Question | Answer |
melan- | black |
seb- | grease |
sebaceous | gland that secretes an oily substance |
melanin | dark pigment produced by certain cells, produces skin color |
follicle | tubelike depression in which a hair develops |
keratin | protein produced as epidermal cells die and harden |
subcutaneous | beneath the skin, contains adipose tissue |
dermis | inner layer of skin, contains hair root and sweat glands |
epi- | upon |
epidermis | outer layer of skin |
sweat | contains water, salts and waste products |
urea | waste product |
arrector pili muscle | goose bumps, erects the hair shaft |
eccrine sweat glands | responds to body temperature elevation |
apocrine sweat glands | responds to emotional upsets, frightened or pain |
melanocytes | produces melanin |
melanoma | cancer of the melanocytes |
sebum | secreted by the sebaceous gland |
adipose tissue | fat cells, found in subcutaneous layer |
stratum corneum | tightly packed dead cells in the outer epidermis |
stratum basale | contains melanocytes, deepiest layer of the epidermis |
basement membrane | connects the epidermis to the dermis |
sub- | beneath under |