Ch 7 study statements

Question 1

Keratohyalin is a precursor to

Answer 1

eleidin

Question 2

Where are arrector pili muscles located in relation to the hair follicle?

Answer 2

The acute side

Question 3

Which layer of the skin contains Merkel cells?

Answer 3

Epidermis

Question 3

What is the papillary plexus?

Answer 3

a network of blood vessels in dermal papillae in contact with the epidermis

Question 3

What role does filaggrin play in keratinization?

Answer 3

convert keratin tonofilaments become keratin fibrils

Question 4

___________ skin have/has eleidin stages of keratinization.

Answer 4

Thin and thick

Question 5

Which hair type has longer anagen stages?

Answer 5

Scalp hairs