Skin Accessory Structures
Tissue Types
Body Membranes
Specialized Skin Cells
Glands
100

What part of hair is in the follicle?

The root

100

Which epithelial tissue type is composed of a thin, single layer of flat cells?

Simple squamous

100

Which membrane is the skin?

Cutaneous

100

Which cells produce keratin?

Keratinocytes

100

What type of gland secretes hormones?

Endocrine

200

What is the term for the oily mixture of fatty material and cellular debris that keeps hair and skin soft & waterproof?

Sebum

200

Which epithelial tissue type is composed of a single layer of cube-shaped cells?

Simple cuboidal

200

What cell type secretes mucus?

Goblet cells

200

Which cells produce skin pigment?

Melanocytes

200

In which layer of the skin are sweat glands found?

Dermis
300

Which muscle contracts to form "goose bumps?"

Arrector pili muscle
300

Which tissue type is composed of many cell layers that are constantly dividing, pushing older cells toward the surface and providing a thick protective layer?

Stratified squamous

300

What type of fluid lubricates membrane surfaces?

Serous fluid

300

What is the term for the part of the nail that is most actively dividing?

Lunula

300

What kind of glands secrete products into ducts that open to body surfaces?

Exocrine

400

What type of sweat gland responds to changes in body temperature?

Eccrine (Merocrine)

400

Which epithelial tissue type changes shape in response to increased tension?

Transitional

400

Which type of membrane lines body cavities that open to the exterior, including the nasal and oral cavities?

Mucous

400

Which layer of the epithelium contains actively dividing stem cells?

Stratum basale

400

What is another term for endocrine glands?

Ductless glands

500

What is the name of the deep pressure sensors in the dermis?

Lamellar corpuscles

500

Which tissue type is composed of cells varying in shape that sometimes use cilia and mucus to trap and remove dust?

Pseudostratified columnar

500

Which membranes line body cavities that do not open to the outside and covers organs in those cavities?

Serous

500

What type of junction connects cells in the epidermis?

Desmosomes

500

What type of gland responds to emotional changes and becomes more active during puberty?

Apocrine sweat

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