INTEGUMENTARY PART 2

Question 1

What are the two types of melanin produced by Melanocytes

Answer 1

• Eumelanin
• Pheomelanin

Question 2

This type of melanin primarily makes dark colors in your hair, skin and eyes

Answer 2

Eumelanin

Question 3

This type of melanin primarily makes pink or red colors in your body like lips and nipples

Answer 3

Pheomelanin

Question 4

What are the major cells in the epidermis

Answer 4

• Keratinocytes cells
• Melanocytes cells
• Langerhans cells

Question 5

what cell produce the protein keratin, which is the main component of the epidermis.

Answer 5

Keratinocytes

Question 6

what cell make your skin pigment, known as melanin.

Answer 6

Melanocytes

Question 7

What cells prevent things from getting into your skin

Answer 7

Langerhans cells

Question 8

is a pigment found in various fruits and vegetables, particularly in carrots, sweet potatoes, and leafy greens.

Answer 8

Carotene

Question 9

What are the two glands of the skin?

Answer 9

• Sudoriferous gland
• Sebaceous gland

Question 10

What is sudoriferous gland also known as

Answer 10

sweat gland

Question 11

what are the two types of sudoriferous glands?

Answer 11

-Eccrine gland
-Apocrine gland

Question 12

Are sweat glands that produce clear, odorless sweat for cooling the body

Answer 12

Eccrine gland

Question 13

Produce thicker sweat that can develop an odor and is activated by hormonal changes.

Answer 13

Apocrine