Midterm Review

What layer of skin contains melanocytes?

• hypodermis

• epidermis

• dermis

• none of the above

What membrane covers the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity?

• Parietal peritoneum

• Parietal pleura

• Visceral peritoneum

• Visceral pleura

________ IS a highly contagious skin disease:

• Eczema

• MRSA

• Psoriasis

• Vitiligo

What is the name of the membrane that lines the thoracic cavity?

• Parietal peritoneum

• Visceral pleura

• Visceral peritoneum

• Parietal pleura

The tactile information gathered by the developing fetus creates a neural map of the body on the brain called the:

• Neuro-cutaneous map

• Sensory fasciculus

• Dermatome

• Homunculus

Sensory area of skin innervated by a specific, single spinal nerve:

• Dermatome

• Myotome

• Cutaneous pathway

• Sclerotome

What is the function of the cutaneous membrane?

• lines the dorsal cavities

• provides the outer protective covering for the entire body

• covers and protects the organs in the abdominal cavity

• lines the cavities open to the external environment

What types of stimulus are the cutaneous receptors of the skin sensitive to?

• touch, pressure, temperature, pain

• pain, pressure, torsion, tearing

• light, temperature, pain, chemicals

• None of the above.

The smaller the diameter of a mole, the less likely it is a ____________, the deadliest of all skin cancer types:

• Squamous cell carcinoma

• Basal cell carcinoma

• Melanoma

• Actinic keratosinosis

Which of the four types of membranes lines the ventral cavities?

• mucous

• cutaneous

• serous

• synovial