A&P - Chapter 6 Review - Skin

Why isn't a third degree burn considered painful?

• it usually involved with second degree burns also, which are not painful

• the burn does not reach down into the dermis

• all the nerve endings in the dermis were destroyed

• it is extremely painful - this statement is not true

Which of the following receptors & actions in the skin is involved in heat regulation?

• thermoreceptors

• perspiration

• varying blood flow to the skin

• all of the options listed

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following layers of the epidermis is found only in thick skin?

• stratum lucidum

• stratum corneum

• stratum granulosum

• stratum spinosum

• stratum basale

Which of the following layers of the epidermis contains flat, dead cells?

• stratum spinosum

• stratum granulosum

• stratum corneum

• stratum basale

_______ is produced in the skin upon exposure to ultraviolet light

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

• Melanin

• Keratin

The tan pigment that gives skin its color is _____.

• collagen

• elastin

• keratin

• melanin

The arrector pili muscle is under _________ control.

• voluntary

• involuntary

What does the stratum corneum contain?

• dead skin cells

• cells producing melanin

• cells undergoing mitosis

• cells containing adipose

Which fibers of the dermis that allows skin to be stretched but returns to its original shape?

• collagen

• elastin

• keratin

• melanin

Which layer of the epidermis is capable of constant mitosis?

• stratum granulosum

• stratum lucidum

• stratum corneum

• stratum basale

• stratum spinosum

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4