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HAIR Flashcards

1
Q

What is a hair follicle?

A

an extension of the epidermis

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2
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describe the simple hair follicle:

A

one, primary hair (known as guard hair)

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3
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describe the compound hair follicle:

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one primary hair, plus multiple secondary (usually wool) hairs

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4
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what animals have simple hair follicles?

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horses, cattle pigs humans

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5
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what animals have compound hair follicles?

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dog, cat, sheep, goats

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6
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What are the three basic hair forms?

A

Guard hairs
Wool hairs
Tactile hairs

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7
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What are guard hairs?

A

stiff straight (topcoat)

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8
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What are wool hairs?

A

Fine wavy (undercoat)

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9
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What are tactile hairs?

A

sensory function (whiskers)

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10
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What can guard hair tracts help with?

A

promote water runoff

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11
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differences between guard hairs and wool hairs?

A

shorter, thinner, wavy

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12
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what is the advantage of wool hairs?

A

traps air between the wool fibres

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13
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blood sinus?

A

spaces around the hair follicle that contains blood - around tactile hair follicle

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14
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why blood sinus?

A

amplify vibrations - increase efficiency of sensory system

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15
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why do hairs shed?

A

they have come to the end of their lifecycle

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16
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when does shedding peak?

A

spring and autumn

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16
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what is shedding regulated by?

A

pineal gland

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17
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4 stages of hair lifecycle:

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anagen, catagen, telogen, anagen (again)

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18
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Describe the anagen stage of the hair cycle:

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growth phase - most follicles are in anagen

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19
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Describe the catagen stage of the hair cycle:

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transition phase, growth slows, atrophy of follicle

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20
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Describe the telogen stage of the hair cycle:

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resting phase, growth stopped, hair eventually breaks free and can be shed

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21
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Describe the anagen (again) stage of the hair cycle:

A

hair pushed out

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22
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5 functions of hair?

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protection, water resistance, thermoregulation/insulation, commmunication/camouflage, sensory function

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23
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How can hair be useful for protection?

A

tough keratin hairs covering sensitive structures

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24
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how can hairs help with thermoregulation?

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wool hairs trap air, arrector pili + guard hairs, some sweat glands open into the follicle

25
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how can hairs help with communication/camouflage?

A

colours, arrector pili, glands opening into follicle

26
Q

How many epidermal layers do birds have?

A

2

27
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what are the two epidermal layers of the birds?

A

stratum germinativum (basale)
stratum corneum

28
Q

how many glands do birds have?

A

only 3 - essentially glandless

29
Q

name the three glands a bird has:

A

uropygial (preen) gland
aural gland
vent gland

30
Q

what do developing feathers contain?

A

a core of vascular dermis (a blood feather) - therefore it may bleed if plucked or broken

31
Q

difference between contour and down feathers:

A

contour feathers have interlocking barbules whereas down feathers don’t but this makes them good at trapping air

32
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how many types of feathers are there?

A

6

33
Q

what is the rachis?

A

main shaft of the feather

34
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what is the calamus?

A

the base of the quill

35
Q

tactile hairs equivalent in birds are called?

A

bristle hairs - on faces of some birds

36
Q

if birds don’t have a preen gland, what do they have in more abundance?

A

powder down feathers

37
Q

describe the powder found in powder down feathers?

A

fine, waxy keratin powder

38
Q

what causes allergy to birds?

A

the powder found in powder down feathers

39
Q

how many layers does the reptile epidermis have? name them

A

3
stratum germinativum (=basale)
stratum intermedium
stratum corneum

40
Q

what are scales homologous to?

A

to hairs and feathers

41
Q

hairs, feathers, scales are all homologous meaning?

A

shared ancestry - all keratin structures from epidermis

42
Q

Why can reptiles risk thermal burns?

A

thick keratinised scales which reduce skin sensation

43
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what is ecdysis?

A

skin shedding

44
Q

what is skin shedding controlled by?

A

the thyroid gland

45
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what is dysecdysis?

A
46
Q

in reptiles skin is more permeable (when shedding), meaning?

A

more susceptible to parasites, infection and medication overdose

47
Q

what happens to snakes when they are shedding?

A

they go blind - so have a behavioural change

48
Q

why do snakes go blind during shedding?

A

the clear spectacle scale over the eye goes opaque as it separates

49
Q

what is the additional organ that fish have which other organisms do not?

A

lateral line system

50
Q

where are the tactile hairs found on a horse?

A

around the nares (nostrils), eyes and mouth

51
Q

What type of hair is the mane on a horse?

A

Guard hair

52
Q

Which cells determine skin and hair colouration?

A

melanocytes - in the basal layer of the epidermis. These melanocytes produce melanin granules that travel to the tips of the melanocyte cell, are pinched off and then phagocytosed by surrounding cells

53
Q

Where are the guard hairs mainly found on a sheep?

A

Face and legs

54
Q

Explain the difference between the coat of a horse and the coat of a domestic sheep?

A

Sheep barely have any guard (kemp) hairs, the coat of a sheep is generally less pigmented (fewer melanin granules from melanocytes)
They have lost the ability to shed their spring coat

55
Q

Explain how we have to look after sheep differently to horses because of their coats?

A

Due to barely any guard hairs, sheep can get waterlogged in the rain
They have to be shorn

56
Q

What forms the undercoat?

A

wool

57
Q

What forms the topcoat?

A

guard hairs

58
Q

What is the fleece in a sheep?

A

the guard hairs and the wool hairs together

59
Q

What are the guard hairs called in sheep?

A

kemp

60
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STRUC+FUNC 2 (vet) (23 decks)

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