Unit 1 Test: Cells, Tissues & Integumentary System

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

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

What is the purpose or function of the skin?

• protection

• maintain body temperature

• excretion and sensory reception

• all of the choices

Which is the thin, most superficial layer of skin?

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

• Dermatitis

What is the function of adipose tissue?

• to insulate the body

• to store energy

• to cushion internal organs

• all of the choices

The epidermis is composed of _____.

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

Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?

• Bone
• Cartilage
• Skin
• Blood

Deepest layer of the integument that is made of elastic connective tissue and adipose tissue.

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

• hyperdermis

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

• epidermis
• dermis
• hypodermis
• hyperdermis

What are nails are made out of?

• Platelets

• Melanin

• Fibrin

• Keratin

Which of these glands is considered to be an oil gland and is usually found connected to a hair follicle?

• merocrine glands

• sebaceous glands

• apocrine glands

• sweat glands