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What type of cells make up the secretory portion of eccrine sweat glands?
What type of cells make up the secretory portion of eccrine sweat glands?
- Large cuboidal or columnar cells (correct)
- Myoepithelial cells
- Smooth muscle cells
- Small cuboidal cells
Which structure is responsible for expelling sweat into the ducts of eccrine sweat glands?
Which structure is responsible for expelling sweat into the ducts of eccrine sweat glands?
- Sebaceous glands
- Excretory ducts
- Myoepithelial cells (correct)
- Arrector pili muscle
What is the role of the arrector pili muscle in relation to the hair shaft?
What is the role of the arrector pili muscle in relation to the hair shaft?
- Causes the erection of the hair shaft (correct)
- Produces sebum in the hair follicle
- Secrete uric acid onto the skin surface
- Forms the excretory ducts of sweat glands
What is the primary function of sudoriferous glands in the skin?
What is the primary function of sudoriferous glands in the skin?
Which type of glands are important in thermoregulation by reacting to stressful situations?
Which type of glands are important in thermoregulation by reacting to stressful situations?
What component directly expels sweat into the skin surface?
What component directly expels sweat into the skin surface?
Which layer of the skin is responsible for the synthesis of keratin?
Which layer of the skin is responsible for the synthesis of keratin?
Which cells are responsible for the synthesis and release of melanin?
Which cells are responsible for the synthesis and release of melanin?
Which layer of the skin is avascular, meaning it does not have its own blood supply?
Which layer of the skin is avascular, meaning it does not have its own blood supply?
Which layer of the skin is the thickest, ranging from 0.3 to 4 mm?
Which layer of the skin is the thickest, ranging from 0.3 to 4 mm?
Which layer of the skin is primarily responsible for thermoregulation?
Which layer of the skin is primarily responsible for thermoregulation?
Which of the following is NOT a layer of the skin?
Which of the following is NOT a layer of the skin?
What is the morphology of sebaceous glands?
What is the morphology of sebaceous glands?
What happens to the cells of the sebaceous gland when sebum is secreted?
What happens to the cells of the sebaceous gland when sebum is secreted?
Which of the following is NOT a type of secretion mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a type of secretion mentioned in the text?
What is the primary function of sweat glands?
What is the primary function of sweat glands?
Which of the following is an alternative term for sweat glands?
Which of the following is an alternative term for sweat glands?
What is the common feature between sebaceous glands and sweat glands?
What is the common feature between sebaceous glands and sweat glands?
What is the primary reason the Germinal Basal Layer of the epidermis shows plenty of mitotic figures?
What is the primary reason the Germinal Basal Layer of the epidermis shows plenty of mitotic figures?
What is the approximate time it takes for the layers of the skin to be desquamated, according to the text?
What is the approximate time it takes for the layers of the skin to be desquamated, according to the text?
What is the relationship between the stratum basale and the stratum spinosum?
What is the relationship between the stratum basale and the stratum spinosum?
What is the main function of the stratum spinosum?
What is the main function of the stratum spinosum?
What is the defining characteristic of the cells in the stratum basale?
What is the defining characteristic of the cells in the stratum basale?
What is the difference between the stratum basale and the stratum spinosum?
What is the difference between the stratum basale and the stratum spinosum?
What type of epithelium lines the nasopharynx?
What type of epithelium lines the nasopharynx?
Which of the following statements about the larynx is NOT true?
Which of the following statements about the larynx is NOT true?
What is the function of the trachealis muscles in the trachea?
What is the function of the trachealis muscles in the trachea?
Which of the following statements about the bronchi is correct?
Which of the following statements about the bronchi is correct?
Which of the following structures is NOT a paired cartilage of the larynx?
Which of the following structures is NOT a paired cartilage of the larynx?
What is the primary function of the oropharynx and laryngopharynx?
What is the primary function of the oropharynx and laryngopharynx?
