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Physiology Week 7
Week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? | Stratum spinosum |
| Smooth muscles that produce goose pimples when they contract are the _____ muscles. | arrector pili |
| Apocrine sweat glands can be found in all of the following areas except the: | soles of the feet |
| Which skin layer is called the barrier area? | Stratum corneum |
| Which skin layer contains closely packed, clear cells that contain a gel-like substance called eleidin? | Stratum lucidum |
| hair: | alternates between periods of growth and rest. consists of keratinized cells. is formed from cells of the germinal matrix. |
| Which cells of the skin act as a type of antigen-presenting cell in the skin? | Dendritic cells |
| The nail body forms at the nail root, which has a matrix of proliferating cells from the _____________ that enables the nail to grow continuously. | stratum basale |
| Fingernail growth is the result of the mitosis of the cells in the stratum: | germinativum. |
| In which skin layer does the process of keratinization begin? | Stratum granulosum |