Why would a person born with an absence of sweat glands be very susceptible to death by exposure to heat?

Q: Describe the structure and functions of nails, hair, sweatglands, and oil glands.

A: Skin, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands form the accessory structures of the skin. Such…

Q: Does skin have DNA?

A: DNA is a double helical structure present in nucleus of a cell and contains all the necessary…

Q: Describe the two ways that skin affects body temperature regulation.

A: Introduction: The skin is considered to be the  largest organ of the body, with the total area of…

Q: What secretes sweat in the body?

A: Sweat glands produce sweat in the body. Sweat glands are tiny tubular structures of skin. They fall…

Q: What is the function of the sweat gland?

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: Sweat glands are a(n) ________ gland

A: There are mainly two types of glands in the body , exocrine glands and endocrine glands .  Exocrine…

Q: Which term describes skin which is redder than usual?

A: The skin is a protective layer covering the whole body from the outside environment and pathogens.…

Q: What is Sweat glands?

A: A group of tissue (organ) working together in order to release a biochemical substance to complete a…

Q: What is the tough, water-repellent layer of the epidermis called?

A: Skin is composed of three layers namely, the epidermis at the top, dermis at the middle, and…

Q: What is one of the main functions of the skin?

A: The skin is the largest organ of the body. It has three main layers, the epidermis, the dermis, and…

Q: why does your skin remain red after a bad sunburn.

A: Sunburn is an inflammatory reaction in the tissue due to the damage caused by overexposure to the UV…

Q: How do circulatory and integumentary system work in terms of maintaining body temperature

A: Need to determine: How circulatory system maintains body temperature How integumentary system works…

Q: Why does the use of tanning beds also increase the incidence of skin cancer?

A: Cells, the fundamental (basic) and the structural units of life perform vital processes and…

Q: Our skin contains melanocytes, which produce melanin that protects the cells from sun damage. If…

A: The integumentary system is the system that helps to study the skin, the largest organ of our body.…

Q: The outer layer of skin (epidermis) and nervous system develop from _____________. The lining of the…

A: Germ layers are the primary layers of cells that are formed during embryonic development. Chordates…

Q: What types of tissues make up the epidermis and the dermis?

A: Epidermis  is the epithelial tissue layer of the skin. Dermis  is the connective layer tissue of the…

Q: Why can eating “hot” peppers cause a person to sweat?

A: The human body is a well-oiled machine where each body part plays a specific role and to run it…

Q: why don't dogs sweat

A: Answer: Sweating : Sweating is the physiological process in humans and many animals where sweat…

Q: What, besides body temperature regulation, are some functionsof the skin?

A: Answer: Introduction: The skin is the largest organ of this system. It covers an area of 2 square…

Q: How much heat would be removed from the skin if 520 ml of sweat evaporated during a 30-minute…

A: Humans being have the ability to maintain constant body temperature ie 37 degree celcius.as the…

Q: What is the principle function of the skin?

A: Integument: Skin(Epidermis+dermis) and its derivatives make Integumented. Skin: It is the outer…

Q: Explain the turn-over of the cells in epidermis.

A: Introduction: The integumentary system consists of the skin, exocrine glands, hair, and nails. As a…

Q: Insensible perspirationa. is lost through sweat glands.b. results in heat loss from the body.c.…

A: The act of eliminating fluid insensibly through the skin pores, which later evaporates from the…

Q: If a person loses 1500 ml of salt rich sweat and drinks 1000 ml of water during the same time…

A: ADH or antidiuretic hormone is produced from the hypothalamus present in the brain. The main…

Q: What is hair cells?

A: Hair cells are also known as cochlea.

Q: Compare the structure and locations of sweat and oil glands. Also compare the composition and…

A: The specialised epithelial cells form glands and are called glandular epithelium. The gland may be…

Q: Stimulation of sweat production by the sympathetics is done so by activating what type of receptors…

A: Sweat glands are major glands in regulation of heat in the body. Hence thr sweat glands plays an…

Q: Explain the role of keratin in the skin.

A: Keratin is one type of protein found in epidermis

Q: Explain your skin’s response to a drop in body coretemperature.

A: The normal temperature range of the body is 36.5 to 37.4o C. The temperature varies depending on the…

Q: the types of cells found in the epidermis and explain their functions

A: Epidermis is the outermost layer  of the three layers that make up the skin, the inner layers are…

Q: Occasionally an individual will not be able to produce sweat and can overheat, potentially suffering…

A: Body maintains homeostasis of temperature, pH (potential of hydrogen), acid-base balance. There are…

Q: Distinguish between the activities necessary to heal a wound in the epidermis and those necessary to…

A: Skin is considered as the largest organ of the body that plays a vital role in safeguarding the body…

Q: In which layer of skin are sweat glands usually located?

A: All the multicellular animals are composed of different types of cells. Groups of cells are similar…

Q: How does the skin help regulate body temperature

A: The skin is the outer protective covering of the body. The skin and its accessory structures such as…

Q: Why is muscle tissue red?

A: Muscle tissues are of three types - Cardiac Skeletal Smooth These muscle fibers have a…

Q: What gland is responsible for secreting water and salt for temperature regulation? Group of answer…

A: Glands secrete certain substances in response to a particular stimulus. They could be of two types…

Q: 1a.How many layers of epidermis are found in thin skin? b. What are the most numerous sudoriferous…

A: Skin is composed of multiple layers held together by connective tissue. The two main layers of the…

Q: Which cells of the epidermis produce the pigment of the skin? What glands are associated with hair…

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Q: List the functions of human skin

A: The biggest organ in the body is the skin. The epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer are its…

Q: What is the function ofkeratin in the epidermis?

A: Introduction  Our body is formed of various cells. These large number of cells are arranged in a…

Q: The autonomic nervous system is a part of the nervous system that can be activated when we are…

A: BASIC INFORMATION   NERVOUS SYSTEM    • it is of two types namely Central nervous system (CNS) and…

Q: Hair follicles, blood vessels, nerve endings, piloerector muscles, and collagen are all located in…

A: Skin, one of the major sense organ and the first line of defense from the harmful substances of the…

Q: List and describe the four cell types found in the epidermis.

A: Epidermis is the outermost layer of the three layers of skin, the inner layers are dermis and…

Q: How is perspiration level related to body temperature? How is perspiration related to homeostasis?

A: Maintaining the steady-state of the environment is called homeostasis.

Q: sweat glands exocrine or endocrine?

A: Exocrine and ductless glands are two separate types of glands that both emit chemical compounds.…

Q: . Hair is an appendage of the skin, growing out of anorgan known as the ___________.

A: The appendages derived from the skin include hair, glands, and nails. They are attached to the…