OUTCOME 3.2: Cutaneous Appendages

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What is the primary function of the arrector muscles of hair?

Production of melanin granules

Improvement of thermal isolation (correct)

Regulation of body temperature

Lubrication of the skin

What type of sweat glands produce a more watery sweat directly onto the skin?

Sebaceous sweat glands

Ceruminous sweat glands

Eccrine sweat glands (correct)

Apocrine sweat glands

In which region of the body are mammary glands typically located in horses and ruminants?

Lumbar region

Thoracic to inguinal region

Abdominal region

Restricted to the groin, collectively referred to as the udder (correct)

What is the primary function of sebaceous glands in the integument?

Production of fatty secretion (sebum) and mix with secretion of apocrine sweat glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the arrangement of hair bundles in a specific direction?

Hair streams Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the modification of guard hairs found on the head and at the carpus of a cat?

Tactile hairs Signup and view all the answers

What type of glands are mammary glands modified from?

Sweat glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the structure that comprises a body and a teat in mammary glands?

Mammary unit Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the apocrine sweat glands in horses?

Production of an albuminous sweat that provides individual odour Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the structure that consists of one or several mammary units in mammary glands?

Mammary complex Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the suspensory apparatus of the mammary gland?

To support the mammary gland against the trunk Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of the mammary body?

Composed of lobules with alveoli Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the lactiferous ducts in the mammary gland?

To convey milk to the lactiferous sinus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the sinus that holds the bulk of milk and extends into the teat?

Teat sinus Signup and view all the answers

How many mammary complexes are typically found in bitches?

8-12 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the first milk produced by the mammary gland after parturition?

Colostrum Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary component of the mammary complex?

Mammary units Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the division of the mammary gland into left and right sides?

Intermammary groove Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the duct system in the mammary gland?

To convey milk to the lactiferous sinus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the structure that encloses the distal phalanx and forms claws, hooves, or nails?

Horny enclosure Signup and view all the answers

OUTCOME 3.2: Cutaneous Appendages - Hair Structure

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