Week Four-The Dermis

Front 1

Papillae

Back 1

finger like extenstions that go into the epidermis (produces finger print)

Front 2

Receptor

Back 2

they recieve info from the outside world

Front 3

Dermis structure: dense fibrous connective tissue function?

Back 3

made of collagen and elastin which is very strong

Front 4

Dermis Structure: blood vessels function?

Back 4

provide nutrients into and out of the epidermis and dermis and to control temperature

Front 5

Dermis structure: nerves and receptors function?

Back 5

gather info about and from our environment

Front 6

dermis structure: sebaceous glands function?

Back 6

to produce oil called sebum which is released into the hair follicle to soften the hair and skin

Front 7

dermis structure: Sudoriferous Glands (apocrine gland) function?

Back 7

respond to emotional and physicological stress, source of body odor. Also, they do not have their own exit out of the epidermis, but rather joins up with a hair follicle in axillary and groin area

Front 8

dermis structure: sudoriferous glands (eccrine gland) function?

Back 8

a.ka. sweat glands. to clool off body and secrete b/c of physical heat. They have their own exit to surface

Front 9

dermis structure: pacinian corpuscles function?

Back 9

also known as receptors, but they are deep in the dermis that senses "heavy" pressure

Front 10

dermis structure: meissner corpuscles function?

Back 10

sensory receptor for "light" pressure located near the top of the dermis

Front 11

dermis structure: arrector pili muscles function?

Back 11

causes hair to stand on end b/c of physicoligcal stress and when we are cold. (attached at end of hair follicle)