Copy and Edit

Study Guide: Skin

Description

Study Guide: Skin
Alexandra Bozan
Quiz by Alexandra Bozan, updated more than 1 year ago
Alexandra Bozan
Created by Alexandra Bozan over 7 years ago
21
0
0

Resource summary

Question 1

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

Question 2

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

Question 3

Question
The order of the cells of the epidermis, from superficial to deep, are
Answer
  • 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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

Question
Subcutaneous layer and hypodermis are synonymous terms
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

Question
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.
Answer
  • 1%
  • 2%
  • 5%
  • none of the above

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

Question
[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
Answer
  • Third-degree burn
  • First-degree burn
  • Partial-thickness burn
  • Second-degree burn
  • Full-thickness burn

Question 39

Question
Which of the following statements about hair follicles is true?
Answer
  • 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

Question 40

Question
Which of the following statements about apocrine glands is true?
Answer
  • 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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

Question
[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
Answer
  • Brown pigment
  • Pressure
  • Oil
  • Follicle
  • Little moon
  • Fingerprint
  • Perspiration
  • Axilla sweat glands
  • Fungal infection
  • Genetic inflammatory skin disorder
Show full summary Hide full summary

Want to create your own Quizzes for free with GoConqr? Learn more.

Similar

Study Guide: Axial Muscles
Alexandra Bozan
Study Guide: Appendicular Muscles
Alexandra Bozan
Quiz: Cell Structure
Alexandra Bozan
Study Guide: Autonomic Nervous System
Alexandra Bozan
Quiz: PNS & ANS
Alexandra Bozan
Study Guide: Central Nervous System
Alexandra Bozan
Study Guide: Muscle Contraction
Alexandra Bozan
Study Guide: Peripheral Nervous System
Alexandra Bozan
Quiz: Articulations
Alexandra Bozan
Study Guide: Homeostasis
Alexandra Bozan
Study Guide: Organization of the Body
Alexandra Bozan
Browse Library