NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What structure in the skin gathers information from the environment?
A
nerve endings
B
glands
C
hair fiollicles
D
pores
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These glands are located in the dermis. The epidermis is innervated with sensory nerves. These nerves sense and transmit heat, pain, and other noxious sensations. When they are not functioning properly sensations such as numbness, pins-and-needles, pain, tingling, or burning may be felt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your skin gathers information about the environment. The nerves in your skin provide information about pressure, pain, and temperature. Pain messages are important because they warn you that something in your environment is hurting you. Some skin cells produce vitamin D when sunlight is present.

Detailed explanation-3: -The nerve endings sense pain, touch, pressure, and temperature. Some areas of the skin contain more nerve endings than others. For example, the fingertips and toes contain many nerves and are extremely sensitive to touch. The sweat glands produce sweat in response to heat and stress.

Detailed explanation-4: -The dermis is also the skin layer that contains the most sensory (feeling) cells and sweat glands.

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