Label the Skin Anatomy Diagram
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Use the word bank below to label the skin anatomy diagram. Draw and label a Meissner’s
corpuscle.
blood vessels - Tubes that carry blood as it
melanocyte - a cell in the epidermis that produces
circulates. Arteries bring oxygenated blood from the melanin (a dark-colored pigment that protects the
heart and lungs; veins return oxygen-depleted blood skin from sunlight).
back to the heart and lungs.
Pacinian corpuscle - nerve receptors that
dermis - the layer of the skin just beneath the
respond to pressure and vibration; they are oval
epidermis.
capsules of sensory nerve fibers located in the
subcutaneous fatty tissue and dermis
epidermis - the outer layer of the skin.
sebaceous gland - a small, sack-shaped gland
hair follicle - a tube-shaped sheath that surrounds
that releases oily liquids onto the hair follicle. The
the part of the hair that is under the skin. It is located oil lubricates and softens the skin. These glands
in the epidermis and the dermis. The hair is
are located in the dermis, usually next to hair
nourished by the follicle at its base (this is also
follicles.
where the hair grows).
sweat gland - (also called sudoriferous gland) a
hair shaft - The part of the hair that is above the
tube-shaped gland that produces perspiration, or
skin.
sweat. The gland is located in the epidermis; it
releases sweat onto the skin.
erector pili muscle - a muscle is connected to each
hair follicle and the skin - it contracts in response to subcutaneous tissue or hypodermis –
cold, fear, etc., resulting in an erect hair and a
technically not a layer of the skin; fatty tissue
"goosebump."
located under the dermis.