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Introduction
Epidermis
Dermis
Accessory Glands
Hair and Nails
100
This layer of the skin has no blood vessels.
What is the epidermis?
100
Mitosis occurs primarily in this stratum of the epidermis.
What is the stratum basale?
100
The dermis is composed of this type of tissue.
What is connective tissue?
100
Sudoriferous glands are also known as _______ glands.
What are sweat glands?
100

Hair and nails are derived from this tissue type

What is the epidermal/epithelial?

200
This layer is not actually part of your skin.
What is the hypodermis?
200

This protein found throughout the epidermis confers protection and waterproofing

What is keratin?

200

What are the two main fiber types found in the dermis

What are collagen and elastin?

200

eccrine sweat is mostly composed of this.

What is water?

200

The protein found in our hair and nails is _________.

What is keratin?

300

This percentage of your body weight (adult) is actually from the skin.

What is 16%?

300

This is the main type of cell found in the epidermis.

What are keratinocytes?

300

This layer of the dermis is composed of dense irregular connective tissue.

What is the reticular layer?

300

These sweat glands are not active until puberty

What are apocrine sweat glands?

300
The smooth muscle associated with a hair follicle is called __________.
What is arrector pilli?
400

What is the basic pigment molecule of skin?

What is melanin?

400
Dogs track humans by the scent of epithelial cells that are constantly being shed. These cells are shed from which stratum?
What is the stratum corneum?
400

This layer comprises around 20% of the dermis

What is the papillary layer

400

This gland in the skin is classified as a holocrine gland.

What is sebaceous ?

400

The area of nail matrix that is visible is called this

What is lunula?

500

A Vitamin D precursor present in the skin is converted to this molecule in the epidermis when exposed to UV

cholecalciferol (D3)

500

You would expect to expect to visualize desmosomes in this layer

What is the stratum spinosum?

500

These folds function to feed the epidermis with blood 

What are dermal papillae?

500

These glands are considered modified sweat glands

What are ceruminous and mammary glands?

500

The phase of wound healing that is characterized by vasodilation

What is inflammation?