The Skin

Question 1

Tactile Corpuscle

Answer 1

Nerve ending responsible for sensitivity to light touch.

Question 2

Hair Shaft

Answer 2

Facilitates the evaporation of sweat.

Question 3

Sebaceous Gland

Answer 3

Produce oil that keeps the skin moisturised.

Question 4

Arrector Pili Muscle

Answer 4

Contracts all at once to generate heat causing hairs to stand up.

Question 5

Hair Follicle

Answer 5

Manufactures hair fibre and secretes oil.

Question 6

Sweat Gland

Answer 6

Thermoregulation. Produces sweat to cool the body when evaporated.

Question 7

Cutaneous Plexus (artery & vein)

Answer 7

Carries oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. Keeps the body at a constant temperature.

Question 8

Fat

Answer 8

Helps to insulate the body.

Question 9

Sweat Gland Duct

Answer 9

Helps carry the sweat to sweat pore.

Question 10

Nerve Fibres

Answer 10

Activate muscles and glands. Relay messages from sensory cells to the brain.

Question 11

Sweat Pore

Answer 11

Secretes sweat to cool the body.

Question 12

Lamellated Corpuscle

Answer 12

Nerve ending responsible for sensitivity to vibration and pressure.

Question 13

Hypodermis

Answer 13

Provides insulation and padding for the body.

Question 14

Dermis

Answer 14

Consists of papillary layer and reticular layer. Allows the skin to flex with movement and return to normal shape.

Question 15

Epidermis

Answer 15

Made up of epithelium and contains keratinocytes, melanocytes, langerhans cells and merkel cells. Protects & acts as a barrier against germs.