- The base where a hair follicle originates in the skin is known as the _____.
- The contraction of the piloerector muscles (pilomotor muscle or arrector pili) in humans causes _____.
- Blood vessels in the _____ provide a hair with its sole source of nutrition.
- Mammary glands are modified _____ glands that develop within the female breasts.
- The narrow zone of dead skin overhanging the proximal end of a nail is called the _____.
- The reddish color of the skin of the lips is primarily due to the presence of which pigment?
- A hair cycle consists of three developmental stages in which order?
- Looking at a slide of thin skin under the microscope, you note that the stratum basale is the _____ layer of the epidermis in from the surface.
- Calluses or corns are the result of accelerated multiplication by _____.
- Which of the skin layers is the most superficial?
- Which layer of the epidermis consists of up to 30 layers of dead cells?
- The fastest rate of mitosis happens in the _____.
- Which cell is largely responsible for skin color?
- What type of tissue is found in the most superficial layer of skin?
- Leather is made of the _____ layer of the dermis?
- Which cells stand guard against toxins, microbes and other pathogens?
- In which of the skin layers would a subcutaneous injection be administered?
- The three forms of skin cancer are defined by the types of cells from which they originate.
- Debridement is not necessary to infection control
- Hair and nails are composed of collagen.