Integumentary System

Question 1

Eccrine sweat glands are distributed where in the integumentary system?

Answer 1

Throughout skin of most regions of the body, especially in skin of forehead, palms, and soles

Question 2

What is the location of the secretory portion of the eccrine sweat glands?

Answer 2

Mostly in deep dermis

Question 3

Eccrine sweat glands excretory duct terminate where?

Answer 3

Surface of epidermis

Question 4

Eccrine sweat glands secrete what?

Answer 4

Consists of water, ions (Na+, Cl-), urea, uric acid, ammonia, amino acids, glucose, lactic acid

Question 5

Is eccrine secretion more or less viscous than apocrine sweat gland secretion?

Answer 5

Less viscous

Question 6

What is the function of eccrine sweat glands?

Answer 6

Regulation of body temperature and waste removal

Question 7

What is the onset of function for eccrine sweat glands?

Answer 7

Soon after birth

Question 8

Apocrine sweat glands are distributed where in the integumentary system?

Answer 8

Skin of the axillae, groin, areolae, bearded regions of the face, clitoris, and labia minora

Question 9

What is the location of the secretory portion of the apocrine sweat glands?

Answer 9

Mostly in the subcutaneous layer

Question 10

Apocrine sweat glands excretory duct terminate where?

Answer 10

In hair follicles

Question 11

Apocrine sweat glands secrete what?

Answer 11

Consists of water, ions (Na+, Cl-), urea, uric acid, ammonia, amino acids, glucose, lactic acid, lipids, and proteins

Question 12

What are the differences in secretions between eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands?

Answer 12

They secrete the same thing except that apocrine secretes lipids and proteins and is also more viscous

Question 13

When are apocrine sweat glands stimulated?

Answer 13

During emotional stress and sexual stimulation

Question 14

What is the onset of function for apocrine sweat glands?

Answer 14

Puberty

Question 15

What layer does thick skin have that thin skin does not?

Answer 15

Stratum lucidum

Question 16

What are the layer of tissue in thin skin?

Answer 16

Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, and stratum corneum

Question 17

What are the layers of tissue in thick skin?

Answer 17

Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, and stratum corneum

Question 18

Where is thick skin found?

Answer 18

Palms and soles of feet

Question 19

Are hair follicles found in thick skin?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

What do melanocytes do?

Answer 20

deposit pigment in surrounding tissue.

Question 21

What do merkel’s cells do?

Answer 21

They are involved in acute sensory perception

Question 22

What are the two layers of the dermis?

Answer 22

Papillary and reticular layers

Question 23

What does the papillary layer of dermis consist of?

Answer 23

Loose connective tissue

Question 24

What does the reticular layer of dermis consists of?

Answer 24

Dense connective tissue

Question 25

What do pacinian corpuscles do?

Answer 25

Involved in sensory; deep pressure and vibratory sense

Question 26

What type of glands are eccrine and apocrine sweat glands?

Answer 26

Simple coiled tubular