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Skin Glands, Hair, & Nails Notes Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Oil glands that are found all over the skin, except on the palms and soles, are called _____.
a)
merocrine glands
b)
sebaceous glands
c)
apocrine glands
d)
sweat glands
2.
Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the ______ muscle
a)
Arrector pili
b)
Apocrine
c)
Eccrine
d)
Sebaceous
3.
The sweat gland that produces "stinky" sweat is the 
a)
Apocrine gland
b)
Eccrine gland
c)
Sudoriferous gland
d)
Sebaceous gland
4.

Sudoriferous Glands refer to

a)

Exocrine glands

b)

Oil glands

c)

Sweat glands

d)

Hair glands

5.

The end portion of the nail plate that reaches over the fingertip is called the _________.

a)

free edge

b)

nail root

c)

nail extension

d)

nail fold

6.

The whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail is known as the __________.

a)

free edge

b)

bed epithelium

c)

eponychium

d)

lunula

7.

The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area is known as the __________.

a)

hyponychium

b)

nail bed

c)

mantle

d)

eponychium

8.

Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands and sebaceous glands?

a)

epidermis

b)

dermis

c)

hypodermis

d)

hyperdermis

9.

What part of a hair can be seen?

a)

Follicle

b)

Matrix

c)

Root

d)

Shaft

10.

Produce secretions of fatty acids and protein.

a)

Sebaceous Gland

b)

Apocrine Gland

c)

Merocrine Gland

d)

Sweat

e)

Sebum