A&P Lab Exercise 5&6 Flashcards

1
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What is a tissue?

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A group of similar cells that function together to carry out specific activities

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2
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What are the four basic tissue types?

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Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous

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Where is epithelial tissue found?

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Covering the body surfaces and lines the hollow organs, body cavities, and ducts

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4
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What does epithelial tissue sometimes form?

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Glands

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5
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Where is connective tissue found?

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Connecting structures together

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6
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What are the five functions of connective tissue?

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  1. Protects and supports the body
  2. Secures organs to other structures
  3. Serves as an energy reserve (fat)
  4. Provides immunity
  5. Transports substances throughout the body (blood)
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7
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What is an organ?

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Two or more tissue types that function together to perform specific activities

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8
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What four cells does the mesenchyme produce?

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Fibroblasts
Chrondroblasts
Osteoblasts
Hematopoietic stem cell

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9
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What type of tissue do fibroblasts lay down?

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Connective tissue proper

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10
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What are the two types of connective tissue?

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Loose and dense connective tissue

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11
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What are the three types of loose connective tissue?

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  1. Areolar
  2. Adipose
  3. Reticular
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12
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What are the three types of dense connective tissue?

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  1. Regular
  2. Irregular
  3. Elastic
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13
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What type of tissue do chondroblasts lay down?

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Cartilage

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14
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What are the three types of cartilage?

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  1. Hyaline
  2. Fibrocartilage
  3. Elastic
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15
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What is a mature fibroblast/chondroblast called?

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Fibrocyte/Chondrocyte

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16
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Where are the epithelial and connective tissue located in reference to one another?

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Epithelial is superior to connective tissue

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17
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What are the six types of epithelial classifications?

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  1. Simple squamous
  2. Simple columnar
  3. Simple cuboidal
  4. Pseduostratified columnar
  5. Stratified squamous
  6. Transitional
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18
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What does a simple squamous epithelium look like?

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One layer of flat, thin cells

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19
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Where are simple squamous cells found (6)?

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  1. Air sac of the lung*
  2. Blood vessels*
  3. Kidney glomeruli
  4. Lining of the heart
  5. Lymphatic vessels
  6. Ventral body cavity lining
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20
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What is the kidney glomeruli?

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The blood vessels in the kidney

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21
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What is the function of simple squamous epithelium (2)?

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  1. Diffusion*

2. Secreting lubricating substances in serosae

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22
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What does simple cuboidal epithelium look like?

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A single layer of square cells with the nucleus in the center

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23
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What is the lumen?

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An open space in hollow tubes (like where the air travels in the airways)

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24
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Where are simple cuboidal epithelium found (3)?

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  1. Kidney tubules*
  2. Ducts and secretory portions of small glands
  3. Ovary surface
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25
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What is the function of simple cuboidal epithelium (2)?

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Secretion and absorption

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26
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What does the slide of simple cuboidal cells look like?

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A circle of one layer of simple cuboidal cells around the lumen

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27
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Where is the basement membrane/apical on the slide of simple cuboidal cells?

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The basement membrane is one the outside of the ring of cells; the apical is the side of the cells lining the lumen

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What do simple columnar epithelial cells look like?

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A single layer of rectangular cells with the nuclei lined up at the bottom of the cells

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29
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What cells are interspersed among the simple columnar cells?

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Goblet cells

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30
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What does a goblet cell do?

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It secretes mucus

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31
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What are the two distinctions in simple columnar epithelial cells?

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Ciliated and nonciliated

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32
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Where are simple columnar epithelia located (6)?

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  1. Nonciliated line the digestive tract*
  2. Gall bladder
  3. Excretory duct of glands
  4. Ciliated in bronchi
  5. Ciliated in uterine tubes
  6. Ciliated in uterus
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33
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What is the function of simple columnar epithelial cells (2)?

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Secretion and absorption

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34
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What do simple columnar epithelia look like in a slide?

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Wavy apical region, tall column cells, nuclei lined up orderly at the bottom of the cells, goblet cells in between

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35
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What is a pseudostratified columnar epithelial cell?

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Single layer of rectangular cells with nuclei at multiple layers of the cells, with cilia at the apical

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36
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Where are pseudostratified columnar cells attached?

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All are attached at the basement membrane, not all reach the surface of the layer

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37
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Where are pseduostratified columbar cells found (2)?

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  1. Trachea*

2. Upper respiratory tract

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38
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What is the function of cilia?

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To pass mucus in one direction

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39
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What does a pseudostratified columnar cell look like in a slide?

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Single layer of cells with nuclei at different levels, cilia, goblet cells in between

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40
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What does simple mean?

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One layer, all cells sit at the basement membrane

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41
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What is the function of pseduostratified columnar cells (2)?

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  1. Secrete substances, especially mucus*

2. Propulsion of mucus by cilia

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42
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What is stratified squamous epithelium?

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Layers of cells with squamous cells at the top and columnar or cuboidal cells at the bottom

43
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Where is stratified squamous epithelia found (2)?

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  1. Skin
  2. Lining any area exposed to the environment at the beginning or end of systems (mouth, esophagus, vagina, anus, urethra)
44
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What is the function of stratified squamous cells?

A

Protection against abrasive forces

45
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What are two types of stratified squamous epithelia?

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Keratinized and nonkeratinized

46
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Where are keratinized stratified squamous epithelia found?

A

Skin

47
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What is transitional epithelia?

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Layers of cells that are cuboidal but dome at the most superficial layer

48
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Where are transitional cells found?

A
  1. Bladder

2. Ureters

49
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What is the function of transitional epithelia?

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To allow stretching and to permit stored urine to distend the urinary organ

50
Q

Is loose or dense connective tissue yielding?

A

Loose

51
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Where do the cells of connective tissue lie?

A

In the matrix

52
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What is the matrix composed of?

A

Ground substance, fibers, and cells

53
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What kind of cells lay down connective tissue?

A

Fibroblast

54
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What fibers does areolar tissue have?

A

Collagen, elastic, and reticular

55
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What are the most prevalent cells in areolar tissue?

A

Fibroblasts

56
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Where is areolar tissue found (3)?

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  1. Under the epithelia of the body
  2. Packaging organs
  3. Surrounding capillaries
57
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What is the function of areolar tissue (2)

A

The support and cushioning of organs

58
Q

What is a collagen fiber?

A

The largest and the strongest

59
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What is an elastic fiber?

A

They stretch and recoil, medium size

60
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What is a reticular fiber?

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The thinnest, most delicate, gentile support, create meshworks for filtering

61
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What does the slide of areolar tissue look like?

A

You can see fibers all over and fibroblasts

62
Q

What is adipose tissue?

A

Loose connective tissue with large adipocytes (fat cells)

63
Q

What does the fat droplet do to adipocytes?

A

It pushes most of the innards of the cell to the periphery

64
Q

Where is the nucleus of the adipocyte?

A

On the periphery of the fat droplet

65
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Where is adipose tissue found (3)?

A
  1. Under the skin everywhere
  2. Around the eyeball
  3. Around the kidney
66
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What are the functions of the adipose tissue (3)?

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  1. Protects and cushions bony areas
  2. Reserves food fuel
  3. Insulates against heat loss
67
Q

What is the third type of loose connective tissue?

A

Reticular

68
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What is dense regular connective tissue?

A

Bundles of collagen fibers are arranged in wavy rows with fibroblasts dispersed between

69
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Where is dense connective tissue found?

A

Tendons and ligaments

70
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What is the function of the dense connective tissue?

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Attaching muscle to muscle, bone to muscle, and bone to bone

71
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What do ligaments connect?

A

Bone to bone

72
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What do tendons connect?

A

Muscle to muscle and muscle to bone

73
Q

Which is more flexible, dense regular or irregular? Why?

A

Irregular because its collagen fibers are arranged irregularly so it can withstand tension from multiple directions

74
Q

Where is dense irregular tissue found (2)?

A
  1. The fibrous capsules of organs/joints

2. Dermis of the skin

75
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What is the third type of dense connective tissue?

A

Elastic

76
Q

What are lacunae?

A

Cavities where fibrocytes/chondrocytes are found

77
Q

What fibers to hyaline cartilage have?

A

Collagen and elastic

78
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Is hyaline cartilage more or less rigid than connective tissue?

A

More rigid

79
Q

What is the ground substance of hyaline cartilage?

A

Chondroitin sulfate

80
Q

Where is hyaline cartilage found (6)?

A
  1. Embryonic skeleton
  2. Covering the end of long bones
  3. Cartilage of ribs, nose, trachea, and larynx
81
Q

What is the function of hyaline cartilage (2)?

A
  1. Support and reinforcement

2. Resilient cushion that resists compressive stress

82
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Wbat does the slide of hyaline cartilage look like?

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A bunch of chondrocytes, surrounded by lacunae, within the matrix

83
Q

What is the largest organ of the body?

A

Skin

84
Q

What types of tissue are found in the skin (4)?

A
  1. Stratified squamous epithelial tissue
  2. Dense connective tissue
  3. Areolar connective tissue
  4. Adipose connective tissue
85
Q

What is the primary function of the skin (1)? What else (4)?

A
  1. Protection*
  2. Regulation of temperature
  3. Conservation of water
  4. Excretion of waste
  5. Synthesis of Vitamin D
86
Q

What is the deepest layer of the epidermis?

A

Stratum basale

87
Q

What does the straum basale do?

A

It constantly produces epidermal cells that are pushed towards the surface

88
Q

What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

A

Stratum corneum

89
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What does the stratum corneum contain?

A

Rows and rows of dead cells filled with keratin

90
Q

What is below the epidermis?

A

The dermis

91
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What is the dermis comprised of?

A
  1. Connective tissue

2. Fibers - collagen and elastic

92
Q

What is the base of the hair follicle?

A

Hair bulb

93
Q

What is the papilla? What does it do?

A

The indentation of the bulb, has blood vessels that provide nourishment to the hair and stimulates its growth

94
Q

What is the hair surrounded by?

A

Follicle

95
Q

What is the hair shaft?

A

The part of the hair that protrudes from the skin

96
Q

What is the root?

A

The part of the hair that is found beneath the surface of the skin

97
Q

What is an arrector pili and where is it located?

A

Smooth muscle that is associated with the follicle that makes the hair lift off the skin by straightening the follicle

98
Q

What is under the dermis?

A

Hypodermis

99
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What is the hypodermis comprised of?

A

Areolar and adipose connective tissues

100
Q

What are two other names for the hypodermis?

A

Superficial fascia, subcutaneous layer

101
Q

What is the sweat gland shaped like?

A

Coil

102
Q

What does keratin do for the skin?

A

Gives it its protective properties

103
Q

What is the name for the sweat glands?

A

Sudoriferous

104
Q

What is the name for the oil glands?

A

Sebaceous