Skin Structure and Function Quiz

Match the following

• arrector pili

• produces hair

• hair follicle

• carries blood away from the skin

• artery

• muscle that pulls hair upright

• vein

• carries blood toward the skin

• hair shaft

• dead part of hair that projects from the surface

Match the following

• dermis

• opening of sweat duct on the skin's surface

• hypodermis

• has fingerlike projections that penetrate into epidermis to provide nutrients

• pore

• anchors the skin to underlying organs

• epidermis

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

• papillary layer

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

Match the following

• sebaceous gland

• produces sebum

• Meissner's corpuscle

• produces sweat

• nerve endings

• receptor that detects deep pressure

• sweat gland

• nerve receptor that detects touch

• Pacinian corpuscle

• detect pain

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

• E

• hair shaft

• D

• dermis

• A

• arrector pili

• B

• hair follicle

• G

• epidermis

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

• O

• nerve endings

• J

• Meissner’s corpuscle

• C

• Pacinian corpuscle

• K

• papillary layer

• H

• hypodermis