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Chapter 5:The Integument and Related Structures

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Integument   The skin of the body,consisting of dermis and epidermis.  
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Integumentary System   The skin and all of its related components,such as nails,hair,hooves,and horns.  
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Keratin   A tough,waterproof protein that makes up scales,the outer sheaths of beaks and claws,and feathers.  
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Keratinization   The normal formation of keratin inside epithelial cells of the skin.  
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Vitamin D   A fat-soluble vitamin essential for life in most organisms.  
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Epidermis   Composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium,it is the outermost layer of the skin.  
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Dermis   The deep,connective tissue portion of the skin that contains blood vessels,glands,and hair follicles.  
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Hypodermis   Subcutaneous Layer.  
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Subcutaneous Layer   The layer of adipose tissue located beneath the epidermis and dermis that insulates and protects the body.  
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What are the cell types that are found in the epidermis?   Keratinocytes,melanocytes,merkel cells,langerhans cells.  
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Keratinocytes   Cells that synthesize keratin.  
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What is the function of Keratinocytes?   Produce a tough,fibrous,waterproof protein called keratin that gives skin its resilency and strength.  
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Melanocyte   Cells located a/in the lower epidermis that process tyrosinase and melanin.  
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What is the function of melanocytes?   Produces the pigment found in skin.  
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Melanin   That sulfuous pigment produced by melanocytes,especially when stimulated by sunlight.  
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Melanosomes   Granules filled with melanin that are transferred from the melanocytes to the keratinocytes.  
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Langerhans Cells   The macrophages of the epidermis that phagocytize invading microoganisms and produce antigens.  
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What is the function of langerhans cells?   Phagocyttizes microinvaders and plans an important role in helping to stimulate other aspects of the immune system.  
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Merkel Cells   Thought to aid in tactile sensory function,these cells are located in small numbers within the epidermal-dermal junction.  
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What is the function of merkel cells?   To aid in the sensation of tough,taking on a half-dome shape.  
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Merkel Disk   The junction formed by Merkel's cells and sensory nerves.  
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What are the five layers of the epidermis?   Stratum germinativum,stratum spinosum,stratum granulosum,stratum lucidum,and stratum corneum.  
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Stratum Germinativum   The base layer of epidermis,composed of a single layer of cuboidal cells that divide to replenish the constantly eroding superficial layer of the epidermis.  
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Stratum Basale   Stratum Germinativum.  
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Stratum Spinosum   The prickle cell layer.The weblike layer of epidermis dense with intercellular attachments.  
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Stratum Granulosum   The granular layer of epidermis containing keratohyaline and lamellated granules,located between the stratum germinativum and the stratum lucidum.  
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Stratum Lucidum   The clear layer of epidermis prsent only in very thick skin,such as that of the paw pads.  
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Stratum Corneum   The horny layer of the epidermis lying most superficially on the skin's surface.  
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Describe the process of keratinization.   Older cells are pushed away from nutrients and undergo profound changes.They fill with keratohyaline granules,lose nucleui,cytosol,and organelles,ultimately become lifeless sheets of keratin.  
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Tactile Elevations   Small elevations located throughout the surface of the epidermis,usunally containing a tactile hair.  
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Tactile Hair   Hairs sensitive to touch.  
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Tylotrich Hairs   Tactile hairs used to aid in the perception of touch.  
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Dermis   The deep,connective tissue portion of the skin that contains blood vessels,glands,and hair follicles.  
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What are the structures that comprise the Dermis?   Papillar layer,Dermal papillae,and reticular layer.  
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Papillar Layer   Layer of loose connective tissue that is intimately adjoined with the epidermis.  
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Dermal Papillae   Nipplelike projections that rise up into the epidermis formed by the papillary layer of the dermis.  
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Meissner's Corpuscles   The oval,tactile nerve endings,both myelinated and unmyelinated,found w/in the dermal papillae of the epidermis.  
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Reticular Layer   Layer of irregular connective tissue that composes the majority of the dermis.  
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What is the function of the Papillar layer?   Forms nipplelike projections called dermal papillar.  
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What is the function of the dermal papillae?   Help to cement the epidermis and dermis together.  
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What is the function of the reticular layer?   Blends to papillary layers to represent tension lines in the skin.  
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List the structure that comprise the hypodermis.   A loose layer of areolar tissue that is rich with adipose,blood and lymphatic vessels,and nerves.  
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Pacinian Corpuscle.   Tactile nerve endings located w/in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin.  
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Pigmentation   The degree of coloration dependent on the concentration of melanin.  
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Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone (MSH)   The anterior pituitary hormone that apparently influences the pigment cells of the skin.  
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Hypophysis   Pituitary gland.  
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What are the unique features of paw pads?   Many species have multiple footpads.Theses include:carpal pads,metacarpal and metatarsal pads,and digital pads.The pad is also composed of exocrine sweat glands and lamellar corpuscles.  
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Planum Nasale   The topmost plane of the muzzle in such species as cats,dogs,pigs,and sheep.  
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What are the unique features of planum nasale?   Composed of 3 epidermal layers;it is not composed of stratum lucidum and stratum granulosum.  
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Planum Nasolabials   The topmost plane of the muzzle including the upper lip in such species as horses and cows.  
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Chestnuts   Believed to be the vestigial remants of the carpal and tarsal bones or extra toes possessed by ancestors of the modern horse.  
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Ergots   Believed to be the vestigial remnant of metacarpal and metatarsal pads,they are the horny keratinized growths located behind the fetlocks of all equids.  
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Infraorbital Pouch   A pouch of cutaneous tissue found cranial to the medial canthus of the eye in sheep and other ungulates.Also called lacrimal pouch.  
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Interdigital Pouch   A pouch of cutaneous tissue that exudes a waxy substance.Found between the toes of sheep and other cloven-hoofed animals.  
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Inguinal Pouch   Also knows as mammary pouch.A pouch of cutaneous tissue found w/in the inguinal area of sheep.  
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Hair Follicle   Tubelike invaginations of the epidermis that traverse through the dermis into the connective tissue,where the hair is rooted.  
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What are the parts of the hair follicles? Describe how they grow.   Shaft-visible above skin.root-buried w/in skin.hair bulb-deepest part of hair follicle expands to form this.papilla-at base of bulb is a mound of dermal cells called this.matrix-covers the papilla.  
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Root Hair Plexus   The arrangement of sensory nerves located at the root of the hair follicle that enable it to sense touch.  
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Compound Follicles   Follicles through which more than one hair emerges.  
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Epidermal Orifice   The actual opening of the hair follicle through which the hair emerges.  
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Primary Hair   The large,straight hairs predominant in complex hair follicles.  
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Secondary Hairs   The smaller,yet most numerous hairs in an animal's under coat.  
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Medulla   The innermost layer of a hair strand made of two or three layers of flexible,soft keratin.  
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Cortex   In hair,it is the layer surrounding the medulla composed of hard keratin.  
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Cuticle   The single layer of cells that make up the outermost layer of the hair shaft.  
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Telogen Effluvium   The overall hair loss that occurs from the hair follicles being in a synchronized telogenic phase."Blowing the coat."  
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Anagen Phase   The active phase of hair growth.  
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Telogen Phase   The resting phase of hair growth.  
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Catagen Phase   The transitional phase between anagen and telogen phases of the hair growth cycle.  
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Pheomelanin   A sulfur-based,yellow-brown pigment that produces a reddish color in hair.  
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Tyrosine Melanin   The pigment that produces brown-black colors in hair.  
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List and describe the three types of hair.   Wool-type hair-secondary hairs.Sinus Hairs-tactile hairs.Primary Hairs-guard hairs.  
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Primary Hairs   The large,straight hairs predominant in complex hair follicles.  
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Tactile Hairs   Hairs sensitive to touch.  
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Implantation Angle   The degree of angle with regard to a shaft of hair.  
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Arrector Pili Muscle   Smooth muscle that is attached to the base of the hair follicle.  
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Describe the structure and location of sebaceous glands.   Located all over the body except in certain specialized regions,such as paw pads and the planum nasale.Glands in the dermis may be simple or complex alveolar structures.  
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Sebum   Secretion of the sebaceous gland containing oils and epithelial cells.  
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Lanolin   Fat-based secretion of the sheep's sebaceous glands.  
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Sweat Glands   Coiled glands,either merocrine or apocrine,located in the corium of all the body's subcutaneous flesh with few exceptions.  
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Eccrine Gland   Exocrine glands that secrete substances directly onto the skin without the loss of cellular material.  
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Apocrine Sweat Glands   Exocrine glands that secrete substances into the hair follicle,rather than directly to the skin surface.  
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What is the difference in eccrine and apocrine sweat glands?   Apocrine empty into hair follicles.Eccrine empty onto the surface of the skin.  
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Tail Gland   An oval region filled with many sevaceous and apocrine glands,located over the eighth coccygeal vertebrae.  
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Anal Sacs   Perianal sacs,containing apocrine and sebaceous glands,that are located at 5 & 7 o'clock positions relative to the anus.  
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Defecation   The expelling of feces.  
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Claws   Accessory appendages of the integumentary system present mainly in carnivores for the porpose of grasping prey and self-dense.  
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Distal Phalanx Bones   The bone of the phalanx that is located most distal from the body;the tip of the digit.  
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Dewclaws   A toe that does not reach the ground,such as the first digit of dogs and cats and the rudimentary medial and lateral toes of cattle.  
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Metacarpal Bones   Bones of the forelimb that lie between the carpals and phalanges of quadrupeds.  
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Phalangeal Bones   The bones that compose the digits.  
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Hoof   Ungula.  
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Ungula   An alternate name for the hoof.  
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Ungulates   The taxonomic classification of animals that includes all hoofed animals,both wild and domestic.  
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Corium   The dermis of the skin.  
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Laminar Corium   Provides nutrients to the stratum internum.  
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Laminitis   Manifests itself as extreme pain and heat in the equine hoof because of swelling and inflammation of the sensitive laminae.  
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Perioplic Corium   Located in the perioplic sulcus and supplies nutrients to the overlaying periople.  
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Coronary Corium   The part of the corium that has differentiated to provide nourishment to the hoof at the site of the coronary band.  
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Sole Corium   Located superior to the sole and provides nutrients to the sole.  
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Frog Corium   Located superior to the frog and provides nutrients to the frog.  
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Coronary Band   The part of the hoof that articulates with the skin.  
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Navicular Bone   The distal sesamoid bone of the horse.Its located deep in the hoof behind the joint between the middle and distal phalanges.  
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Coffin Bone   The distal phalanx bone,which is the entire third phalanx of the skeletal foot of the horse.  
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Laminae   The interdigitations between the corium and hoof that serve as the attachment sites between the hoof and coffin bone.  
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Hoof Wall   The external,cornified portion of the hoof.  
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Toe   The most anterior region of the hoof.  
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Quarters   ThThe medial and lateral regions of the hoof.  
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Heel   The most posterior region of the hoof.  
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Horn Tubes   Minute lines that traverse the hoof wall vertically from the germinating layer of the coronary band to the sole.  
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Sole   The concave plantar and palmar portion of the hoof.  
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Angle   The angle of the hoof wall as viewed from a leteral aspect when the foot is flat on the ground.  
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White Line   The white or light-colored region that marks where the wall and sole of the hoof adjoin.  
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Frog   The thick triangular pad located on both the plantar and palmar surfaces of the horse's hoof.  
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Point   The portion of the frog that points to the cranial surface of the horse's hoof.  
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Central Sulcus   The central depression of the frog in the equine hoof.  
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Collateral Sulcus   Deep ridge on either side of the frog that separates it from the bars in the equine hoof.  
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Digital Cushion   A thick pad of fat and fibrous tissue that lies beneath the sensitive frog.  
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Lateral Cartilages   Two large bands of cartilage contained within the equid hoof that,in conjunction with the frog and digital cushion,aid in venous return.  
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Horns   A horny,keratinized extension of the frontal bone in ruminate ungulates.  
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Polled Breeds   Hornless animals from species that normally produce horns.  
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Velvet Skin   The soft skin on the antlers of deer that provides a vascular source necessary during the early seasonal growth of the antler.  
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Why is skin important?   It covers and protects underlying structures and forms a critical barrier between the delicate inner workings of the body and the harsh elements of the external world.  
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What is the process of keratinization so important?   It enables millions of dead cells to rub off or exfoliate daily at no expense to the health of the animal.  
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How is the skin of hairy animals different from that of humans?   Skin covered with fur usually consists of three epidermal layers rather than five.  
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How is the dermis different from the epidermis?   The dermis is highly fibrous and the epidermis is primarily cellular.  
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What causes pigmentation of skin?   The presence or absence of melanin ganules in the armlike extensions of the melanocytes.  
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How are pawpads and the planum nasale different from other regions of the skin?   They forms are different.They are tough and thick.  
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What are the three cycles of hair growth?   Anagen,catagen,telogen.  
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Why does hair turn gray and then white as animals age?   Melanin production decreases.White hair is formed when the cortex loses its pigment entirely and the medulla becomes completely filled with air.  
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What factors stimulate contraction of the arrector pili muscle?Why is this muscle important?   When frightened or cold the animals hair will stand up.It is a defense mechanism designed to make the animal appear bigger and therefore less vulnerable to potential predators.  
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Where are anal sacs found and what is their importance to animals?   Located at the 5 & 7 o'clock positions reative to the anus.Important for elimination,marking territory,and attracting a mate.  
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What is the part of the horse's hoof that makes up the largest part of the hoof's bottom surface?   Sole.  
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What gives color to the skin?   Melanin.  
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