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Integument: Skin

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The top layer of the skin is called the _________________.
a)
dermis
b)
oil gland
c)
nerve
d)
epidermis
2.
What layer of the epidermis is 1 pointing to?
a)
Stratum Basale
b)
Stratum Spinosum
c)
Stratum Granulosum
d)
Stratum Corneum
3.
The oldest cells of the epidermis will be found here
a)
Stratum Corneum
b)
Stratum Basale
c)
Stratum Spinosum
d)
Stratum Granulosum
4.
What layer of epidermis does mitotic division occur?
a)
stratum lucidum
b)
stratum basale
c)
stratum granulosum
d)
stratum corneum
5.
What cell produces the pigment melanin?
a)
Keratinocytes
b)
Melanocytes
c)
Merkel (Tactile) Cells
d)
Langerhans (dendritic) cell
6.
What layer of the skin is avascular?
a)
Dermis
b)
Subcutaneous/Hypodermis
c)
Epidermis
7.
Which vitamin is synthesized by the skin?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
K
d)
D
8.
What is a common cause of skin cancer?
a)
Shaving
b)
UV Radiation 
c)
Lotions
d)
Carrots
9.
Fatty tissue found below the dermis is:
a)
papillae
b)
Cortex
c)
Epidermis
d)
subcutaneous tissue
10.
The dermis layer is made up of two layers, which are the:
a)
papillary and reticular
b)
Cortex
c)
dermal and tactile
d)
tactile and reticular
11.
What is the middle layer of the hair called?
a)
Medulla 
b)
Cortex
c)
Cuticle 
d)
Hair shaft 
12.
The part of the hair that reaches the outside surface of the skin is the
a)
Hair follicle
b)
Cortex
c)
Arrector pilli muscle 
d)
Hair root 
13.
The pocket or tube-like depression in the scalp or skin that contains the hair root is the:
a)
cortex
b)
folicle
c)
shaft
d)
dermal
14.
The substance secreted by the sebaceous glands is called:
a)
 sebum
b)
sudoriferous
c)
sulfur
d)
lymph
15.
Your skin and hair are parts of your ___________
a)
endocrine system
b)
excretory system
c)
lymphatic system
d)
integumentary system
16.
 The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger:
a)
cuticle
b)
matrix
c)
nail bed
d)
free edge
17.
The sweat glands that produces "stinky" sweat, found mostly in the groin and armpits, and active most during puberty:
a)
Apocrine gland
b)
Eccrine gland
c)
Sudoriferous gland
d)
Sebaceous gland
18.
Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?
a)
epidermis
b)
dermis
c)
hypodermis
d)
hyperdermis
19.
Oil glands that are found all over the skin, except on the palms and soles, are called _____.
a)
merocrine glands
b)
sebaceous glands
c)
apocrine glands
d)
sweat glands
20.
The epidermis is composed of _____.
a)
stratified squamous epithelium
b)
simple columnar epithelium
c)
adipose tissue
d)
connective tissue
21.
Layer of skin ONLY found in areas of thick skin, which are found on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.
a)
Cornium
b)
Lucidum
c)
Granulosum
d)
Spinosum 
22.
If your body begins to become to warm, what happens?
a)
Vasodilation and activation of eccrine sweat glands
b)
Vasodilation and activation of apocrine sweat glands
c)
Vasoconstriction and activation of arrector pili muscles
d)
Vasoconstriction and activation of muscle contractions
23.
This coloration of skin can indicate insufficient oxygen:
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Pale (White)
24.
This color of skin can indicate lack of blood in the skin:
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Pale (White)
25.
Color of the skin that can indicate bile in the blood as a result of liver or gallbladder diseases.
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Pale (White)
26.
A burn that goes into the dermis is considered a
a)
1st degree burn
b)
2nd degree burn
c)
3rd degree burn
27.
A burn that only affects the epidermis is considered a
a)
1st degree burn
b)
2nd degree burn
c)
3rd degree burn
28.
Which type of burn destroys not only the dermis and epidermis, but also most nerve endings?
a)
1st degree
b)
2nd degree
c)
3rd degree
d)
none of these
29.
The C is the ABCD rule for melanoma stands for _______.
a)
Clarity
b)
Color
c)
Cut
d)
Composition
30.
This is the part of the finger underneath the nail plate...
a)
Nail Plate 
b)
Matrix
c)
Cuticle
d)
Nail Bed
31.
This is moon shaped and is the visible part of your nail root.
a)
Matrix
b)
Lunula
c)
Free Edge
d)
Cuticle 
32.
What are hair and nails made of?
a)
Keratin
b)
Collagen
c)
Sebum
d)
Melanin
33.
The small band of smooth muscle cells that pull hair upright and cause "goose bumps."
a)
arrector pili
b)
follicles
c)
papilla
d)
sebum
34.
Where you can read Chapter 4: The Integumentary System (Skin)
a)
Reading?
b)
Integumentary?
c)
http://wps.aw.com/wps/media/objects/5382/5512191/ebook/htm/0ehap9.htm
d)
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