Chapter 6

Question 1

alb-

Answer 1

white. Albinism: lack of pigment in skin, hair, and eyes.

Question 2

cut-

Answer 2

skin. Subcutaneous: beneath the skin.

Question 3

derm-

Answer 3

skin. Dermis: inner layer of the skin.

Question 4

follic-

Answer 4

small bag. Follicle: tubelike depression in which hair develops.

Question 5

hol-

Answer 5

entire, whole. Holocrine gland: gland that discharges the entire cell containing the secretion.

Question 6

melan-

Answer 6

black. Melanin: dark pigment produced by certain cells.

Question 7

por-

Answer 7

passage, channel. Pore: opening by which a sweat gland communicates to the skin’s surface.

Question 8

seb-

Answer 8

grease. Sebaceous gland: a gland that secretes an oily substance.

Question 9

sudor-

Answer 9

sweat. Sudoriferous glands: exocrine glands that secrete sweat.

Question 9

sudor-

Answer 9

sweat. Sudoriferous glands: exocrine glands that secrete sweat.