Chapter 5 Nails And Hair

Question 1

Sweat glands are also called

Answer 1

Sudoriferous glands

Question 2

Sweats glands on the body are called

Answer 2

Merocrine glands.

They are easily seen in the skin

Stratified cuboidal epithelial tissue

Question 3

Sweat glands found in armpits and genitals are

Answer 3

Apocrine (Holocrine)

Ducks connect to hair follicles I. Axillary and anigenital areas

Release sweat by cuboidal cell breakdown
Functional from puberty upward

Question 4

Oil glands also called

Answer 4

Sebaceous oil glands

Attached to hair follicles
Become active at puberty
Produce sebum oil

Softens hair and skin
Kills bacteria
Inflammation during puberty leads to acne

Question 5

What are the functions of the hair

Answer 5

To detect movement. Like wind and touch( Insect)

Hair protects the skin against heat loss and sunlight

Smooth muscle in skin causes (goose bumps) as hairs stands up

Question 6

Arector pili muscles

Answer 6

Pull hair shaft

Question 7

What are the cross sections of the hair

Answer 7

Outer is the cuticle
The middle is the cortex
The innermost layer is the medulla

Question 8

Vellus hair

Answer 8

Is the hair people have before puberty all around their body. It is fine and pale

Question 9

Terminal hair

Answer 9

This is the hair after puberty and is much darker than vellus and courser. ( avillary region. Inguinal region, arms, legs, and chest

Question 10

Eponychium

Answer 10

Another word for cuticle