Question

1....If someone has dry, brittle hair, what might be a possible explanation?

reduced activity of sebaceous glands

reduced activity of ceruminous glands

reduced activity of eccrine sweat glands

reduced activity of mammary glands

a....Merocrine sweat glands are most abundant in the __________.

palms of the hands

nipple area

ear canal

axilla

b...Hair growth is due to the continual division of the basal cells of the __________.

hair root

hair matrix

hair papilla

hair shaft

c.....Which gland produces a sticky, cloudy, sometimes smelly secretion?

ceruminous gland

eccrine sweat gland

sebaceous gland

apocrine sweat gland

d.....Sheila is an American Indian, Jordan is an African American, and Melissa is Asian American. List these individuals in the order of who has the most melanocytes to who has the least.

The order does not matter because they all have roughly the same number of melanocytes.

Sheila, Jordan, Melissa

Jordan, Melissa, Sheila

Jordan, Sheila, Melissa

Answer 1

1. If someone has dry, brittle hair, what might be a possible explanation?

reduced activity of sebaceous glands

Explanation:They produce sebum which lubrictes and protects skin and hair

a. Merocrine sweat glands are most abundant in the

palms of the hands

Explanation: They secrete a watery fluid directly onto the surface of the skin

b.Hair growth is due to the continual division of the basal cells of the

hair matrix

c.Which gland produces a sticky, cloudy, sometimes smelly secretion?

Apocrine sweat glands

Explanation:They are coiled tubular glands found in armpits, around nipples and around the pubic region.

d.Sheila is an American Indian, Jordan is an African American, and Melissa is Asian American. List these individuals in the order of who has the most melanocytes to who has the least.

The order does not matter because they all have roughly the same number of melanocytes