The integumentary system is the largest organ that covers our whole body .
it has layers of skin . the stratum basale is the the deepest epidermal layer it is the site of mitosis.
the epidermal layer is where the oldest cells are in the skin.
the epidermis is the outside layer of skin it is the thickest layer on the eyelids it’s the skinniest.
http://dermatology.about.com/cs/skinanatomy/a/anatomy.htm this site helped me find facts about the integumentary system
- stratum basale in this the cells divide and they replace the outside layer is goes away .
- stratum spinosum it is the prickle layer and it undergoes mitosis.
- stratum granulosum it is non dividing cells
- stratum licidum tis is in our palms and the soles of our feet
- stratum corneum dead flattened cells
the dermis contains these three components
- collagen
- elastic tissue
- reticular fibers
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