Skin Structure

The hair under the skin lies in a tube-like structure called the...

• medulla

• hair tubucle

• hair shaft

• hair follicle

Cells in your nails are full of...

• reticular fibers

• collagen fibers

• elastic fibers

• keratin

The skin at the very base of your nail that acts a seal (where the nail meets the skin) is called the...

• nail matrix

• nail bed

• lunula

• cuticle

The epidermis (skin) that resides underneath your nail is known as the...

• nail matrix

• nail bed

• lunula

• cuticle

Glands in the skin secrete substances onto the hair/skin through small holes called...

• follicles

• glands

• pores

• receptors

Sebaceous glands are located...

• On the hair follicle

• In the epidermis

• In the hypodermis

• On the arrector pili

Sensory receptors...

• Secrete substances

• Provide a barrier

• Detect stimuli

• Protect

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which skin receptors sense pain?

• Thermoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Nociceptor

• Photoreceptors

Ruffini's Endings mainly detect...

• Touch

• Pressure and vibration

• Stretch

• Pain

The purpose of goosebumps is...

• To intimidate others

• Thermoregulation

• Sensation

• Secretion of fluids