WorksheetsA&P, Skin & body Membranes Post Assessment
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not a type of body membrane?
a)
Connective
b)
Epithelial
c)
Nervous
2.
Which of the following is not a type of epithelial membrane
a)
cutaneous
b)
mucous
c)
Serous
d)
nervous
3.
Which layer of skin is composed mainly of fat cells
a)
epidermis
b)
hypodermis
c)
dermis
4.
The categories of epithelial tissue membranes is....
a)
synovial, mucous, and cutaneous membranes
b)
synovial, mucous, and serous membranes
c)
mucous, cutaneous, and serous membranes
d)
synovial, cutaneous, and mucous membranes
5.
The only dry membrane is
a)
Serous membrane
b)
Cutaneous
c)
Synovial
d)
Mucous
6.
Synovial membranes are found in the:
a)
covering of the heart
b)
joint cavaties
c)
lining the cavity of the stomach
d)
covering of the brain
7.
Although you get wet while swimming, a tough protein within the skin prevents it from soaking up moisture like a sponge. This substance is:
a)
Melanin
b)
Glycogen
c)
Mucous
d)
Keratin
8.
What type of tissue is found in the epidermis?
a)
Simple columnar epithelium
b)
Stratified squamous epithelium
c)
pseudostratified cilitaed epithelium
d)
Adipose tissue
9.
Although you get wet while swimming, a tough protein within the skin prevents it from soaking up moisture like a sponge. This substance is:
a)
Melanin
b)
Glycogen
c)
Mucous
d)
Keratin
10.
What type of tissue is found in the epidermis?
a)
Simple columnar epithelium
b)
Stratified squamous epithelium
c)
pseudostratified cilitaed epithelium
d)
Adipose tissue
11.
A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of of the femoral area in which order
1. stratum basale 2. stratum corneum 3. stratum granulosum 4. stratum lucidum 5. stratum spinosum
1. stratum basale 2. stratum corneum 3. stratum granulosum 4. stratum lucidum 5. stratum spinosum
a)
2, 3, 4, 1, 5
b)
2, 3, 5, 1
c)
1, 5, 3, 4, 2
d)
1, 3, 5, 2,
12.
Which of the following is a correct statement about the upper layer of the skin?
a)
It's full of melanin; called the dermis
b)
Its called the hypodermis
c)
Its full of keratin; called the epidermis
d)
None of the above
13.
In order to warm the body up when cold:
a)
vitamin D is synthesized
b)
sudoriferous glands release sweat
c)
the arrector pili muscles contract to stand hairs upright
d)
none of the above
14.
Serous membrane around the lungs.
a)
Pericardium
b)
Peritoneum
c)
Pleura
d)
Cutaneous
15.
What are melanocytes and where are they found?
a)
Cells that produce melanin; Stratum Corneum
b)
Cells that produce keratin;Stratum granulosum
c)
Cells that produce melanin ;stratum lucidium
d)
Cells that produce melanin; Stratum basale
16.
The hypodermis is composed of:
a)
Loose connective tissue
b)
Epithelial tissue
c)
Dense fibrous tissue
d)
adipose tissue
17.
Finger-like upward projections of the dermis into the epidermis are called:
a)
dermal papillae
b)
Meissner's corpuscles
c)
Pacinian corpuscles
d)
Stratum basale
18.
Why does your skin tan?
a)
Apocrine glands secrete melanin into the stratum corneum
b)
The cells produce Keratin to protect the cell from UV radiation.
c)
Skin produces melanin to protect DNA in the cell's nucleus
d)
None of the above
19.
Tiny muscles attached to hair follicles that pull the hair upright.
a)
hair follicle
b)
Arrector pili
c)
root bulb
d)
cuticle
20.
Serous membrane around the heart.
a)
Pericardium
b)
Pleura
c)
Peritoneum
d)
synovial
21.
Serous membrane around the abdominal cavity.
a)
Pericardium
b)
Pleura
c)
Peritoneum
d)
synovial
22.
The outer layer of the epidermis eventually dies. What causes the cells’ death?
a)
Lack of blood supply and nutrients
b)
Too much melanin produced
c)
Mitotic division ends
d)
UV radiation kills the cells
23.
Membranes that line body cavities that have openings to the exterior of the body.
a)
serous
b)
mucous
c)
synovial
d)
Cutaneous
24.
The serous membrane that covers the external surface of both lungs.
a)
Visceral pleura
b)
Parietal Pleura
c)
Visceral Pericardium
d)
Parietal pericardium
25.
The major portion of the skin is comprised of the ....
a)
epidermis
b)
hypodermic
c)
dermis
d)
Adipose tissue
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