WorksheetsUnit 1 Test: Cells, Tissues & Integumentary System
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is the purpose or function of the skin?
protection
maintain body temperature
excretion and sensory reception
all of the choices
Which is the thin, most superficial layer of skin?
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
Dermatitis
What is the function of adipose tissue?
to insulate the body
to store energy
to cushion internal organs
all of the choices
Deepest layer of the integument that is made of elastic connective tissue and adipose tissue.
epidermis
dermis
hypodermis
hyperdermis
What are nails are made out of?
Platelets
Melanin
Fibrin
Keratin
Which of these glands is considered to be an oil gland and is usually found connected to a hair follicle?
merocrine glands
sebaceous glands
apocrine glands
sweat glands
What causes your hair to stand on end when you get goosebumps?
sweat is produced
your nails turn red
contraction of arrector pili muscles
ghosts
Which vitamin is synthesized by the skin when exposed to UV light from the sun?
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin UV
Vitamin D
Which type of sweat gland is found in the arm pits and produces smelly pheromones?
merocrine
apocrine
sebaceous
holocrine
This gland releases an oil known as sebum.
Sebaceous gland
Apocrine gland
Merocrine gland
Eccrine gland
When you pluck an eyebrow hair, you are pulling out the structure that holds the root of the hair firmly in place. What is this structure called?
Hair follicle
Hair shaft
Hypodermis
Sweat pore
What layer of skin is letter "C" bracketing?
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
Stratum Corneum
What part of the skin contains blood vessels, nerve fibers, hair follicles and sweat glands?
Dermis
Epidermis
Hypodermis
Stratum basale
What is structure #3 pointing at?
Sweat gland and duct
Hair follicle
Arrector pili muscle
Sebaceous gland
What tissue is this?
Bone
Cartilage
Blood
Adipose
The function of sebum is to_______.
Keep skin soft and moist
Help to regulate body temperature
Produce vitamin D
Protect skin from mechanical damage
Where is fibrocartliage is mainly located?
In your jaw
On the ends of joints.
In between disks in your vertebrae (spine) and other joints.
In your hips
What tissue type is this?
neuron
blood
loose reticular
bone
What tissue type is found only in the heart?
skeletal muscle
cardiac muscle
nervous tissue
hyaline cartilage
Which type of tissue regenerates frequently?
Epithelial tissue
Nervous tissue
Cardiac muscle
None of the above.
As people age wrinkles become more obvious because the skin loses some adipose tissue and some ___________.
elasticity
nerve function
appetite
blood flow
What is the function of connective tissue?
Tissue that protects, supports, and binds together other body tissue
Tissue that is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body
Tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement
How does the body respond to excessive heat?
by dilation of dermal blood vessels
by constriction of dermal blood vessels
by increasing the heart rate
Which type of cartilage makes up the fetal skeleton and forms costal cartilage?
elastic cartilage
skeletal muscle
hyaline cartilage
fibrocartilage
_______ fibers give connective tissue excellent tensile strength.
collagen
elastic
copper
muscle
The ________ protects our body from water loss, mechanical injury, and harmful chemicals.
hypodermis
epidermis
dermis
melanin
The first step in wound repair involves ________.
formation of scar tissue
growth of capillaries
inflammation
proliferation of fibrous tissue
Fingerprints are formed from the dermal ridges, they are __________.
constantly shedding
genetically determined
filled with melanin
identical within families
What structure inside cells controls the activities of that cell?
mitochondria
nucleus
Golgi apparatus
endoplasmic reticulum
What organelle modifies, sorts and packages proteins?
smooth ER
ribosomes
Golgi Apparatus
nucleus
During wound healing, what type of blood cells phagocytize bacterial cells and dead tissue?
platelets
fibrin
red blood cells
white blood cells
