Level 3 Animal Management Easter Self-Study Quiz

Identify the skin glands in the image.

a

b

sebaceous gland

eccrine sweat gland

Drag the properties of the three layer of the skin to the appropriate layer.

Groups:

(a) Epidermis

,

(b) Dermis

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(c) Subcutaneous Layer

• Protects the body from pathogens

• Contains fat tissue for insulation and shape

• Contains glands to help regulate body temperature

• Waterproof properties

• Outer layer

• Inner layer

• Elastic properties

• Middle layer

• Made of connective tissue

• Conaints hair follicles, nerves and blood vessels

Identify the muscle labeled A in the image.

• Arrector pili muscle

• Hair follicle muscle

• Sensory muscle

• Epidermis muscle

The skin and its appendages are collectively know as the...

Match the gland to the substance it secretes.

• Sebaceous Gland

• Sweat

• Sudoriferous Gland

• Ear wax

• Ceruminous Gland

• Sebum

The sudoriferous, sebaceous and ceruminous glands are types of​ (a)   .

• exocrine glands
• endocrine glands

Hair is made of​ (a)   .

• keratin
• bone
• skin

Drag the properties of the different hair types to the appropriate hair type.

Groups:

(a) Downy Hair

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(b) Guard Hair

• Close to the skin

• Good for insulation

• Make up the top coat

• Make up the undercoat

• Can influence an animal's appearance

• Helps prevent injury

• Soft

• 1 in each follicle

• 6-12 in each follicle

• Dense and Finer

• Long

• Coarse and Thicker

Match the integumentary appendage to its properties.

• Hollow keratinised cells

• Antlers

• Form on top of the dermis

• Nails

• Covered in keratinised epithelium tissue

• Goat horns

• Hollow keratin surrounding a bone mass

• Rhino horns

• Made of bone

• Claws and Hooves

In response to high temperatures, blood vessels undergo​ (a)   , which allows more blood to enter capillaries in the skin and increase heat loss.

In response to low temperatures, blood vessels undergo​ (b)   ​ , which reduces blood flow in skin capillaries and reduces heat loss.

• vasodilation
• vasoconstriction