Skin Part 1- 2

Question 1

HAIR FOLLICLE:
What is from germinal cells and contains the cuticle?

Answer 1

Inner root sheath

Question 2

HAIR FOLLICLE:
What 2 sheaths do hair follicles contain?

Answer 2

Inner and outer sheath

Question 3

What abuts follicular basement membrane?

Answer 3

Connective tissue sheath

Question 4

What type of animals have simple hair follicles?

Answer 4

Ruminants, horses, pigs

Question 5

What direction are hair follicles in sheep?

Answer 5

Vertical

Question 6

What type of animals have compound hair follicles?

Answer 6

Carnivores

Question 7

Where is the union of compound hair follicles in carnivores?

Answer 7

At sebaceous gland opening

Question 8

What is an example of a tactile hair?

Answer 8

Sinus hairs (whiskers)

Question 9

What hairs are: blood-filled sinuses in connective tissue sheaths?

Answer 9

Tactile hairs

Question 10

Is avian epidermis thinner or thicker than mammals?

Answer 10

Thinner

Question 11

What epidermis layer in avians contain the following:
Basal layer
Intermediate layers
Vacuolated layer

Answer 11

Stratum germinativum

Question 12

What 2 stratum make up avian epidermis?

Answer 12

Germinativum
Corneum

Question 13

Do avains have glands in their epidermis?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

Do avians have papillae?

Answer 14

NO

Question 15

What are the 3 main types of feathers?

Answer 15

Contour
Down
Filoplume

Question 16

What is the continuation of the epidermis sometime called?

Answer 16

Hair