Name the two regions of the dermis
Papilliary region
Reticular epidermis
Vascular epidermis
Subacious epidermis
What causes fingerprints?
The papillary region projecting down into the dermis
The papillary region projecting up into the epidermis
What is produced by the fibroblasts of the dermis?
Collagen
Actin
Myosin
What is the role of the fibres produced by the dermis?
Strength
Elasticity
The laying down of scar tissue
What muscle pulls the hair into a standing position?
Erector pili
Erector foli
Erector apocri
What is produced by the subacious gland?
Sebum
Sweat
Macrophages
What differentiates an apocrine sweat gland from an eccrine sweat gland?
Eccrine glands secrete sweat to the skin
Eccrine glands are deeper than apocrine
Apocrine glands produced sweat for thermoregulation
Apocrine glands secrete sweat with antibacterial properties
Eccrine glands produce sweat with an odor
