accessory skin structures

Question 1

hair is found everywhere on body EXCEPT

Answer 1

palms
soles
lips
nipples
parts of external genitalia
distal segment of fingers and toes

Question 2

part of hair above skins surface

Answer 2

shaft

Question 3

part of hair below skins surface

Answer 3

root

Question 4

3 layers of hair from in out

Answer 4

1. medulla
2. cortex
3. cuticle

Question 5

medulla

Answer 5

central axis
soft keratin

Question 6

cortex

Answer 6

forms bulk of hair
hard keratin

Question 7

cuticle

Answer 7

surface of hair
single layer of hard keratin

Question 8

hair bulb

Answer 8

where hair growth stems from
in stages
growth and rest

Question 9

Arrector Pilli

Answer 9

smooth muscle
when contracts makes hair stand on end

Question 10

Sebaceous Glands

Answer 10

produce sebum that oils skins surface and hair
empty into hair follicle
holocrine gland

Question 11

Eccerine gland

Answer 11

most common sweat gland
empty directly into skin

Question 12

where are eccerine glands most abundant

Answer 12

palms of hands and feet

Question 13

Apocrine gland

Answer 13

become active at puberty
secrete organic compounds that are odorless and become odorful when interact with bacteria on skin

Question 14

shape of eccerine gland

Answer 14

simple, coild tubular

Question 15

shape of apocrine gland

Answer 15

compound coiled tubular

Question 16

Nail made up of

Answer 16

very hard keratin
stratum corneum

Question 17

nail body

Answer 17

part of nail visible