Quiz - HBS Unit 5 (Protection)

• First Degree Burn

• Second Degree Burn

• Third Degree Burn

• Fourth Degree Burn

A sunburn is most likely an example of a:

• 1st degree burn

• 2nd degree burn

• 3rd degree burn

• 4th degree burn

What is the purpose / function of the skin?

• protection

• temperature maintenance

• excretion and sensory reception

• all of the choices

Which is the thin, most superficial layer of skin?

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

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

This function of the skin allows  the body to retain or lose heat.

• body temperature regulation

• storage

• excretion

• absorption

The skin helps to produce _______________ by using UV rays from the sun.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin K

What is the most painful type of burn?

• First-degree burns, because the outer skin is so sensitive

• Third-degree burns, because they are the most severe

• Second-degree burns, because nerve endings are still intact even though tissue damage is severe

• All types of burns are excruciatingly painful

Place in order from outside to inside:
A.) Dermis;
B.) Epidermis;
C.) Subcutaneous tissue

• A B C

• B A C

• B C A 

• A C B