ANP 1106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Arrector Pili Muscle, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Spinosum
10 Dec 2016
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Chapter 5: the integumentary system: while walking barefoot in a barn, jeremy stepped on a rusty nail that penetrated the epidermis on the sole of his foot. Name the layers the nail pierced from the superficial skin surface to the junction with the dermis. The skin is subjected to a lot of abrasion and physical trauma. Fatty tissue in the hypodermis gives it insulating and shock absorbing properties: you ha(cid:448)e just gotten a paper (cid:272)ut. It is (cid:448)ery painful (cid:271)ut it doesn t (cid:271)leed. Because there is no bleeding, the cut has penetrated into the avascular epidermis only: melanin and carotene are two pigments that contribute to skin color. Sebaceous (oil) glands and apocrine glands are associated with hair follicles: when anthony returned home from a run in 85 f weather, his face was dripping with sweat. Heat induced sweating occurs all over the body when we are overheated.
