Anatomy & Physiology 5-6

The outer layer of the skin is the:

• epidermis

• subcutaneous tissue

• dermis

• papillary layer

The dermis contains the accessory structures of the skin, such as receptors and sweat glands.

• True

• False

The subcutaneous tissue is made of areolar connective and _________ tissue.

• nervous

• epithelial

• adipose

• none of these

The mechanism of heat loss that depends upon the evaporation is:

• fat storage

• sweating

• vasodilation in the dermis

• vasoconstriction in the dermis

The tissue that stores fat in subcutaneous tissue:

• areolar connective tissue

• stratified squamous epithelium

• fibrous connective tissue

• adipose tissue

The glands of the skin that are most concerned with the maintenance of body temperature are:

• apocrine

• eccrine

• sebaceous

• ceruminous

Vitamin D is formed in the skin when the skin is exposed to:

• pressure

• friction

• stress

• ultraviolet rays

The layer of the dermis that contains capillaries to nourish the stratum germinativum of the epidermis is the:

• follicle layer

• collagen layer

• papillary layer

• none of these

The part of a hair follicle that undergoes mitosis is the:

• hair root

• hair shaft

• generative layer

• keratin portion

The protein that protects inner living skin from the damaging effects of ultraviolet rays is:

• keratin

• melanin

• elastin

• none of these