What are six functions of the epidermis?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Protection against abrasion.
2. Protection from the sun's radiation.
3. First line of immune system defense.
4. Protection from water loss.
5. Protection from heat loss.
6. Covers the body; interfaces with the outside.
7. Sensory perception.
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The pyloric glands of the stomach release hydrochloric acid and other digestive juices during digestion. These glands have very short ducts and the tubes are branched. These glands are ________.
A. simple branched tubular B. simple branched alveolar C. simple coiled tubular D. unicellular
A gluteal gait, in which a person walks with a waddling limp, is usually caused by a disorder of the
A. gluteus maximus and tensor fasciae latae. B. gluteus maximus and gluteus minimus. C. gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. D. gluteus maximus and gluteus medius.
Rapid water loss from burned skin is an extreme form of ________ perspiration
A) imprudent B) non-sense C) impractical D) vacuous E) insensible
Looking at a slide of axillary skin under the microscope, you notice the presence of ________ glands that are absent on slides of the scalp.
A. apocrine B. sebaceous C. perspiration D. eccrine E. ceruminous