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30 Cards in this Set
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sudoriferous glands are the least numerous glands on the body . True or false
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false
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sudoriferous glands control what two things?
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temperature regulation and waste
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suderiferous glands excrete waste in the form of.............
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water, urea and salt
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ecrine means to
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secrete
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apocrine means
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to be secreted
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the two types of sudoriferous glands are ___________ and __________.
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ecrine and apocrine
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ecrine glands are found
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everywhere
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ecrine glands secrete mostly
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h2o
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apocrine glands are found in the ________, ____________, __________, and _________.
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axilla, groin , ears, mammeries
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apocrine glands secrete ______ and ______ and ________ _______.
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h2o, urea, sodium chloride
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ciliary glands are found at the
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edges of the eyelids
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The purpose of the ciliary glands is unknown. True of false?
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true
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There are how many sweat glands per square inch on the palm of the hand?
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3,000
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sebaceous glands secrete
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oil
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the function of sebaceous glands is to
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lubricate
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There are how many sebaceous glands attached to each hair follicle?
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two
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Hair is pretty much...
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useless :)
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Hiar follicles develop from the ________.
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epidermis
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What is found under each hair follicle
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papillae
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The root is the part of the hair embedded in the ________.
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dermis
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What is the hair outside the epidermis called?
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The shaft
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The muscle that stands hair up on end, hold in heat and prduces heat by contration is called the ___________ ________.
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arrector pilli
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The purpose of the arrector pilli is to ..........
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contract to hold in heat, produce heat from the contraction
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The hair follicle develops from the what layer of the epidermis?
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germinal layer
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Nails are what type of cells converted to hard keratin.
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epidermal
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epidermal cells are converted to hard _______.
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keratin
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The funtion of a finger nail is to
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protect
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The nail body is the ....
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visible area
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The white crescent on the nail is also called the
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lunula
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The nail bed contains
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cappilarys
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