HD Ch.07 PT - Skin Structure, Growth, & Nutrition

The medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin and its nature, structure, functions, diseases, and treatment is called:

• Histology

• Dermatology

• Etiology

• Trichology

The skin varies in thickness and is found to be thinnest on the:

• Lips

• Elbows

• Eyelids

• Fingertips

The skin is the thickest on the:

• Lips

• Elbows

• Eyelids

• Palms and soles

The outermost layer of the skin is called the:

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Stratum corneum

• Papillary layer

The horny layer of the skin, which contains scale-like cells that are continually shed, is called the:

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Stratum corneum

• Papillary layer

The clear layer of the epidermis that consists of small, transparent cells through which light can pass is called the:

• Stratum corneum

• Stratum lucidum

• Stratum granulosum

• Stratum germinativum

The layer of the skin that is composed of several layers of different-shaped cells and contains dark pigment is called the:

• Stratum corneum

• Stratum lucidum

• Stratum granulosum

• Stratum germinativum

The underlying or inner layer of the skin that is also called the corium, cutis, or true skin is the:

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Stratum corneum

• Papillary layer

The dermis is made up of two layers, which are the:

• Stratum corneum and stratum lucidum

• Stratum granulosum and epidermis

• Papillary and reticular

• Papillary and corium

The fatty layer found beneath the dermis is described as:

• Subcutaneous

• Lymphatic

• Endothermic

• Subarterial