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Human Skin Structure

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Which type of mechanoreceptor is located in the dermis and detects stretch of the skin?

Meissner's corpuscle

Ruffini's corpuscle (correct)

Free nerve endings

Pacinian corpuscle

What is the function of eccrine sweat glands?

To detect pressure and vibration

To monitor skin stretch

To regulate temperature (correct)

To produce sebum

Where are apocrine sweat glands typically located?

In the axilla, areola, nipple, anus, and external genitalia (correct)

On the scalp and arms

On the palms of the hands and soles of the feet

On the face and neck

What is the shape of Meissner's corpuscle?

Cylindrical Signup and view all the answers

What type of secretion do apocrine sweat glands produce?

A protein-rich secretion Signup and view all the answers

Where are Pacinian corpuscles typically found?

In the hypodermis Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the structure that surrounds collagen fibers in Ruffini's corpuscle?

Spindle-shaped structure Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of sebaceous glands?

To produce sebum Signup and view all the answers

What type of epithelium lines the duct of eccrine sweat glands?

Stratified cuboidal epithelium Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process by which apocrine sweat glands release their secretion?

Merocrine secretion Signup and view all the answers

Human Skin Structure

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Questions and Answers

Which type of mechanoreceptor is located in the dermis and detects stretch of the skin?

What is the function of eccrine sweat glands?

Where are apocrine sweat glands typically located?

What is the shape of Meissner's corpuscle?

What type of secretion do apocrine sweat glands produce?

Where are Pacinian corpuscles typically found?

What is the name of the structure that surrounds collagen fibers in Ruffini's corpuscle?

What is the function of sebaceous glands?

What type of epithelium lines the duct of eccrine sweat glands?

What is the name of the process by which apocrine sweat glands release their secretion?

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