Skin Structure Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
Makes sweat
A
Sweat Gland and
2
Q
What gland appears in the armpits and scalp?
A
Apocrine
3
Q
What gland appears across most of the body?
A
Eccrine sweat glands
4
Q
Dilates and constricts to increase and decrease heat loss
A
Blood Vessels
5
Q
Detects pain
A
Nociceptors
6
Q
Nociceptors function
A
Detecting pain in muscles, joints, and skin
7
Q
Sebacious gland
A
Makes oil to moisturize skin and lubricate hair
8
Q
Detects light touches
A
Meissner’s corpsule
9
Q
What layer of the skin are pacinians in?
A
Dermis
10
Q
Most cancers are…
A
epithelial
11
Q
Three characteristics of proto-oncogenes
A
encourage cell division
“Gas” pedal
necessary for growth/repair
12
Q
Opposite of a proto-oncogene
A
Tumor-supressor
13
Q
Are proto-oncogenes dominant or recessive?
A
Dominant
14
Q
Stays localized
A
Benign
15
Q
Moves, cancerous
A
Malignant
