Part 2 Skin Structure and Growth COMBO

The deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients is the _____.

• papillary layer

• subcutaneous layer

• reticular layer

• basal layer

Fatty tissue found below the dermis is called _____.

• tactile

• papillae

• subcutaneous tissue

• papillary layer

What layer of the dermis houses the nerve endings that provide the body with the sense of touch?

• Secretory layer

• Papillary layer

• Dermal layer

• Reticular layer

A physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the hair, skin, and nails

• Histologist

• Dermatologist

• Esthetician

• Pediatrician

Healthy skin is

• smooth with a fine-grained texture

• highly acidic

• dry and tough

• inflexible

All of the following are appendages of the skin except

• sudoriferous glands

• nails

• adrenal glands

• hair

Which of the following correctly identifies the layers of the skin and fat from the outermost layer to the innermost layer

• dermis, subcutaneous, epidermis

• epidermis, subcutaneous, dermis

• dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous

• epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Cells that are almost dead and pushed to the surface to replace cells are shed from the

• stratum corneum

• stratum lucidum

• stratum germinativum

• stratum granulosum

The layer directly beneath the epidermis is the

• reticular layer

• stratum spinosum

• papillary layer

• subcutaneous tissue

Which type of tissue gives smoothness and contour to the body and provides a protective cushion

• subcutaneous tissue

• cardiac tissue

• muscles tissue

• nerve tissue