Name/Nobre: Tabalba, Marc Ariadne Date/Fecha: June 4, 2023

Course and Section/Curso y Sección: BS-Psychology 3-2 P

Activity V: Integumentary
Actividad V: Tegumentaria

Epidermis

Stratum Granulosum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Basale
Dermal Pepilla

Epidermal Ridge

Questions:
Preguntas:

1. How does the skin of your palm differ from that on the back
(posterior) of your hand?

Answer:

The skin on your palm is in fact thick. Whereas the back of your
hand has thin skin that develops hair and has nerve endings closer
to the surface, think skin has an additional layer of skin for
protection and does not grow hair. Because the anterior layer of
skin is thinner, it contains less hair. Because it has a thicker
layer of skin, the back of your forearm has more hair.
2. Describe the differences you observed in the type and distribution
of hair on the front (anterior) and back (posterior) of your
forearm.

Answer:

The forearm is much softer and has very little hair. The back is
rougher and has more hair. The anterior area of the forearm, on the
other hand, contains more hair because it has a thicker layer of
skin than the posterior section. The posterior region, on the other
hand, has fewer and thinner layers than the anterior region,
resulting in less hair.

3. Explain how a hair is formed.

Answer:

Epidermal cells near the hair follicle's base dive and develop,
pushing older cells outward; as these cells die, they create
keratinized hair. Hair, like skin, is formed by the fast division
and differentiation of stem cells, which create keratinocytes, which
migrate, flatten, and die, resulting in keratinized cells. The final
hair product that is revealed on the skin's surface will be totally
made of keratin. The hair follicle grows in a cyclical pattern.

4. What cells produce the pigment in hair?

Answer:

Melanocytes generate a pigment known as melanin. During each hair

cycle, melanocytes in each hair follicle create melanin pigments for
the hair. The melanocyte stem cell (MelSC) population, formerly
known as 'amelanotic melanocytes,' holds the key to understanding
the mechanism of cyclic melanin generation.

I promise on my honor, that I did not give or receive any unauthorized help in this
work. Done this 4th day of June, 2023, San Juan City, Metropolitan Manila, N.C.R.,
(1500), Philippines. “Prometo en mi honor que no he dado ni recibido ninguna ayuda no autorizada en este trabajo.
Hecho el día 4 de Hunyo de 2023, Ciudad de San Juan, Manila Metropolitana, N.C.R., (1500), Filipinas.”

MARC ARIADNE TABALBA

B.S. Psychology 3-2P