Identify the accessory structures of the skin

Accessory structures of the skin include hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands. These structures embryologically originate from the epidermis and can extend down through the dermis into the hypodermis.

What You’ll Learn to Do

• Describe the structure and function of hair
• Describe the structure and function of nails and glands

Learning Activities

The learning activities for this section include the following:

• Hair
• Nails and Glands
• Self Check: Accessory Structures of the Skin