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D312 A&P 1 WITH LAB STUDYGUIDE SECTION 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which sensation is sensed by nociceptor? - ANSWER-Extreme
temperature, physical, chemical or mechanical irritation
Which sensation is sensed by ruffini? - ANSWER-Stretching
Which sensation is sensed by root hair plexus? - ANSWER-
Movement of hair
Define sebaceous glands - ANSWER-Glands that secrete oils to
lubricate and protect the skin and hair
Define sweat glands - ANSWER-Glands that secrete salt and
water as sweat
Define ceruminous glands - ANSWER-Modified apocrine sweat
glands located deep in the auditory canal of the external ear
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Define sebum - ANSWER-Oily substance that is composed of a
mixture of lipids that lubricate the skin and hair
Define sudoriferous gland - ANSWER-Sweat gland
Define eccrine sweat gland - ANSWER-Type of sweat gland that
is common throughout the skin surface; it produces a hypotonic
sweat for thermoregulation
Define apocrine sweat gland - ANSWER-Type of sweat gland that
is associated with hair follicles in the armpits and genital regions
Define hair follicles - ANSWER-Cavity or sac from which hair
originates
Define shaft - ANSWER-The part of the hair that is not anchored
to the follicle
Define root - ANSWER-The part of the hair that is anchored in the
follicle
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Define bulb - ANSWER-Hair root that ends deep in the dermis
Define medulla - ANSWER-The innermost layer of the hair shaft
Define cortex - ANSWER-Layers of elongated cells surrounding
the medulla, forming a significant part of the hair structure
Define cuticle - ANSWER-The outermost layer of a hair strand
Define matrix - ANSWER-Layer of mitotically active basal cells
Define hair papilla - ANSWER-Mass of connective tissue, blood
capillaries and nerve endings at the base of the hair follicle
Define arrector pili - ANSWER-Smoother muscle that is activated
in response to external stimuli that pull on hair follicles and make
the hair "stand up"
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Define anagen - ANSWER-Active phase of the hair growth cycle
Define catagen - ANSWER-Transitional phase making the end of
the anagen phase of the hair growth cycle
Define telogen - ANSWER-Resting phase of the hair growth cycle
initiated with Catagen and terminated by the beginning of a new
anagen phase of hair growth
Define nail - ANSWER-A clear plate of dead keratinized epidermis
cells
Define nail body - ANSWER-Translucent, visible portion of the
fingernail that lies dorsally at the distal end if the digit
Define nail bed - ANSWER-The layer of the epidermis upon which
the nail forms
Define nail root - ANSWER-Part of the nail that is lodged deep in
the epidermis from which the nail grows
D312 A&P 1 WITH LAB STUDYGUIDE SECTION 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which sensation is sensed by nociceptor? - ANSWER-Extreme
temperature, physical, chemical or mechanical irritation
Which sensation is sensed by ruffini? - ANSWER-Stretching
Which sensation is sensed by root hair plexus? - ANSWER-
Movement of hair
Define sebaceous glands - ANSWER-Glands that secrete oils to
lubricate and protect the skin and hair
Define sweat glands - ANSWER-Glands that secrete salt and
water as sweat
Define ceruminous glands - ANSWER-Modified apocrine sweat
glands located deep in the auditory canal of the external ear
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Define sebum - ANSWER-Oily substance that is composed of a
mixture of lipids that lubricate the skin and hair
Define sudoriferous gland - ANSWER-Sweat gland
Define eccrine sweat gland - ANSWER-Type of sweat gland that
is common throughout the skin surface; it produces a hypotonic
sweat for thermoregulation
Define apocrine sweat gland - ANSWER-Type of sweat gland that
is associated with hair follicles in the armpits and genital regions
Define hair follicles - ANSWER-Cavity or sac from which hair
originates
Define shaft - ANSWER-The part of the hair that is not anchored
to the follicle
Define root - ANSWER-The part of the hair that is anchored in the
follicle
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Define bulb - ANSWER-Hair root that ends deep in the dermis
Define medulla - ANSWER-The innermost layer of the hair shaft
Define cortex - ANSWER-Layers of elongated cells surrounding
the medulla, forming a significant part of the hair structure
Define cuticle - ANSWER-The outermost layer of a hair strand
Define matrix - ANSWER-Layer of mitotically active basal cells
Define hair papilla - ANSWER-Mass of connective tissue, blood
capillaries and nerve endings at the base of the hair follicle
Define arrector pili - ANSWER-Smoother muscle that is activated
in response to external stimuli that pull on hair follicles and make
the hair "stand up"
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Define anagen - ANSWER-Active phase of the hair growth cycle
Define catagen - ANSWER-Transitional phase making the end of
the anagen phase of the hair growth cycle
Define telogen - ANSWER-Resting phase of the hair growth cycle
initiated with Catagen and terminated by the beginning of a new
anagen phase of hair growth
Define nail - ANSWER-A clear plate of dead keratinized epidermis
cells
Define nail body - ANSWER-Translucent, visible portion of the
fingernail that lies dorsally at the distal end if the digit
Define nail bed - ANSWER-The layer of the epidermis upon which
the nail forms
Define nail root - ANSWER-Part of the nail that is lodged deep in
the epidermis from which the nail grows
