Skin Structure, Growth & Nutrition 1

Small, cone-shaped elevations at the base of the hair follicles are ____

• melanocytes

• papules

• dermal papillae

• sectretory coils

The layer of the epidermis where the process of skin cell shedding begins is the _______.

• stratum corneum

• stratum luciderm

• stratum germinativum

• stratum spinosum

The coiled base of the sudoriferous gland is known as the _____.

• secretory coil

• sweat duct

• sebaceous gland

• elastin coil

A small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid but may develop pus is a ____.

• comedo

• papule

• callus

• pustule

Fatty tissue found below the dermis is _____.

• secretory

• sudoriferous

• subcutaneous

• sensory

A raised, inflamed papule with a white or yellow center containing pus is in the top of the lesion is a _____.

• papillary

• pustule

• callus

• comedo

The outer layer of the epidermis is the _____ layer.

• stratum corneum

• stratum granulosum

• stratum germinativum

• stratum lucidum

The clear, transparent layer of the epidermis under the stratum corneum is the ______.

• stratum spinosum

• stratum granulosum

• stratum germinativum

• stratum lucidum

A fatty or oily secretion that lubricates the skin and preserves the softness of the hair is _____.

• sebum

• lymph

• pus

• melanin

The layer of the epidermis also known as the basal cell layer is the _____.

• stratum lucidum

• stratum spinosum

• stratum corneum

• stratum germinativum