Hair Glands and Nails

These flashcards cover the key terms and concepts related to hair glands and nails, as discussed in the lecture.

Accessory Structures

Structures that accompany hair, including muscles and glands.

Erector Pili

Tiny muscles that contract to make hair stand up, creating goosebumps.

Sebaceous Glands

Oil glands associated with hair follicles that secrete sebum.

Lanugo

Soft, fine hair that covers a baby at birth.

Vellus Hair

Pale, fine body hair found in children and women.

Terminal Hair

Thicker hair, such as scalp hair and pubic hair, influenced by androgens.

Apocrine Sweat Glands

Sweat glands associated with hair follicles, found in armpits and anogenital areas.

Eccrine Sweat Glands

Sweat glands not associated with hair follicles, primarily in palms and soles.

Insensible Perspiration

Slow, unnoticed water loss through the skin.

Sensible Perspiration

Sweat that is noticeable and felt, usually during heat.

Turgor

The skin's ability to return to its normal state after being pinched.

Holocrine Secretion

A type of secretion where the entire cell breaks down to release its substance.

Ceruminous Glands

Glands that produce earwax, also a type of apocrine secretion.

Mammary Glands

Glands that produce milk in females, another form of apocrine secretion.

Comedone

A clogged sebaceous gland; can be a blackhead or whitehead.