Integument Flashcards
sebaceous gland
secretes waxy oil around hair to protect against brittling
inhibit bacterium
-connected to hair follicle
ceruminous glands
ducts empty onto external ear canal
- secretes cerumen (wax) and sebaceous
- protects against bacteria
melanin
shades the nucleus to protect from UV radiation
carotene
yellow-orange pigment
albinism
inability to synthesize tyrosinase
arector pili muscle
attached to the hair root and causes hair to stand on end
hair contains
shaft (projects out of the skin) and root (part underneath the skin)
bulb
part where hair connects to the CT layer
papilla of the hair
nipple like area where blood vessels go into the bulb of the hair
hair contains four main layers, they are
medulla
cortex
cuticle
follicle layer (internal and external root sheath
hair matrix
where mitosis of hair cells is taking place and the coloring of the hair
three stages of hair growth
- growth stage
- regression
- rest stage
lanugo
peach fuzz that is present on newborns
eponychium
cuticle
hyponychium
underside of nail