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Integumentary System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The palms and soles of your feet have an extra epidermis layer called the

a)

stratum lucidum

b)

stratum basale

c)

stratum corneum

d)

stratum granulosum

2.

The ceruminous glands make

a)

oil

b)

wax

c)

sweat

d)

snot

3.

People with darker skin need to worry about getting enough

a)

folate

b)

vitamin D

c)

melanin

d)

vitamin C

4.

melanin is created by your ____________ cells

a)

merkel

b)

langerhans

c)

keratinocytes

d)

melanocytes

5.

People with lighter skin need to worry about getting enough

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Folate

d)

Melanin

6.

Starting superficial and going deep - what is the third layer down in the layers of skin on the palms of your hands?

a)

gramulosum

b)

Spinosum

c)

Basal

d)

Lucidum

7.

Starting superficial and going deep what are the bottom two layers of the epidermis?

a)

stratum corneum and stratum lucidum

b)

stratum granulosum and stratum spinosum

c)

stratum spinosum and stratum basal

d)

stratum granulosum and stratum basal

8.

Which of the following glands is responsible for making sweat? (hint: sweat is smelly/has an odor)

a)

Sebaceous glands

b)

Ceruminous glands

c)

Sudoriferous glands

d)

Endocrine glands

9.

Your sebaceous glands make

a)

wax

b)

oil

c)

sweat

d)

snot

10.

Which layer of your skin must be damaged in order for you to need a skin graft?

a)

stratum granulosum

b)

stratum cornium

c)

stratum basale

d)

stratum papillary

11.

When we are talking about acne, what is a black head?

a)

a clogged sebacious gland that has bacteria munching on it

b)

a clogged sebacious gland that has oxidized

c)

a clogged sebacious gland that has grown a epidermis over top

d)

a clogged sebacious gland that you have popped

12.

Acne in order......

a)

white head, black head, cyst, pimple/acne

b)

pimple/acne, black head, white head, cyst

c)

cyst, white head, black head, pimple/acne

d)

white head, black head, pimple/acne, cyst

13.

Which of the following is NOT a receptor in the integumentary system?

a)

mechanoreceptor (touch)

b)

Nociceptor (pain)

c)

thermoreceptor (temperature)

d)

photoreceptors (light)

14.

The keratinocytes in the epidermis form what type of epithelial tissue?

a)

simple squamous

b)

stratified columnar

c)

stratified squamous

d)

stratified cuboidal

15.

Which type of acne has bacteria munching on it and an epidermis layer covering it

a)

cyst

b)

pimple/acne

c)

white head

d)

black head

16.

which of the following is a risk factor for skin cancer?

a)

severe sun burns

b)

being lighter skinned

c)

being male

d)

exposure to UV radiation

e)

all of these are risk factors

17.

what type of cancer would this be?

a)

basal cell

b)

squamous cell

c)

melanoma

d)

this is not cancer just a mole

18.

what type of cancer is this?

a)

melanoma

b)

squamous

c)

basal

d)

merkel

19.

what type of cancer is this?

a)

basal

b)

squamous

c)

melanoma

d)

this is just a pimple

20.

which of the following is NOT a sign that a spot or mole on your skin might be melanoma?

a)

asymmetry

b)

border irregularity

c)

multiple colors

d)

diameter smaller than a pencil eraser

21.

Can you name at least 3 ways to prevent skin cancer?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

what important function do basale cells do?

a)

they are stem cells so they reproduce and make new cells

b)

they make protein to make skin tough

c)

they eat debris

d)

they are touch/sensory receptor cells

e)

they make melanin

23.

What important function do Langerhans cells do?

a)

they are touch receptors

b)

they are stem cells so they reproduce to make new skin

c)

they make protein that makes skin tough

d)

they eat debris

24.

Which type of receptors are Merkel cells

a)

mechanoreceptors (touch)

b)

nociceptors (pain)

c)

thermoreceptors (temperature)

d)

photoreceptors (light)

25.

A sunburn that is so bad that it is numb, and charred in appearance and seems to go all they way through the dermis and epidermis and into the hypodermis is

a)

1st degree

b)

2nd degree

c)

3rd degree

d)

how on earth would you get burned that bad?

26.

A first degree sunburn effects the ___________layer(s)

a)

dermis

b)

epidermis

c)

both the dermis and epidermis

d)

goes all the way to the hypodermis

27.

the gland labeled as number 8 (on the hair) is a

a)

ceruminous

b)

sudoriferous

c)

sebaceous

d)

that is a nerve not a gland

28.

Which layer is responsible for fingerprints?

a)

The layer is found in area #1 and is called the basale layer

b)

The layer is found in area #2 and is called the reticulum layer

c)

The layer is found in area #2 and is called the papillary layer

d)

The layer is found in area #1 and is called the papillary layer

29.

I understand that my teacher cannot put every test question into a quizizz so I am going to make sure I can name all the layers of the skin and their jobs and all of the major cells we learned and their jobs too.

a)

YES I will study!

b)

nope I'm not going to study

30.

A few more terms I am going to remember....... psoriasis, vitalago, albinism, and scabs eeewwwwww scabs

a)

Yep I will study

b)

Nope I will not study