Study Guide: Skin

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Study Guide: Skin
Alexandra Bozan
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Pregunta 1

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Beneath the dermis lies a loose layer of skin rich in fat and areolar tissue called the
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  • dermo-epidermal junction
  • hypodermis
  • epidermis
  • none of the above

Pregunta 2

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The most important cells in the epidermis are the
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  • keratinocytes
  • melanocytes
  • Langerhans cells
  • dermal papillae

Pregunta 3

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The order of the cells of the epidermis, from superficial to deep, are
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  • stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum basale
  • stratum corneum, sgtratum spinosum, statum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum basale
  • stratum basale, startum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum
  • stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale

Pregunta 4

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In which area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum?
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  • back of the hand
  • thigh
  • abdomen
  • sole of the foot

Pregunta 5

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In which layer of the skin do cells divide by mitosis to replace cells lost from the outermost surface of the body?
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  • statum basale
  • stratum corneum
  • stratum lucidum
  • stratum spinosum

Pregunta 6

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Smooth muscles that produce goose bumps when they contract are:
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  • papillary muscles
  • hair muscles
  • follicular muscles
  • arrector pili muscles

Pregunta 7

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Keratin is found in which layer of the skin?
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  • dermis
  • epidermis
  • subcutaneous
  • serous

Pregunta 8

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Meissner's corpuscles are specialized nerve endings that make it possible for skin to detect
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  • heat
  • cold
  • light touch
  • deep pressure

Pregunta 9

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The basic determinant of skin color is the quantity of
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  • keratin
  • melanin
  • albinin
  • none of the above

Pregunta 10

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Which of the following is not a contributing factor to skin color?
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  • exposure to sunlight
  • genetics
  • place of birth
  • volume of blood in skin capillaries

Pregunta 11

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Most of the body is covered by thick skin
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

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A surgeon would most likely prefer to make an incision parallel to Langer cleavage lines
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

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If the enzyme tyrosinase is absent from birth because of a congenital defect, a condition called albinism results
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

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The epidermis is the true skin and is composed of two layers
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

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Subcutaneous layer and hypodermis are synonymous terms
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 16

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Which of the following is not a function of the skin?
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  • sensation
  • excretion
  • immunity
  • all of the above are skin functions

Pregunta 17

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Which of the following vitamins is synthesized by the skin?
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  • vitamin A
  • vitamin B
  • vitamin C
  • vitamin D

Pregunta 18

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Which of the following is not a mechanism of heat loss by the skin?
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  • evaporation
  • radiation
  • vasoconstriction
  • convenction

Pregunta 19

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Vitamin D fulfills the requirements necessary for a substance to be classified as a(n)
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  • hormone
  • mineral
  • nucleic acid
  • enzyme

Pregunta 20

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Which structure compares actual body temperature with set point temperature and then sends out appropriate correction signals to effectors?
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  • pituitary
  • hypothalumus
  • thalamus
  • none of the above

Pregunta 21

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Skin is a minor factor in the body's thermoregulatory mechanism.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 22

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In most circumstances, skin plays a major role in the overall excretion of body wastes.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 23

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To help dissipate heat during exercise, sweat production can reach as much as 3 liters per hour,
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 24

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The developing fetus is covered by an extremely fine, soft hair coat called
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  • vellus
  • lanugo
  • fatalis follicle
  • none of the above

Pregunta 25

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Which of the following is associated with hair?
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  • sebacous glands
  • ceruminous glands
  • eccrine glands
  • none of the above

Pregunta 26

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Ceruminous glands are found in the
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  • axillae
  • soles of feet
  • ear canal
  • none of the above

Pregunta 27

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The most numerous, important, and widespread sweat glands in the body are
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  • apocrine
  • eccrine
  • ceruminous
  • sebaceous

Pregunta 28

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Hair growth is stimulated by
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  • cutting it frequently
  • shaving
  • increasing melanin production
  • none of the above

Pregunta 29

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The visible portion of a hair follicle is the shaft
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 30

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The inner core of the hair is called the cortex
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 31

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Sweat, or sudoriferous, glands are the most numerous of the skin glands
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 32

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One of the factors associated with male pattern baldness is androgens.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 33

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Growth of nails is due to mitosis in the stratum basale.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 34

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The rule of palms assumes that the palm size of a burn victim equals about [blank_start]1%[blank_end] of total body surface area.
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  • 1%
  • 2%
  • 5%
  • none of the above

Pregunta 35

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Blisters, severe pain, and generalized swelling are characteristic of which type of burn?
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  • first-degree burns
  • second-degree burns
  • third-degree burns
  • none of the above

Pregunta 36

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According to the "rule of nines", the body is divided into nine areas of 9%.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 37

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Immediately after injury, third-degree burns hurt less than second-degree burns.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 38

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[blank_start]Third-degree burn[blank_end]: destroys both epidermis and dermis and may involve underlying tissue [blank_start]First-degree burn[blank_end]: involves only the epidermis [blank_start]Partial-thickness burn[blank_end]: another name for first and second degree burns [blank_start]Second-degree burn[blank_end]: damage to epidermis and upper layers of dermis with blisters [blank_start]Full-thickness burn[blank_end]: another name for third-degree burn
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  • Third-degree burn
  • First-degree burn
  • Partial-thickness burn
  • Second-degree burn
  • Full-thickness burn

Pregunta 39

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Which of the following statements about hair follicles is true?
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  • Arrector pili muscles are associated with them
  • Sudoriferous glands empty into them
  • They arise directly from the epidermal layer of skin
  • All of the above is true

Pregunta 40

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Which of the following statements about apocrine glands is true?
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  • They can be classified as sudoriferous
  • They can be found primarily in the armpit area, the areolae of the breasts and around the anus
  • They enlarge and begin to function at puberty
  • All of the above are true

Pregunta 41

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Which of the following is found in the epidermal layer of the skin?
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  • nerves
  • melanin
  • blood vessels
  • all of the above are found in the dermis

Pregunta 42

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What characterizes second-degree burns?
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  • blisters
  • swelling
  • severe pain
  • all of the above

Pregunta 43

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Blackheads can result from the blockage of which of the following glands?
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  • lacrimal
  • sebaceous
  • ceruminous
  • sudoriferous

Pregunta 44

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A common type of skin cancer is
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  • malignant melanoma
  • vitiligo
  • basal cell carcinoma
  • Kaposi sarcoma

Pregunta 45

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What is the fold of skin that hides the root of a nail called?
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  • lunula
  • body
  • cuticle
  • papillae

Pregunta 46

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Which of the following is not an important function of the skin?
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  • sense organ activity
  • absorption
  • protection
  • temperature

Pregunta 47

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Another name for the dermis is
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  • corium
  • strata
  • subcutaneous
  • lunula

Pregunta 48

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The shredding of epithelial elements from the skin surface is called
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  • desquamation
  • convection
  • cleavage lines
  • turnover

Pregunta 49

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[blank_start]Brown pigment[blank_end]: melanin [blank_start]Pressure[blank_end]: Pacini corpuscle [blank_start]Oil[blank_end]: sebaceous [blank_start]Follicle[blank_end]: hair [blank_start]Little moon[blank_end]: lunula [blank_start]Fingerprint[blank_end]: dermal papillae [blank_start]Perspiration[blank_end]: Sudoriferous [blank_start]Axilla sweat glands[blank_end]: apocrine [blank_start]Fungal infection[blank_end]: tinea [blank_start]Genetic inflammatory skin disorder[blank_end]: psoriasis
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  • Brown pigment
  • Pressure
  • Oil
  • Follicle
  • Little moon
  • Fingerprint
  • Perspiration
  • Axilla sweat glands
  • Fungal infection
  • Genetic inflammatory skin disorder
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