Question

STRUCTURED/APPLICATION/SKILL TYPE
Draw a labelled diagram of the generalised vertical section of the mammalian skin

Answer 1

• The human skin is the outer covering of the body. It is continuous with the mucous membrane in the region of mouth, nose, urogenital organs and anus.
• They are 3 layers of skin: epidermis, dermis and hypodermis.
• Epidermis consists of stratum corneum, stratum granulosa, stratum spinosum and stratum basale.
• The cells of the skin are melanocytes, keratinocytes, Langerhans cells and Merkel's cell.
• The skin consists of appendages which are hair, sebaceous gland, sweat glands an nails.