Integumentary System Questions

Is the epidermis vascular or avascular?

• Vascular

• Avascular

Related Conditions (Match the abnormal color to its description):

• Jaundice

• Bluish discoloration due to insufficient oxygen (heart, lung, circulatory diseases)

• Pallor

• Often due to chronic poisonings

• Bronzing (Grey/Brown)

• Reddish color due to increased blood flow/congestion (e.g., burns, inflammation)

• Erythema

• Unhealthy pale appearance due to reduced blood flow (anemia, shock)

• Cyanosis

• Yellowish discoloration due to bile in the blood (liver/gallbladder disease)

Identify the degree of burn based on the description: Epidermis only; red, dry, no blisters.

• First Degree Burn

• Second Degree Burn

• Third Degree Burn

Identify the degree of burn based on the description: Epidermis and dermis; pain, swelling, redness, blistering.

• First Degree Burn

• Second Degree Burn

• Third Degree Burn

Identify the degree of burn based on the description: All layers, including hypodermis; loss of skin, blackened, potentially life-threatening.

• First Degree Burn

• Second Degree Burn

• Third Degree Burn

Match the medical professional to their specialization: Dermatologist; Plastic Surgeon; Allergist. Specializations: A. Physician who reconstructs or alters body parts, often involving skin grafts and soft tissue repair. B. Physician specializing in skin, hair, and nail disorders. C. Physician specializing in allergies, many of which manifest as skin conditions.

• B. Physician specializing in skin, hair, and nail disorders.

• Allergist

• C. Physician specializing in allergies, many of which manifest as skin conditions.

• Plastic Surgeon

• A. Physician who reconstructs or alters body parts, often involving skin grafts and soft tissue repair.

• Dermatologist

The waterproofing protein that fills the cells in the upper layers of the epidermis.

• Keratin
• Melatonin
• Melanin
• Actin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What are the three main layers of the skin?

• The epidermis, the dermis, and the subcutaneous
• The epidermis, the dermis, and the sebaceous
• The dermis, the sebaceous, and the sudoriferous
• The sudoriferous, the dermis, and the epidermis

What cell produces a dark brown pigment?

• Keratinocytes
• Melanocytes
• Merkel Cells

• Langerhans () cell

What layer of skin produces melanin?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Subcutaneous