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Oct 10, 2020 · which of the following terms means "an agent that promotes growth of hair"? ... An infection of a hair follicle, more commonly known as a boil, is which of the following? ... Inflammation of the subcutaneous layer of the skin is known as _____. cellulitis. A(n) _____ is a medication used to kill mites associated with scabies. ...
The brief transition. Between the growth and resting phase of a hair follicle. It's signals the end of the anagen phase during this phase the follicle canal shrinks and detaches from the dermal papilla. The hair bulb disappears in the shrunken route and forms a rounded club. Less than 1% of scalp hair is in this phase at any time.
Which of the following statements concerning hair is false? A) The medulla is the soft core of the hair. ... The network of sensory nerves that surrounds the base of each hair follicle is the. root hair plexus. ... Sets with similar terms. A&P Chapter 5. 62 terms. kpardo36. Chapter 5 Mastering A&P. 69 terms. MaggieMoll. hn anatomy test 5.
Tinea capit is. Is superficial fungal infection caused by a variety of dermatophytes that commonly affect the skin and is primarily limited to the bearded areas of the face and neck or around the scalp. Tine a fa vosa. Also known as Tinea fa vus is characterized by dry sulfur yellow cuplike crust on the scalp.
Also known as the resting phase is the final phase in the hair cycle and last until the fully grown hair is shed. The hair is either shed during the this phase or remains in place until the next anagen phase when the new hair growing in pushes it out. A little less than 10% of scalp hair is in this phase at any one time.
COHNS elements. The major elements that make up human hair or carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur are often referred to as the. 51%.
Explanation: The skin consists of two layers: a stratified squamous epithelium called the epidermis and a deeper connective tissue layer called the dermis. Below the dermis is another connective tissue layer, the hypodermis, which is not part of the skin.
Label the parts of the hair and hair follicle. A hair is divisible into three zones along its length: (1) the bulb, a swelling at the base where the hair originates ; (2) the root, which is the remainder of the hair within the follicle; and (3) the shaft, which is the portion above the skin surface.
The stratum lucidum is a thin zone superficial to the stratum granulosum, seen only in thick skin. The stratum corneum consists of up to 30 layers of dead, scaly, keratinized cells that form a durable surface layer. Label the cell types found in the skin. The epidermis is composed of five types of cells.
There are two forms of melanin: a brownish black eumelanin and a reddish yellow sulfur-containing pigment, pheomelanin. Skin color also varies with exposure to the UV rays of sunlight, which stimulate melanin synthesis and darken the skin. Drag each label to the cell type it describes. -Receptors for touch.
Terminal hair is longer, coarser , and usually more heavily pigmented.
People of different skin colors have essentially the same number of melanocytes, but in dark skin, the melanocytes produce greater quantities of melanin. Variations in ancestral exposure to UV radiation are the primary reason for the geographic and ethnic variation in skin color today.