ch 5 - integumentary system: accessory structures Flashcards
hair growth cycle
cycle of how hair grows and shed
lanugo
hair in embryonic development
vellus
peach fuzz hairs that cover most of body surfaces
terminal hair
heavy pigmented hairs on head, eyebrows, and eyelashes
during puberty vellus hair is replaced by
terminal hair in armpits, pubic regions and limbs
2 exocrine glands of the skin
sebaceous (oil) and sweat glands
sebaceous glands
holocrine glands that provide an oily lipid secretion (sebum) into hair follicles
sweat (sudoriferous) glands
glands that produce a watery secretion called sweat
2 types of sweat glands
eccrine and aprocrine
apocrine sweat glands
secrete sweat into hair follicles via membrane secretion
apocrine sweat glands location
armpit, groin, nipples
eccrine sweat glands
coiled tubular glands that secrete sweat directly onto skin surface
eccrine glands location
hands, soles of feat, forehead
eccrine glands function
temperature regulation
mammary glands
produce milk in female breasts