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What are the functions of skin?
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Protection
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Thermoregulation
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Fat store
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Sensation
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Produce vitamin C
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Produce vitamin D
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What is the most superficial layer of skin?
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Dermis
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Epidermis
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Subcutis
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How many layers make up the epidermis?
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5 in normal skin, 4 in thick skin
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4 in normal skin, 5 in thick skin
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What is the deepest layer of the epidermis?
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum Granulosum
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Stratum Spinosum
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Stratum Basale
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What is the most superficial layer of the epidermis?
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Stratum Corneum
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Stratum Lucidum
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Stratum Granulosum
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Stratum Spinosum
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Stratum Basale
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Which layer of the epidermis is only found in thick skin?
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum granulosum
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Stratum spinosum
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Stratum basale
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Where on the body would you find thick skin?
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Soles of the feet
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Knees
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Fingertips
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Palms of the hands
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Lips
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Between which layers of the epidermis is the stratum lucidum found?
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Between the stratum corneum and the stratum granulosum
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Between the stratum granulosum and the stratum spinosum
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Between the stratum spinosum and the stratum basale
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What is the function of the stratum basale?
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Endure the normal wear and tear of everyday life
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Produce keratin and hydrophobic substances which keep the skin waterproof
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Allow keratinocytes to mature and play a role in immune function
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Constantly produce keratinocytes
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What is the function of the stratum granulosum?
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Endure the normal everyday wear and tear
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Produce keratin and hydrophobic substances that keep skin waterproof
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Allow keratinocytes to mature and have a role in immunity
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Constantly produce keratinocytes
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What is the function of the stratum corneum?
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Endure the everyday wear and tear of everyday life
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Produce keratin and hydrophobic substances that help to keep skin waterproof
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Allow keratinocytes to mature and has a role in immune function
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Constantly produce keratinocytes
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What is the function of the stratum spinosum?
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Endures the normal everyday wear and tear
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Produces keratin and hydrophobic substances that help to keep skin waterproof
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Allow keratinocytes to mature and has a role in immunity
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Constantly produces keratinocytes
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How many days, on average, does it take for cells produced in the stratum basale to reach the stratum corneum?
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2 days
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5 days
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10 days
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20 days
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50 days
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In what dermatological disease is the turnover of keratinocytes increased?
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Atopic eczema
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Psoriasis
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Impetigo
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Tinea
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Which of the following are non-keratinising cells that can be found in the epidermis?
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Merkel cells
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Beta cells
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Langerhan cells
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Melanocytes
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Kpuffer cells
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Keratinocytes
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What are Langerhan cells
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Phagocytes
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Antigen Presenting Cells
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Pigment Producing Cells
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What are Merkel Cells thought to do?
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What keeps the dermis and the epidermis separate?
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What is the name of the upper layer of the dermis?
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Papillary dermis
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Reticular dermis
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What is the name of the lower layer of the dermis?
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Papillary dermis
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Reticular dermis
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Which of the following is not found within the dermis?
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Where is the deep vascular plexus?
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Where is the superficial vascular plexus?
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Why does blood flow within the skin need to be variable?
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What nervous system allows the blood flow to the skin to be changed by constricting some of the anastamoses?
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What are the four different types of nerve endings found in the dermis?
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Free nerve endings
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Fixed nerve endings
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Pacinian corpuscles
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Meissner's corpuscles
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Merkel cellls
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Langerhan cells
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What is the subcutis predominantly made up of?
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Type II collagen
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Type I collagen
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Adipose tissue
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Melanocytes
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What are the functions of the subcutis?
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Heat insulator
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Produce vitamin D
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Act as a food store
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Produce melanin
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Produce type II collagen
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Act as a shock absorber
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Which of the following are associated with hair follicles?
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Apocrine sweat glands
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Eccrine sweat glands
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Sebaceous glands
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Arrector pili muscles
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What do sebaceous glands produce?
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What is the function of sebum?
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It has antibiotic functions and protects us from bacteria
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It moisturizes skin and hair
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It allows us to lose heat when we are too hot
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Hair and nails are made out of the same substance: keratin. True or false?
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What does soft keratin contain that hard keratin does not?
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Granular layer
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Adipose tissue
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Type II collagen
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What are the two types of sweat gland found in skin?
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Sebaceous
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Apocrine
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Eccrine
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Which of these sweat glands produces smelly sweat?
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What is the mechanism of secretion for eccrine sweat glands?
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Holocrine
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Apotosis
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Merocrine
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How are eccrine sweat glands innervated?
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Sympathetic cholenergic control
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Sympathetic adrenergic control
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Parasympathetic cholenergic control
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Where on the body are apocrine sweat glands found?
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What is the innervation of apocrine sweat glands?
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Sympathetic adrenergic control
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Sympathetic cholenergic control
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Parasympathetic cholenergic control
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What is the function of vitamin D?
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Regulates calcium and phosphate metabolism
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Regulates sodium and calcium metabolism
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Regulates sodium and potassium metabolism
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How much vitamin D is produced by our skin?
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Lack of vitamin D in adults can cause what disease?
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Osteomalacia
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Osteoarthritis
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Rickets
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Osteoporosis
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Where in the body is vitamin D activated?
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Blood vessels
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Kidneys
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Spleen
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In what layer of the epidermis are melanocytes found?
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Stratum corneum
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Stratum lucidum
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Stratum granulosum
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Stratum spinosum
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Stratum basale
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What is the histological appearance of melanocytes?
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Dark, flat cells resting on the basement membrane
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Cells with many dendrites which mostly penetrate the basale layer
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Round cells with visible granules inside
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What does melanin do?
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What are the two types of melanin?
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Eumelanin
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Pheomelanin
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Fibromelanin
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Neomelanin
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How do these two types of melanin cause the wide range of skin colours seen in humans?
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They are mixed in different ratios
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Darker skinned people have more melanin than lighter skinned people
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Lighter skinned people only have one type of melanin