Skin Tissue

Multiple Choice

The epidermis is made of elastic and fibrous connective tissue.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Papillae help form fingerprints and footprints.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Nails are made of dead, keratinized epidermal epithelial cells packed closely together.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Cells of the stratum corneum are constantly shed and replaced by new cells from the stratum germinativum.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Sudoriferous glands usually open into a hair follicle.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Oil glands keep the skin and hair from becoming dry and brittle.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Alopecia is a permanent loss of hair on the scalp.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Sebum is an antibacterial and antifungal secretion that helps prevent infections on the skin.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

On an average adult, the skin covers more than 3,000 square inches of surface area and accounts for about 5 percent of total body weight.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Sweat has an odor because of the body wastes it contains.

• True

• False

Match

Match the following

• Outermost layer of skin

• Oil glands of the skin

• Corium, or true skin

• Sweat glands of the skin

• Innermost layer of skin

Epidermis

Sebaceous

Dermis

Sudoriferous

Hypodermis

• Epidermis

• Sebaceous

• Dermis

• Sudoriferous

• Hypodermis