Skin Stucture

The medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions and diseases, is:

• dermatology
• physiology
• anatomy
• histology

The largest organ of the human body is the:

• liver
• skin
• lungs
• heart

The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the:

• surface
• epidermis
• subcutaneous
• dermis

The epidermis layer of the skin is also known as the:

• dermis layer
• papillary layer
• cuticle layer
• subcutaneous layer

The layer of skin that we see and is treated by the practitioner is the:

• melanin
• corneum
• keratin
• spinosum

The clear, transparent layer just under the stratum corneum that consists of small cells through which light can pass is the:

• stratum spinosum
• stratum granulosum
• stratum lucidium
• stratum corneum

The deepest layer of the epidermis, the basal cell layer, is also known as the: 

• stratum germinativum
• stratum corneum
• stratum spinosum
• keratin dermis

The stratum germinativum is composed of several layers with special cells that produce a dark skin pigment called: 

• granules
• melanin
• elongated
• keratin

The underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the derma corium, cutis, or true skin, is the: 

• dermis
• papillary
• dermal
• epidermis

The dermis layer is made up of two layers, which are the:

• papillary and reticular
• papillary and dermal
• dermal and tactile
• tactile and reticular