Cricks Accessory Struct of the Skin
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| What is another name for hair? | pili
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| What are the 2 parts of a hair? | shaft and root
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| What is hair made of? | Dead keratinized cells
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| What is the name given to the mass of epidermal cells, connective and muscle tissue surrounding the root? | Hair follicle
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| What is the name given to the slender muscle that attaches to the root of a hair? | arrector pili
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| What is the function of the arrector pili? | To make the hair "stand up" in response to cold or fright.
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| What pigment gives hair its color? | melanin
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| What is another name given to sebaceous glands?q | oil glands
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| Sebaceous gland openings tend to be where? | Into hair follicles, this is how hair gets oil.
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| What is the name of the oil produced by sebaceous glands? | sebum
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| How does a blackhead form? | A sebaceous gland becomes clogged, and the sebum builds up beneath the epidermis.
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| How does a pimple form? | Bacteria grows in the sebum that accumulates below a blackhead. Gross, huh?
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| What are the two types of sweat glands? | eccrine (most common) and apocrine (less common)
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| What is the main function of the eccrine glands? | Heat control, sweat is released so that it can evaporate- taking heat with it.
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| Where are apocrine glands most commonly found | armpits, and pretty much anywhere that pubic hair grows.
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| What do ceruminous glands produce? | Ear wax. Yeah, gross.
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| What is the main function of ear wax? | To keep foreign bodies (dust, bugs etc...) from getting into the inner ear.
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| What are nails made of? | Keratinized skin cells (deceased.)
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