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The epidermis is composed of how many layers?
5
9
The hair follicle that produces tightly curled hair is typically:
elliptical
Ligaments connect bones to:
other bones
The system that is composed of a group of specialized ductless glands that regulate and control the growth, reproduction and health of the body is:
endocrine
Which glands are sac-like and attached to hair follicles?
sebaceous
Cell structures found in pairs near the nucleus are defined as
centrioles
Which term describes thin, short, unpigmented hair found more abundantly on women?
vellus
The upper cheek and bottom of the eye socket are formed by the malar, also called:
zygomatic
Which crucial part of the central nervous system is composed of long nerve fibers, originates in the base of the brain and extends to the base of the spine?
spinal cord
Hair color is darker during which stage of growth?
Anagen
The tissue that contracts, when stimulated, to produce motion is known as
muscular tissue
Which of the following muscles flexes the joint of the small toe?
flexor digiti minimi brevis
What is the name given to the area that consists of all the structures above the cranium, including muscle, skin and aponeuroses?
epicranium
Which nerve extends down the thumb side of the arm into the back of the hand?
radial
The occipital artery supplies blood to the
back of the head
What is formed when sebum produced by the oil glands mixes with the body’s perspiration?
acid mantle
Melanin is found mainly in which part of the hair?
cortex
The 8 carpals held together with ligaments form the:
wrist
Which of the following terms refers to thin tubes shaped like blood vessels that carry lymph fluid and white blood cells within the lymphatic system?
lymphatic vessels
Which hair structure supplies nourishment to the hair bulb?
Papilla
epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and support between cells?
stratum spinosum
What is the natural flow or wave pattern of hair determined by?
the angle of the follicle
Blood is transported through all of the following vessels EXCEPT:
maxillaries
Which of the following terms is the main nerve branch to the top 1/3 of the face?
ophthalmic
The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones is:
Anabolism