Skin Structure and Function Quiz

Match the following

• artery

• carries blood toward the skin

• hair follicle

• dead part of hair that projects from the surface

• arrector pili

• carries blood away from the skin

• vein

• produces hair

• hair shaft

• muscle that pulls hair upright

Match the following

• dermis

• has fingerlike projections that penetrate into epidermis to provide nutrients

• pore

• thick layer of skin that contains nerves, blood vessels, and other structures

• epidermis

• anchors the skin to underlying organs

• hypodermis

• upper layer of skin composed mostly of dead, flat cells

• papillary layer

• opening of sweat duct on the skin's surface

Match the following

• Pacinian corpuscle

• nerve receptor that detects touch

• Meissner's corpuscle

• produces sweat

• nerve endings

• detect pain

• sweat gland

• receptor that detects deep pressure

• sebaceous gland

• produces sebum

Match the following terms to the appropriate skin structure on the diagram.

• G

• dermis

• D

• hair shaft

• E

• hair follicle

• B

• arrector pili

• A

• epidermis

Match the following terms to the appropriate skin structure on the diagram.

• C

• Pacinian corpuscle

• O

• hypodermis

• J

• nerve endings

• K

• Meissner’s corpuscle

• H

• papillary layer