Name the following.
A slender, thread-like outgrowth of the skin arises from the hair follicle. (Hair bulb/Hair shaft/Hair papilla)
Important Questions on Skin and Their Functions
Name the following.
The only living tissue of the hair. (Hair shaft/Hair root/Hair bulb)
Name the following.
The colour pigments of the skin and hair. (Melanin/Keratin/Sebum)
Name the following.
The half-moon-shaped visible part of the nail. (Plate/Matrix/Bed)
Name the following.
A type of sweat gland which directly opens on the surface of the skin. (Apocrine sweat gland/Eccrine sweat gland/Merocrine sweat gland)
Name the following.
A process of heat regulation occurs due to the narrowing of blood vessels. (Vasoconstriction/Vasodilation/Inflammation)
Name the following.
A heat-regulating centre present in the brain. (Hippocampus/Pituitary gland/Hypothalamus)
