Anatomy and Physiology

What is the name of the chemical released by the body that causes vasodilation?

• histamine

• erythrocyte

• macrophage

• pathogen

Which one of the following is not found in the acid mantle

• Urea

• Water

• Sweat

• Sebum

Which of one of these is produced by fribroblasts?

• histamine

• collagen

• pathogens

• papillae

Meissner's corpuscles are nerve endings that are able to sense which one of the following?

• Pressure

• Pain

• Touch

• Temperature

The depth of skin colour is dependent on......

• How melanin is structured

• More active melanocytes

• the amount of melanin in the melanocytes

• How melanosomes are distributed

Which one of the following is a bacterial infection?

• impetigo

• shingles

• milia

• urticaria

What is the outer layer of hair called?

• Medulla

• Shaft

• Cortex

• cuticle

How many cervical bones are there?

• 4

• 5

• 7

• 12

Which one of these is a characteristic of veins?

• they carry oxygenated blood

• blood flow is under pressure

• the vessels have a thick layer of muscles

• the vessels have valves

Which of these is involved in blood clotting?

• Thrombocytes

• Leucocytes

• Erythrocytes

• Granulocytes