Appendages Of The Skin Flashcards
(30 cards)
Hair nails glands sebaceous glands and sudoriferous glands are what?
Appendages of the skin
What are the functions of hair?
Temperature regulation
Protection
Transportation of substances
Sensation of touch
Hair is pulled by what to trap heat within the body when we get cold?
Arrector pili muscle
What is hair made up of?
Hard keratin
What is the structure of hair?
Follicular Ostia Hair follicle Hair bulb Hair root Hair shaft
What is the opening on the surface of the skin which the hair extends out of?
Follicular Ostia
Which Part of the hair found under the skin and anchors the hair to skin
Hair root
What is the hair follicle?
A tube like space within the skin where the hair is located
Which is the mitotic phase of the hair structure?
Hair bulb
The matrix of living mitotic cells that create the hair root
Hair bulb
What are the components of the hair shaft?
Cuticle
Cortex
Medulla
Hair that is found above the skin
Hair shaft
What is the medulla
The inner most layer of the hair shaft not present in all hairs
The outer scaly protective layer of the hair shaft
Cuticle
The middle layer of the hair shaft contains keratin and melanin
Cortez
When is the best time to wax?
Anagen
When is the bulb attached firmly to the dermal papillae
Anagen
What is the transitional phase and mitosis no longer occurs
Catagen
Also known as epithelial derivatives
Appendages of the skin
Hair moves up the follicle in preparation for shedding and the resting phase?
Telogen
What is lanugo hair?
Soft hair on a baby
Fine short soft and lightly colored hair and are found on the face and body of women and children
Vellus hair
Long course and dark hair
Terminal hair
What is the nail structure
Nail matrix Lunula Nail bed Nail plate Free edge Cuticle
