The Human Skin
Anatomy
Anatomy of skin
Activity 3
Watch the video or read the transcript and take notes on the main constituents of the human skin,
then answer the following questions.
Answers the following questions:
 Name the three main layers of the skin.
 Name three parts of the middle layer.
 Label the skin structures and areas indicated by leader lines and brackets on the figure below.
Supplementary activity:
 Select different colours for the structures below and colour the coding circles and the
corresponding structures on the figure.
Hair shaft
Stratum corneum
Stratum basale
Papilla of hair bulb
Fat or adipose tissue
Sources:
 YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_IGuPYLsFI&feature=related
 Marieb, Elaine N (2006) Anatomy & Physiology Coloring workbook, Pearson Education, Inc.,
published as Pearson Benjamin.
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