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Science Behind Tattoos

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ink pigments are injected into which layer of the skin?

a)

Dermis

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

2.

In which layer of the dermis in the ink particles injected?

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

e)

Papillary Layer

3.

Contains blood vessels, glands, and nervous structures.

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

e)

Papillary Layer

4.

Contains adipose tissue.

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

e)

Papillary Layer

5.

Contains dead cells that shed off of the cell's surface.

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

e)

Papillary Layer

6.

The _____ is deep to the reticular layer.

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

e)

Papillary Layer

7.

The _____ is superficial to the reticular layer.

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

e)

Papillary Layer

8.

Contains dermal papillae

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Corneum

e)

Papillary Layer

9.

The ink particles are injected passed the ___ to the dermis.

a)

Reticular Layer

b)

Hypodermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Papillary Layer

10.

Ink particles injected into the skin are engulfed by cells called _____.

a)

Macrophages

b)

Liver

c)

Lymphatic System

d)

Digestive System

e)

Immune System

11.

Macrophages are part of which system?

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Integumentary System

c)

Lymphatic System

d)

Digestive System

e)

Immune System

12.

Macrophages move through the ________ to deliver ink particles to the liver.

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Integumentary System

c)

Lymphatic System

d)

Digestive System

e)

Immune System

13.

The liver is part of the ...

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Integumentary System

c)

Lymphatic System

d)

Digestive System

e)

Immune System

14.

Macrophages are are type of

a)

White Blood Cell

b)

Red Blood Cell

c)

Neuron

d)

Melanocyte

e)

Myocyte

15.

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.

a)

White Blood Cell

b)

Red Blood Cell

c)

Neuron

d)

Melanocyte

e)

Macrophage

16.

Why are tattoos permanent?

a)

Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.

b)

Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.

c)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous structures in the reticular layer.

d)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.

17.

Why do tattoos fade over time?

a)

Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.

b)

Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.

c)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous structures in the reticular layer.

d)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.

18.

Why are tattoos painful?

a)

Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.

b)

Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.

c)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous receptors and structures in the reticular layer.

d)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.

19.

Why do some people bleed when getting a tattoo?

a)

Macrophages engulf ink particles and go through the lymphatic system to excrete the ink away from where the tattoo was placed.

b)

Macrophages engulf ink particles but remain in the skin where the tattoo was placed.

c)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting nervous receptors and structures in the reticular layer.

d)

The skin is pierces thousands of times per minute hitting blood vessels in the reticular layer.

20.

Painful places to tattoo include

a)

Popliteal Region

b)

Axillary Region

c)

Fibular Region

d)

Antebrachial Region

e)

Antecubital Region