Skin
What are the two regions?
Epidermis and dermis
True or false, the epidermis has blood vessels.
False
What is a pilus?
Another name for hair
What are the names of sweat glands?
Merocrine and apocrine
What is the papillary layer?
Superficial zone of the dermis
What are dead cells called?
Keratinized
What is another name for dendritic cells?
Langerhans
What are the three kinds of hair?
Lanugo, vellus, and terminal
What kind of gland is the sebaceous gland?
Oil gland
What does the hypodermis do?
Binds skin to underlying tissues
What are the five functions of the skin?
Protection, sensation, thermoregulation, nonverbal communication, vitamin D synthesis
What type of epithelial tissue does the epidermis have?
Keratinized stratified squamous
What is the bulb of hair?
A swelling at the base where hair originates in the dermis
What gland is found only in the external ear?
Ceruminous gland
What is the most important skin pigment?
Melanin
What is the fatty connective tissue below the dermis called?
Hypodermis
How thick is the epidermis on thick skin vs thin skin?
0.5mm vs 0.1mm
What is the resting stage of the hair cycle?
Telogen
What type of gland develops at puberty?
Apocrine gland
What are friction ridges?
Fingerprints
What tissue is the hypodermis made of?
Adipose
Which layer of the epidermal strata has keratinocytes and produces keratin?
Stratum granulosum
What is hirsutism?
Excessive hairiness
Where do sebaceous glands open?
Hair follicle
What is the hard part of the nail called?
Nail plate