Glands
Name the three types of glands found in the skin
What are meocrine, aprocrine, and holocrine glands?
name the cell that is found in the fourth layer oof the epidermis
what is dendritic cells?
name 3 functions of the integument
protection from the external environment, prevention of water loss/gain, and vitamin d synthesis
name the most abundant gland in the skin , its shape, and its function
what is meocrine glands, simple cuboidal shaped, and secretion of sweat to maintain thermal regulation through negative feedback?
name the cells responsible for light touch in the epidermis and what layer they are found in
what is tactile (or markel) cells found in the stratum basale?
name an immune response in the integument
what is dendritic cells found found in the fourth layer (stratum spinosum) of the the integument that initiate the immune response?
name a gland that not only affects the skin, but an appendage as well, along with a special function of it
what is apocrine sweat glands that secrete cloud viscous secretions onto hair follicles in pubic regions, axillae, and nipples that is under androgenic control and starts during puberty?
name the cells found in the last layer of the epidermis, its function, and how it’s distributed
what are melanocytes, that produce melamine in the skin providing skin color, that is distributed through keratinocytes?
name a negative feedback homeostatic function of the skin and what they do
what is thermal regulation when you sweat the apocrine glands release sweat through exocytosis to cool you down when you are hot and when you are cold blood vessels vasoconstrict to preserve heat?