Fill in the gaps: Hair is responsible for heat _______ and air insulation as well as sensory _______ like whiskers. Erector muscles respond to the external temperature to _______.
Stabilisation.
Antenna.
Thermoregulation.
Retention.
Anatomy.
Stability.
How much skin does an average human have?
2sq meters.
4sq meters.
10 sq meters.
100 sq meters.
What is the top layer of the skin?
Epidermis.
Dermis.
Subdermal layer.
What is the middle layer of the skin?
What is the last, deepest, layer?
Tick those that apply to the epidermis:
Constantly shed.
Dead skin cells.
Has sweat and oil glands.
Synthesis of vitamin D.
Synthesis of vitamin A.
Growth site of hair follicles.
True of false? The sebaceous glands are based in the dermis and are associated with hair and sebum.
What layer is responsible for insulation?
Sub dermal.
What is sensation?
The conscious awareness of changes.
The subconscious awareness of changes.
Both.
Neither.
What is perception?
The conscious interpretation of sensation.
The unconscious interpretation of sensation.
What is the ruffini corpuscle responsible for?
Sensation of warmth and stretching of the skin.
Vibration and deep pressure.
Steady pressure.
What is the pacinian corpuscle responsible for?
What is the merkel receptors reasonable for?
