Match Each Term with Its Description or Definition

question 102

Multiple Choice

Match each term with its description or definition.
-most numerous gland of the skin; produces a transparent,watery liquid

• A)Hair papilla
• B)Radiation
• C)Apocrine gland
• D)Lanugo
• E)Convection
• F)Germinal matrix
• G)Sebaceous gland
• H)Eccrine gland
• I)Conduction
• J)Ceruminous gland

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Definitions:

Thalamus

A brain structure that relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, and regulates consciousness, sleep, and alertness.

Nodes of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath of a nerve fiber that facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses along the axon.

Axon Hillock

The cone-shaped area of the neuron cell body from which the axon originates, crucial for the initiation of nerve signals.

Neurofibrils

Fine, thread-like structures within nerve cells that provide support and conduct electrical signals throughout the neuron.