integumentary system

Question 1

hair

Answer 1

is a keratinous filament growing out of the epidermis

Question 2

follicle

Answer 2

strands of hair in an epidermis penetration of the dermis

Question 3

shaft

Answer 3

part of the hair not anchored to the follicle

Question 4

root

Answer 4

the surface of the skin

Question 5

nails

Answer 5

is form on the nail bed and protects the tips of our fingers and toes

Question 6

free edge

Answer 6

the white portion of the nail that grows out from the finger or toe

Question 7

lunula

Answer 7

a thick layer of epithelium over the nail matrix forms a crescent-shaped

Question 8

cuticle

Answer 8

The nail fold that meets the proximal at the end of the nail

Question 9

nail root

Answer 9

a matrix of proliferating cells

Question 10

sweat glands

Answer 10

When the body becomes warm, sudoriferous glands produce sweat to cool the body.

Question 11

pores

Answer 11

a minute opening in a surface, especially the skin

Question 12

eccrine sweat gland

Answer 12

is type of gland that produces a hypotonic sweat for thermoregulation.

Question 13

apocrine

Answer 13

larger than eccrine sweat glands and lie deeper in the dermis