ANPH 1001 - MIDTERM 2 ACTUAL 2025/26 VERFIED QUESTIONS &
ACCURATE ANSWERS A+ RATED
Process of hair growth
Begins with the cells deep in the hair follicle at the hair bulb
growing by mitosis and nourished by blood vessels
How does hair grow?
In cycles and rests in-between.
Grows for 3 years, rest for 1-2 years
Types of hair textures
Straight
Curly
Tightly curly
Due to genetics
Hair in the alpha karatin chain
Hair is elastic
Hair in the beta keratin chain
Hair is stretched
Why does grey occur?
Pigment is absent in the cortex
,Why does white hair occur?
Absence of pigment and air bubbles in the shaft
What factor cause grey hair?
Heredity and unknown factors
What are nails?
Modification of horny epithelial cells composed of keratin
What is the lunula?
White crescent at the end of each nail
Why does lunula exist?
Air mixes with keratin matrix
What is a nail body?
The visible part of a nail
What is a nail root?
The part of the nail body attached to the nail bed
Where do nails grow from?
The nail bed
What is the cuticle?
,Stratum corneum that extends over the nail body
Where do sebaceous glands develop?
The walls of hair follicles
What is sebum?
Oily substance that is responsible for lubricating the surface of
our skin and moisturizes
What do sebaceous secretions consist of?
Sebum
What system controls sebaceous secretions?
Endocrine system
Increases during puberty and decreases in adulthood
What are sweat glands?
Simple tubular glands found in most parts of the body
Where are sweat glands not found?
Margins of the lips
Head of the penis
Where are sweat glands most numerous?
In hand palms and soles of feet
, What does the sweat gland consist of?
Secretory portion
Excretory duct
Where is the secretory portion of skin found?
Deep dermis
Occasionally in the subcutaneous tissue
Blind tube twisted and coiled on itself
What portion produces sweat?
Secretory portion
What does the excretory duct do?
Spirals up through the dermis into the epidermis and finally
opens up on the surface of the skin
What is the most common & most numerous sweat gland?
Eccrine sweat gland
What is smaller group of sweat glands called?
Apocrine sweat gland
Where are the apocrine sweat glands found?
Armpits, scrotum, labia majora, around anus
ACCURATE ANSWERS A+ RATED
Process of hair growth
Begins with the cells deep in the hair follicle at the hair bulb
growing by mitosis and nourished by blood vessels
How does hair grow?
In cycles and rests in-between.
Grows for 3 years, rest for 1-2 years
Types of hair textures
Straight
Curly
Tightly curly
Due to genetics
Hair in the alpha karatin chain
Hair is elastic
Hair in the beta keratin chain
Hair is stretched
Why does grey occur?
Pigment is absent in the cortex
,Why does white hair occur?
Absence of pigment and air bubbles in the shaft
What factor cause grey hair?
Heredity and unknown factors
What are nails?
Modification of horny epithelial cells composed of keratin
What is the lunula?
White crescent at the end of each nail
Why does lunula exist?
Air mixes with keratin matrix
What is a nail body?
The visible part of a nail
What is a nail root?
The part of the nail body attached to the nail bed
Where do nails grow from?
The nail bed
What is the cuticle?
,Stratum corneum that extends over the nail body
Where do sebaceous glands develop?
The walls of hair follicles
What is sebum?
Oily substance that is responsible for lubricating the surface of
our skin and moisturizes
What do sebaceous secretions consist of?
Sebum
What system controls sebaceous secretions?
Endocrine system
Increases during puberty and decreases in adulthood
What are sweat glands?
Simple tubular glands found in most parts of the body
Where are sweat glands not found?
Margins of the lips
Head of the penis
Where are sweat glands most numerous?
In hand palms and soles of feet
, What does the sweat gland consist of?
Secretory portion
Excretory duct
Where is the secretory portion of skin found?
Deep dermis
Occasionally in the subcutaneous tissue
Blind tube twisted and coiled on itself
What portion produces sweat?
Secretory portion
What does the excretory duct do?
Spirals up through the dermis into the epidermis and finally
opens up on the surface of the skin
What is the most common & most numerous sweat gland?
Eccrine sweat gland
What is smaller group of sweat glands called?
Apocrine sweat gland
Where are the apocrine sweat glands found?
Armpits, scrotum, labia majora, around anus
