The Tough Layer of Waterproof Material That Makes Up the Outermost

question 58

True/False

The tough layer of waterproof material that makes up the outermost part of the epidermis is the stratum lucidum.

---

Definitions:

Pain Receptors

Sensory nerve cells that respond to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli by sending nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain, triggering the sensation of pain.

Hot Objects

Items that have absorbed or are emitting a high level of thermal energy, often perceivable through the sensation of heat upon contact.

Cold Objects

Items that are at a low temperature, potentially causing a decrease in temperature of anything they come into contact with.

Merkel Disks

Specialized skin cells that function as mechanoreceptors to sense touch and texture.