HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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Question
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What do squamous cells look like?
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Squares/Scales
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Boxes
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Bars
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Strands
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What does SCC look like? SCCs can appear as scaly red patches, open sores, rough, thickened or wart-like skin, or raised growths with a central depression. At times, SCCs may crust over, itch or bleed. The lesions most commonly arise in sun-exposed areas of the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Squamous cells are not square-shaped in appearance, but rather appear as flattened cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cells are pink and polygonal in shape with intercellular bridges (seen as desmosomes or “tight junctions” by electron microscopy).
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