Everything from POM (Work on over winter break)

Question 1

Basic fingernail anatomy

Answer 1

Question 2

Fingernail anatomy cartoon

Answer 2

Question 3

Sebaceous glands

Answer 3

Produce a fatty substance secreted onto the skin surface through the hair follicles. These glands are present on all skin surfaces except the palms and soles.

Question 4

Eccrine sweat glands

Answer 4

Widely distributed, open directly onto the skin surface, and by their sweat production help to control body temperature.

Question 5

Apocrine sweat glands

Answer 5

Found chiefly in the axillary and genital regions and usually open into hair follicles. Bacterial decomposition of apocrine sweat is responsible for adult body odor.