EXCRETION 



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Pick up a little of the skin between the fingers. Is it at- 

 tached to the underlying muscles? About how thick is it 

 on the back of the hand? on the base of the thumb? 



Sebaceous Oland 



Homy layer 

 Pigment layer 



Epidermis 



Tactile Organs"*^ 

 Nerve — 

 Blood Vessels 



)>Dermi8 



Fig. 45. — Diagram of Skin Section. 



B, Microscopic Study of a Section. Study the prepared 

 slide, under the high power. Note the layer character of 

 the epidermis, the papillae with their blood vessels, the coiled 

 sweat glands and their ducts (thick sections show these best). 

 Sketch and label all parts of your drawing as in the dia- 

 gram. 



Compare the action of the sweat glands with that of the 

 tubuli urinifer^ (uriniferous tubules) of the cortex of the 

 kidneys. When do we perspire most? Why does exercise 

 increase the amount? What is one function of the 

 skin? 



C, Study of Skin Modifications, (a) Hairs. Note the 



