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The skin is selectively permeable
True/False

True

What is the term for "shedding of skin"

Ecdysis

Define:
Melanin

Melanin:
Determins skin colour, the lighter the skin colour the less melanin there is.

Name the 3 layers of skin

Epidermis: most superficial layer
Dermis: middle layer, contains blood vessels, nerve fibers
Subcutaneous: deepest layer - contains connective tissue

Name 2 types of glands and what they do.

Sebaceous gland - secretes an oily substance called sebum
Sweat gland - secretes sweat

Horns, tell me about them.

True horns only found in Bovdae and ovidae - don't shed

Antlers, tell me about them too.

true antlers shed annually - found in reindeer, deer, and moose.
Reindeer - males shed in December - females shed in April