Anatomy 1: basic structure of the skin-Test 1

Question 0

Epidermis

Answer 0

Stratified epithelium who cells become flattened as they mature and rise to the surface

Question 1

Dermis

Answer 1

Composed of dense connective tissue containing many blood vessels lymphatic vessels and nerves

Question 2

Arrector pili muscle

Answer 2

Its contraction causes hair to move into a more vertical position and compresses the sebaceous gland and causes it to extrude some of it secretion

Question 3

Sebum

Answer 3

Oily material that helps preserve the flexibility of the emerging hair

Question 4

Where are sweat glands found in the skin?

Answer 4

They extend through the full thickness of the dermis and there extremities may lie in the superficial fascia; They are the most deeply penetrating structures of all the epidermal appendages