Using the key choices below, identify the indicated structures.
A. adipose tissue
B. venule
C. motor nerve
D. dermis
E. arrector pili muscle
F. hair bulb
G. merocrine sweat gland
H. hypodermis
I. apocrine sweat gland
J. sebaceous gland
1. D
2. H
3.C
4.J
5.E
6.F
7.I
8.G
9.A
10.B
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Using the key choices below, choose ALL responses that apply to the following descriptions.
A. stratum corneum
B. stratum basale
C. stratum granulosum
D. stratum lucidum
E. papillary layer
F. reticular layer
G. epidermis
H. dermis
__D___ 1. Translucent cells containing keratin
__A___ 2. Dead cells
__E___ 3. Dermis layer responsible for fingerprints
__F___ 4. Vascular region
__B___ 5. Epidermal region of rapid cell division; deepest epidermal layer
__G___ 6. Scale-like cells full of keratin that constantly flake off
__E___ 7. Site of elastic and collagen fibers
___B__ 8. Site of melanin formation
___H__ 9. Major skin area that gives rise to hair and nails
Fill in the blanks.
1. Blueness of the skin due to low oxygen concentration in the blood is called _CYANOSIS________.
2. A muscle that causes a hair to stand on end is called a/an _ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE__.
3. Cerumen is more commonly known as __EARWAX__.
4. The process of removing burned skin from a patient is called _DEBRIDING___.
5. Caucasian skin gets its color mainly from the white dermal collagen and the blood pigment ____HEMOGLOBIN_____.
6. The dietary pigment __CAROTENE__sometimes gives it a yellowish tint, but if both the skin and the whites of the eyes are tinted this color, a disorder called ___JAUNDICE__may be suspected.
7. Black, brown, tan, and reddish hues are all due to various amounts of__MELANIN____.
8. Choking or cardiac arrest may cause an abnormal skin color called _CYANOSIS_, due to a low level of oxygen in the blood.
9. The redness of blushing or sunburn is called_ERYTHEMA__.
10. Two skin