Skin Layers & Tissues
What does the skin produce for the body, which is necessary for bone and tooth development?
Vitamin D (p.117)
What are the protective coverings on the ends of the fingers and toes?
Nails (p.122)
Sebaceous Glands (p.124)
What is the disease of the sebaceous glands that produces blackheads and pimples?
acne (p.127)
98.6 degrees F. (p.125)
What is the outermost layer called?
Epidermis (p.117)
What is present on all skin surfaces except the palms, soles, lips, nipples, and parts of the external reproductive organs?
What glands are commonly located on the forehead, neck, and back?
Eccrine Glands (p.124)
What is a common skin disorder that causes sudden hair loss?
Alopecia (p.127)
Body heat is a product of what?
Cellular Metabolism (p.125)
What layer contains the major blood vessels that supply the skin and underlying adipose tissue?
The subcutaneous layer (p.117)
Each hair develops from a group of epidermal cells called what?
Hair follicle (p.122)
What gland is known to become active at puberty?
Apocrine Gland (p.124)
What is a fungus infection usually in the skin of the toes and soles?
Athletes foot (p.127)
What happens to the sweat glands when the body temperature drops below a set point?
they remain inactive (p.125)
What process do the older cells harden?
What is the name of the inherited condition where a person lacks melanin altogether and has white hair?
Albinism (p.123)
What gland is a type of modified sweat gland found in women that secrete milk?
Mammary Glands (p.124)
What is a congenital blemish or spot on the skin, usually visible at birth or soon after?
Birth Mark (p.127)
what causes structures and other organs to release heat?
the body temperature rises above the set point. (p.125)
What do the specialized cells in the epidermis called melanocytes produce?
Melanin (p.119)
If a person is emotionally upset or very cold, nerve impulses may stimulate the arrector pili muscles to contract. What does that cause?
Gooseflesh, or goose bumps. (p.123)
What type of glands are exocrine glands that are widespread in the skin?
Sweat Glands, or Sudoriferous Glands (p.124)
What is a bacterial infection of the skin, produced when bacteria enters a hair follicle?
Boil (p.127)
What plays a key role in the homeostatic mechanism that regulates body temperature?