What skin layer can I only find in thick skin?  What is the most superficial layer of the epidermis? Do cancers originate there? Why or why not? What is the deepest layer of the epidermis? Do cancers originate here? Why or why not? Which tissues of the epidermis are affected when you have a second-degree burn?  What are the two kinds of sweat glands? Briefly explain how they are different. 6. Briefly describe how dermal circulation explains why older people are more vulnerable to heat stroke.

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  1. What skin layer can I only find in thick skin? 


  2. What is the most superficial layer of the epidermis? Do cancers originate there? Why or why not?



  3. What is the deepest layer of the epidermis? Do cancers originate here? Why or why not?



  4. Which tissues of the epidermis are affected when you have a second-degree burn? 



  5. What are the two kinds of sweat glands? Briefly explain how they are different.



6. Briefly describe how dermal circulation explains why older people are more vulnerable to heat stroke.

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