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Skin Anatomy

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the outermost layer of the skin?
a)
Epidermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Subcutaneous
d)
fatty layer
2.
What are the three main layers of the skin?
a)
The epidermis, the dermis, and the subcutaneous
b)
The epidermis, the dermis, and the sebaceous
c)
The dermis, the sebaceous, and the sudoriferous
d)
The sudoriferous, the dermis, and the epidermis
3.
What gives your skin color
a)
Epidermis
b)
follicles
c)
dermis
d)
melanin
4.
What is the purpose of the sebaceous glands?
a)
Secretes oily and waxy matter
b)
Cleans your skin.
c)
Prevents Cancer
d)
Protects from the Sun
5.
Melanin:
a)
Helps protect skin from UV radiation
b)
Is found in almost every human being
c)
Is responsible for skin color
d)
All of the above
6.
What produces sweat?
a)
Sebaceous Gland 
b)
Hair Follicle 
c)
Erector Pili
d)
Sweat Gland
7.
Which one is NOT a layer of skin?
a)
Dermis
b)
Flipidermis
c)
Epidermis
d)
Fatty Layer
8.

What is the oily substance that protects the skin against water called?

a)

seaweed

b)

callus

c)

sebum

d)

skin

9.
The layer of skin that we see and is treated by the practitioner is the:
a)
melanin
b)
corneum
c)
keratin
d)
spinosum
10.
The clear, transparent layer just under the stratum corneum that consists of small cells through which light can pass is the:
a)
stratum spinosum
b)
stratum granulosum
c)
stratum lucidium
d)
stratum corneum
11.
The deepest layer of the epidermis, the basal cell layer, is also known as the: 
a)
stratum germinativum
b)
stratum corneum
c)
stratum spinosum
d)
keratin dermis
12.
The stratum germinativum is composed of several layers with special cells that produce a dark skin pigment called: 
a)
granules
b)
melanin
c)
elongated
d)
keratin
13.
The dermis layer is made up of two layers, which are the:
a)
papillary and reticular
b)
papillary and dermal
c)
dermal and tactile
d)
tactile and reticular
14.
Fatty tissue found below the dermis is:
a)
papillae
b)
papillary layer
c)
tactile 
d)
subcutaneous tissue
15.

Which is the top layer of the epidermis?

a)

Stratum basale

b)

Stratum lucidum

c)

Stratum spinosum

d)

Stratum corneum

e)

Stratum granulosum

16.

Which epidermis layer is clear and thin?

a)

Stratum basale

b)

Stratum lucidum

c)

Stratum spinosum

d)

Stratum corneum

e)

Stratum granulosum

17.

What does the arrector pili muscle do?

a)

Push sweat out

b)

Thermoregulation

c)

Make hair stick up

d)

Waterproofing

18.

Which type of sweat gland is found in the armpit?

a)

Sebaceous

b)

Apocrine

c)

Eccrine

19.

Where are sebaceous glands NOT found?

a)

palms and soles of feet

b)

face

c)

they're found everywhere

20.

What are the immune cells of our skin?

a)

Keratinocytes

b)

Melanocytes

c)

Langerhans Cells

d)

Ruffini Endings

21.
The dermis is ___________ than the epidermis.
a)
thinner
b)
stickier
c)
slimier
d)
thicker
22.
Why do you turn red when you are hot?
a)
The blood vessels in your skin constrict, reducing blood flow to cool the body
b)
The blood vessels constrict to increase blood flow to cool the body
c)
The blood vessels dilate to increase blood flow to the skin
d)
The blood vessels dilate to decrease blood flow to the skin
23.

Exposure to UV light can cause you skin to produce

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

melanin

d)

keratin

24.

Why do some people have darker skin?

a)

more melanocytes

b)

more keratinocytes

c)

their melanocytes produce more melanin

d)

their keratinocytes produce more keratin

25.

Structure in the dermis of the skin from which a strand of hair grows.

a)

Follicle

b)

dermis

c)

vitamin D

d)

melanin

26.

tiny opening on the surface of the skin

a)

Dermis

b)

Pore

c)

Epidermis

d)

Melanin

27.

Where can you find dead skin cells?

a)

Your innermost layer of skin

b)

Your outermost layer of skin

c)

The border between the epidermis and the dermis

d)

The border between the dermis and the hypodermis

28.

What layer of skin is this

a)

Melanin

b)

epidermis

c)

dermis

d)

hypodermis

29.

What layer of skin is this

a)

hypodermis

b)

epidermis

c)

dermis

d)

pore

30.

Skin release sweat to regulate body __________.

a)

speed

b)

energy

c)

weight

d)

temperature

31.

Skin protects the body by keeping harmful substances outside the body and keeping important substances inside the body.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What layer is represented by letter B?

a)

Stratum Corneum

b)

Dermis

c)

Stratum Lucidum

d)

Epidermis

33.

What causes goose bumps?

a)

hair follicles

b)

sebaceous glands

c)

arrector pili muscle

d)

hot weather

34.

What skin disease is caused by too much exposure in the sun's radiation?

a)

acne

b)

dermatitis

c)

skin cancer

d)

rash

35.

Too much exposure to the sun is good for our skin.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Skin is a sense organ.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Epidermis protects your body, it keeps _____ and ____ out of your body.

a)

germs

b)

water

c)

detox

d)

dirt

e)

fat

38.

Why water is important to your body?

a)

keeps the body from drying out.

b)

keeps your body at a right temperature.

c)

helps transport nutrients to body

d)

keeps dirts away from your body

39.

Skin protects the body by keeping harmful substances outside the body and keeping important substances inside the body.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which skin layer is where mitosis can be observed?

a)

stratum corneum

b)

stratum lucidum

c)

stratum spinosum

d)

stratum granulosum

e)

stratum basale (aka: germinativum)

41.

Which skin layer is also referred to as stratum germinativum?

a)

stratum corneum

b)

stratum lucidum

c)

stratum spinosum

d)

stratum granulosum

e)

stratum basale

42.

The tough protein that gives hair, nails, and the outer layers of skin its strength is

a)

keratin

b)

melanin

c)

chromatin

d)

dermatin

43.

Which cells create the pigment that gives skin its color?

a)

melanocytes

b)

keratinocytes

c)

erythrocytes

d)

adipocytes

44.

CELLS WHICH MAKE THE FIBRES OF THE SKIN COLLAGEN AND ELASTIN

a)

FIBROBLAST

b)

MELANOCYTES

c)

LANGERHAN CELLS

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