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