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Human Skin Anatomy
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Human Skin Anatomy

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Which specialized dermal skin structure is responsible for producing oil to lubricate the skin and hair?

  • Nails and nail beds
  • Hair follicles
  • Sebaceous glands (correct)
  • Apocrine glands
  • What type of sensory receptor in the dermis is responsible for detecting light touch and texture?

  • Pacinian corpuscles
  • Eccrine glands
  • Merkel cells
  • Meissner corpuscles (correct)
  • In the dermis, which structure plays a key role in thermoregulation and the perception of pressure and vibration?

  • Pacinian corpuscles (correct)
  • Subcutaneous tissue
  • Hair follicles
  • Apocrine glands
  • Where are Meissner corpuscles mainly found?

    <p>In the papillary dermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of Pacinian corpuscles?

    <p>Detecting coarse touch and rapid vibration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of Merkel cells?

    <p>Intra-epidermal touch reception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do free nerve endings mainly occupy?

    <p>The papillary dermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer of the dermis contains arterioles, venules, and fine nerve endings from Meissner corpuscles?

    <p>Papillary dermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer of the dermis is responsible for the tone and texture of the skin, and contains skin appendages, vascular supply, nerves, and nerve endings?

    <p>Reticular dermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cells are scarce but present in the reticular dermis?

    <p>Lymphocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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