Integumentary System Overview
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Which component of the skin contains modified sweat glands that secrete cerumen?

  • Hair follicle
  • Apocrine sweat gland
  • Sebaceous gland
  • Ceruminous gland (correct)

    • What type of sweat glands open into hair follicles?

  • Sebaceous glands
  • Eccrine sweat glands
  • Apocrine sweat glands (correct)
  • Ceruminous glands

    • Which structure is responsible for producing new nails through cell division?

  • Root
  • Matrix (correct)
  • Lunula
  • Cuticle

    • What is the main function of eccrine sweat glands?

    <p>To help regulate body temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the nail covers the terminal portions of the fingers and toes?

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

    What are the principal parts of the skin?

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

    Which cells are included in the epidermal layer of the skin?

    <p>Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What gives skin its color?

    <p>Melanin, carotene, and hemoglobin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What structures develop from the epidermis of an embryo?

    <p>Hair, skin glands, and nails</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does continuous cell division occur in the skin?

    <p>Stratum basale</p> Signup and view all the answers

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