ANAPHY Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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Accessory structures of Skin

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Hair and Nail

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2
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Both hair and nails are

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modified forms of stratum corneum or keratinized tissue

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3
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It is a cylinder of compact keratinized material

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Hair

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4
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It is a plate of compact keratinized material

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Nail

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5
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H

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6
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Each hair is formed within a separate _________

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Hair Follicle

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7
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A sheathlike indentation of the epidermis.

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Hair Follicle

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8
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Found at the bottom of the follicle, covered with STRATUM GERMINATIVUM product of the hair

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Hair Papilla

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9
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Portion of each hair within the follicle is called

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Hair Root

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10
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Portion of hair that has ben pushed out of the follicle

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Hair Shaft

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11
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The hair has a very _ and a _

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The hair has a very DENSE CORTEX and a LESS DENSE MEDULLA

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12
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Attached to each follicle is an exocrine (ducted)

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Sebaceous Gland

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13
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This gland produces the FATTY SUBSTANCE (SEBUM) that coats the hair and skin

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Sebaceous Gland

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14
Q

This prevents moisture loss

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Sebum

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15
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Conditions the hair and skin so that it doesn’t become brittle and easily broken

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Sebum

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16
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This muscle is a strap of smooth muscle tissue connecting the side of a follicle to the suerficial surface of the dermis

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Arrector Pili

17
Q

When contracted, the muscle pulls the follicle so that it is nearly perpendicular to the skin’s surface.

A

Arrector pili

18
Q

This increases the air spaces among the hairs, improving its insulation quality

A

Arrector Pili

19
Q

Contraction of the arrector pili also

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dimples the epidermis, raising a ridge at the edge of the follicle “goosepimple”

20
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This is also formed by a modified portion of stratum germinativum

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Toenail or Fingernail

21
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In the case of either hair or nail, this MODIFIED TISSUE is often called

22
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What produces the nail plate

23
Q

Skin under the nail

24
Q

Part of the matrix that is visbile through the nail is

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pale crescent or lunula

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Nail formation begins under a
fold of epidermis
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the portion of the nail under a fold of epidermis is the
root
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visible portion of the nail
nail body
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may extend from the fold onto the nail body
cuticle
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other term for cuticle
eponychium
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found in many areas of the skin
sweat glands
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exocrine glands that produces a watery solution, sweat, that coats the skin
sweat glands
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primarily improves heat loss by the skin through evaporation
sweat
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this sweat glands produce thin, watery sweat in many areas of the body
eccrine
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this sweat glands is found in the axillary and pubic regions, secrete a thicker sweat that is rich in complex organic molecules
apocrine