Integumentary System Review

Which is the thin, most superficial layer of skin?

• Epidermis
• Dermis
• Hypodermis
• Reticular

The epidermis is composed of _____.

• stratified squamous epithelium
• simple columnar epithelium
• adipose tissue
• connective tissue

Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?

• epidermis
• dermis
• hypodermis
• hyperdermis

Skin and eye color is due to a pigment called ____.

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

Oil glands that are found all over the skin, except on the palms and soles, are called _____.

• merocrine glands
• sebaceous glands
• apocrine glands
• sweat glands

Which vitamin is synthesized by the skin?

• A
• E
• K
• D

What is another name for the hypodermis?

• epidermis
• subcutaneous layer
• stratum corneum
• cutaneous layer

Sebaceous glands secrete an oil for hair and skin called:

• keratin
• melanin
• cerumen
• sebum

What is the primary cause of skin cancer?

• Exposure to laboratory radiation
• Exposure to direct sunlight
• use of chemical products such as makeup
• heredity

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The stratum granulosum is below the spinosum.

• True
• False