Skin Structure and Function Quiz

Match the following

• hair follicle

• carries blood away from the skin

• hair shaft

• carries blood toward the skin

• arrector pili

• dead part of hair that projects from the surface

• artery

• produces hair

• vein

• muscle that pulls hair upright

Match the following

• hypodermis

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

• epidermis

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

• dermis

• has fingerlike projections that penetrate into epidermis to provide nutrients

• papillary layer

• anchors the skin to underlying organs

• pore

• opening of sweat duct on the skin's surface

Match the following

• sweat gland

• produces sweat

• Pacinian corpuscle

• receptor that detects deep pressure

• Meissner's corpuscle

• nerve receptor that detects touch

• sebaceous gland

• detect pain

• nerve endings

• produces sebum

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

• D

• hair follicle

• E

• arrector pili

• B

• dermis

• G

• hair shaft

• A

• epidermis

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

• H

• papillary layer

• O

• Meissner’s corpuscle

• J

• nerve endings

• K

• hypodermis

• C

• Pacinian corpuscle