Appendages Of The Skin Flashcards
Found all over the entire body surface except for the palms of the hands the souls of the feet parts of the external genitalia the nipples and lips
Hair
Which consists of several layer of flat thin cells laid out overlapping one another as roof shingles
Cuticle
Which contains the keratin bundles in the cell structures that remain roughly rod like
Cortex
Microscopic bond of muscle tissue connects a hair follicle to the dermis
Arrector pilli
Microscopic glands in the skin that secrete an oil waxy matter called sebum to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair
Sebaceous gland
Are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat
Sweat gland
The major sweat glands found in virtually all skin
Eccrine sweat gland
Compose of coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat
Apocrine sweat gland
- the horn like derivatives of the epidermis
- transparent and nearly colorless but appear pink because of the blood supply in the underlying dermis
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