Integumentry system

Type of structural protein that gives skin, hair, and nails its hard, water-resistant properties.

Intercellular vesicle that transfer melanin from melanocytes into keratinocytes of the epidermis

skin condition in which melanocytes in certain areas lose the ability to produce melanin, possibly due an autoimmune reaction that leads to loss of color in patches

tissue made up of granulations that temporary replaces lost tissue in a wound

outermost tissue layer of the skin

conversion into keratin

types of stem cells found in the stratum basale and in the hair matrix that continually undergoes cell division, producing the keratinocytes of the epidermis

cell found in the stratum basal of the epidermis that produces the pigment melanin.

specialized dendretic cell found in the stratum spinosum that functions as a macrophage

receptors found in the stratum basale of the epidermis that responds to the sense of touch