermis and main structures of the dermis
Sebaceous
gland Germinative
Dermis layer
Sweat gland
Hair follicle
Subcutaneous
tissue
GLOSSARY
Conduction Langerhans cells
Heat lost to, or gained from, objects in direct These cells are found in the stratum spinosum and
contact with the body. function in the immune response.
Convection Melanocyte
When air makes contact with exposed parts of This is a pigment-producing cell found in the epidermal
the body it is warmed. It then rises away from layer.
the body surface. Cooler air replaces the rising Merkel cells
air and convection currents are initiated. Merkel cells function in the sensation of touch.
Evaporation Mitosis
The conversion of a liquid to a vapour, such as A form of cell division where the parent cell replicates
when heat is used to convert water in sweat to to produce two daughter cells that are genetically
water vapour and in the process cools the body. identical to the parent.
Hypodermis Radiation
Sometimes referred to as the subcutaneous tissue. The transfer of heat between a warmer object and
It is not part of the skin, but the skin rests on a cooler one without any direct contact.
this layer, which attaches it to underlying bone Tonofilament
and muscle. A tonofilament is a proteinaceous fibre found in
Keratinocyte epithelial cells. Bundles of tonofilaments form
This is the primary cell found in the epidermal layer. a tonofibril, which has a supporting function.
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