WorksheetsScience Behind Tattoos
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Ink pigments are injected into which layer of the skin?
Dermis
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
In which layer of the dermis in the ink particles injected?
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
Papillary Layer
Contains blood vessels, glands, and nervous structures.
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
Papillary Layer
Contains adipose tissue.
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
Papillary Layer
Contains dead cells that shed off of the cell's surface.
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
Papillary Layer
The _____ is deep to the reticular layer.
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
Papillary Layer
The _____ is superficial to the reticular layer.
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
Papillary Layer
Contains dermal papillae
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Corneum
Papillary Layer
The ink particles are injected passed the ___ to the dermis.
Reticular Layer
Hypodermis
Epidermis
Papillary Layer
Ink particles injected into the skin are engulfed by cells called _____.
Macrophages
Liver
Lymphatic System
Digestive System
Immune System
Macrophages are part of which system?
Endocrine System
Integumentary System
Lymphatic System
Digestive System
Immune System
Macrophages move through the ________ to deliver ink particles to the liver.
Endocrine System
Integumentary System
Lymphatic System
Digestive System
Immune System
The liver is part of the ...
Endocrine System
Integumentary System
Lymphatic System
Digestive System
Immune System
Macrophages are are type of
White Blood Cell
Red Blood Cell
Neuron
Melanocyte
Myocyte
Function to engulf and digest cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, cancer cells, and anything else that does not have the type of proteins specific to a healthy body.
White Blood Cell
Red Blood Cell
Neuron
Melanocyte
Macrophage
Why are tattoos permanent?
Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.
Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous structures in the reticular layer.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.
Why do tattoos fade over time?
Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.
Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous structures in the reticular layer.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.
Why are tattoos painful?
Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.
Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous receptors and structures in the reticular layer.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.
Why do some people bleed when getting a tattoo?
Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.
Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous receptors and structures in the reticular layer.
The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.
Painful places to tattoo include
Popliteal Region
Axillary Region
Fibular Region
Antebrachial Region
Antecubital Region
