Anatomy Questions
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The base where a hair follicle originates in the skin is known as the _____.
The contraction of the piloerector muscles (pilomotor muscle or arrector pili) in humans causes _____.
Blood vessels in the _____ provide a hair with its sole source of nutrition.
Mammary glands are modified _____ glands that develop within the female breasts.
The narrow zone of dead skin overhanging the proximal end of a nail is called the _____.
The reddish color of the skin of the lips is primarily due to the presence of which pigment?
A hair cycle consists of three developmental stages in which order?
Looking at a slide of thin skin under the microscope, you note that the stratum basale is the _____ layer of the epidermis in from the surface.
Calluses or corns are the result of accelerated multiplication by _____.
Which of the skin layers is the most superficial?
Which layer of the epidermis consists of up to 30 layers of dead cells?
The fastest rate of mitosis happens in the _____.
Which cell is largely responsible for skin color?
What type of tissue is found in the most superficial layer of skin?
Leather is made of the _____ layer of the dermis?
Which cells stand guard against toxins, microbes and other pathogens?
In which of the skin layers would a subcutaneous injection be administered?
The three forms of skin cancer are defined by the types of cells from which they originate.
Debridement is not necessary to infection control
Hair and nails are composed of collagen.