Skin Flashcards
1
Q
minute opening in skin through which fluids, etc., may pass.
A
Pore
2
Q
part of the hair that grows above the skin’s surface.
A
Hair (Shaft)
3
Q
detect touch, pressure, heat, cold or pain.
A
Nerve Ending
4
Q
layer of fat under the dermis, which helps to keep you warm.
A
Fat Cells
5
Q
branching blood vessels connecting arteries or veins, which change in width to increase or decrease heat, lost from the body
A
Capillary
6
Q
makes watery sweat that is carried along a tube to the skin’s surface.
A
Sweat Gland
7
Q
hole in the skin from which hair grows
A
Hair follicle
8
Q
the thinner upper layer of the skin
A
Epidermis
9
Q
pulls hair upright when you are cold
A
Erector Muscle
10
Q
lowest layer of the skin
A
Subcutaneous Tissue
11
Q
makes oily sebum, which keeps hairs and skin flexible and waterproof
A
Sebaceous Gland
