Tiangco, ECPI) Questions & Answers8
Dermis - ANSWERS-Deepest layer of skin
Stratum Corneum - ANSWERS-Most superficial layer of the epidermis
Function of skin - ANSWERS-Excretes waste, secretory, protection, cosmetic
scalp, armpit, face, arms, legs, pubic area, - ANSWERS-common locations of hair growth
Function of hair - ANSWERS-sunshade, bug sensor, protection
Dermis - ANSWERS-thickest layer of skin
smooth - ANSWERS-The arrector pili muscle is made of ________muscle
UV radiation - ANSWERS-stimulates melanocytes to make more melanin
Melanocytes - ANSWERS-The epidermis contains
blood vessels - ANSWERS-the dermis contains
skin blood vessels tend to dilate - ANSWERS-in response to hyperthermia
, skin blood vessels tend to constrict - ANSWERS-in response to hypothermia
hypodermis or subcutaneous layer - ANSWERS-not a true layer of skin
stratum basale - ANSWERS-the deepest layer of the epidermis whose cells are alive and actively
mitotic
hair follicle - ANSWERS-pouch-like depression (invagination) of the epidermis and dermis where
the hair root exist
apocrine - ANSWERS-type of sweat gland found in the axillary and groin region whose
secretions are metabolized by bacteria thereby creating body odor
Eccrine - ANSWERS-the most common type of sweat gland whose secretions are watery-like and
are mainly involved with thermoregulation
muscle function - ANSWERS-move body parts, generate body heat, protect against trauma
perimysium - ANSWERS-connective tissue layer that surrounds fascicles in a muscle
fascicles - ANSWERS-bundles of muscle fibers
myofibrils - ANSWERS-organelle that is a bundle of actin and myosin filaments
T-tubule - ANSWERS-Sarcolemma invagination that helps internalize the muscle impulse
Sarcoplasmic reticulum - ANSWERS-Organelle that stores calcium until it is needed