skin layers
If the blood vessels of the skin dilate, the person appears
flushed.
What are the two main types of sweat glands?
Eccrine glands and apocrine glands
Hives are called:
urticaria
Which type of gland secretes vernix caseosa in the fetus?
Sebaceous
The layer that insulates the body from extreme temperature changes in the external environment is the what?
subcutaneous layer
Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?
Sweat
Ceruminous glands secrete?
wax in the outer ear.
The color of skin that is supplied by oxygen-poor blood is described as:
cyanotic
Which glands are most responsible for body odor?
Apocrine
Anticancer drugs often cause hair loss, a condition called?
alopecia
Who is covered with vernix caseosa?
A fetus
Freckles and moles are caused by an accumulation of
melanin
Which of the following lies on the subcutaneous layer?
Dermis
Which gland is most likely to develop a blackhead or pimple?
Sebaceous
Brown fat is found in the fetus and neonate and is concerned with what?
regulation of fetal and neonatal blood glucose
Which of the following is associated with tanning?
Melanocytes
Radiation, conduction, convection, and evaporation are terms that are concerned with
heat loss.
Which of the following substances makes the skin water resistant?
Keratin
Both the mammary glands and ceruminous glands
are modified sweat glands
Which of the following structures is avascular?
Epidermis
The stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum are layers of the
Epidermis
Which of the following is a consequence of a congenital absence of eccrine glands?
Inability to regulate body temperature
What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscles?
Goosebumps
A person sweats and becomes flushed while exercising to
lose heat
what is Cyanosis?
refers to a bluish coloring of the skin caused by hypoxemia.