Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134320762
Author: Frederic H. Martini, Robert B. Tallitsch, Judi L. Nath
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 8RFT
Match each numbered item with the most closely related lettered item.
sweat gland .......................................
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Sweat glands that communicate with hair follicles in the armpits and produce an odorous secretion are: (a) apocrine glands. (c) sebaceous glands. (b) eccrine glands. (d) a, b, and c are correct.
When sweat evaporates from the surface of the skin, the skin cools down.
Sweat helps the body maintain homeostasis with respect to temperature.
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In elderly people, blood supply to the dermis is reduced and sweat glands are less active. This combination of factors would most affect the, : (a) ability to thermoregulate. (b) ability to heal injured skin. (c) ease with which the skin is injured. (d) physical characteristics of the skin. (e) ability to grow hair.
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Human Anatomy (9th Edition)
Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Match each numbered item with the most closely...Ch. 4 - Prob. 9RFTCh. 4 - Label the following structures on the accompanying...
Ch. 4 - The effects of aging on the skin include (a) a...Ch. 4 - Prob. 12RFTCh. 4 - Label the following structures on the accompanying...Ch. 4 - Prob. 14RFTCh. 4 - 15. The layer of the epidermis that contains cells...Ch. 4 - Prob. 16RFTCh. 4 - Prob. 17RFTCh. 4 - Prob. 18RFTCh. 4 - Prob. 19RFTCh. 4 - Explain why fair-skinned individuals have greater...Ch. 4 - Prob. 2RCCh. 4 - Weight lifters often have stretch marks. Explain...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4RCCh. 4 - 5. List the characteristics that make the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 6RCCh. 4 - 7. Explain what is happening to a person who is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 8RCCh. 4 - 1. You are about to undergo surgery. Explain why...Ch. 4 - Prob. 2CT
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