a&p session III

What is the structure in the histology slide and its function?

• tactile disc, light touch

• meissner corpuscle, vibration

• pacinian corpuscle, deep pressure

• pacinian corpuscle, pain

Identify the structure the arrow is pointing to.

• Neuron

• Neuroglia

• Nucleus

• Axon

1. Identify the tissue shown in the picture 

• smooth muscle

• cardiac muscle

• skeletal muscle

• dense regular connective tissue

1. Name the tissue type of the structure the arrow is pointing to 

• reticular loose connective tissue 

• smooth muscle

• skeletal muscle

• areolar loose connective tissue

Which of the following are cells found in the stratum basale of the epidermis?

• melanocytes

• merkel cells/discs

• Langerhans cells

• dead keratinocytes

1. Which of the following is NOT true about the indicated layer of the epidermis?

• is only located in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet

• had dead keratinocytes

• is a clear layer

• has Langerhans cells

1. The dermis of the skin is made up of which combination of tissues 

• Reticular loose connective tissue and areolar loose connective tissue 

• dense irregular connective tissue and areolar loose connective tissue 

  
  

•  elastic connective tissue and dense irregular connective tissue 

• areolar loose connective tissue and dense regular connective tissue

1. Which layer of the epidermis has actively dividing mitotic stem cells?

•  stratum corneum 

• stratum germinativum 

• stratum granulosum 

• stratum lucidum 

What structure is the green arrow pointing to?

• sebaceous follicle

• pacinian corpuscle

• apocrine sweat gland

• sebaceous gland

What structure is the green arrow pointing to?

• eccrine sweat gland

• sebaceous gland

• arrector pilli

• areolar tissue