Types of glands
Skin
Diseases of the skin
Nails
Hair
100
The gland that secretes the oily coating of the hair shaft.
What is the sebaceous gland?
100
The outermost layer of the skin.
What is the epidermis?
100
The skin disease that occurs when an oil gland is clogged, resulting in pimples.
What is acne?
100
This gives nails their pink appearance.
What is vascular tissue?
100
The outermost layer of hair.
What is the cuticle?
200
The sweat glands that produce "body odor".
What is the apocrine gland?
200
Skin is this type of organ.
What is a sensory organ?
200
Symptoms of dry, itchy skin and rash. Also known as atopic dermatitis.
What is eczema?
200
The half moon shape of the nail base.
What is the lunula?
200
This hair's main function is to keep sweat from running into the eyes.
What are eyebrows?
300
A type of sweat gland that is found all over the body.
What is the eccrine gland?
300
The second layer of skin.
What is the dermis?
300
A very dangerous form of skin cancer that may require chemotherapy.
What is melanoma?
300
Nails are made of this.
What is keratin?
300
This thin hair covers a five month old fetus in the womb.
What is lanugo?
400
A pimple is formed if this gland becomes plugged and infected.
What is the subaceous gland?
400
The deepest layer of skin.
What is the subcutaneous layer?
400
basal cell carcinoma is a type of this.
What is skin cancer?
400
The region of nail that overhangs the end of the finger.
What is the free edge?
400
The innermost layer of hair.
What is cortex?
500
A type of sweat gland that is found in the armpit and groin area.
What is an apocrine gland?
500
hair follicles, sweat glands and blood vessels are found in this layer of skin.
What is the dermis?
500
Frequent redness of the face, thicker skin and inflamed eyelids are a symptom of this.
What is rosacea?
500
Nails rest on this thick layer of skin.
What is the epithelial skin?
500
During this time is when hair forms on the genitals and armpits.
What is puberty?
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