Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 6 - Section 6.1 - Study Guide - Assess Your Learning Outcomes - Page 199: 4

Answer

#4 Skin varies in thickness from about 0.5 mm over eyelids to about 5-6 mm over the shoulder blades. Thin skin is often missing the epidermal layer of stratum lucidum

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Thickest skin is found on the palms and soles, and on the surfaces of the adjoining digits.There it confers protection against abrasion. The epidermis is usually thin in thick skin. The thickness on soles and palms is due primarily to the very thick layer of stratum corneum at the surface. Thin skin has hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and apocrine sweat glands: thick skin has none of these dermal appendages.
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