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Accessory Structures of skin notes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of sudoriferous glands (sweat glands)?

a)

ECCRINE and APOCRINE

b)

Ceruminous and Mammary

c)

Sebaceous and SUDORIFEROUS

d)

SUDORIFEROUS and Ceruminous

2.

Which of the following is not a purpose or function of eccrine glands?

a)

TEMPERATURE REGULATION

b)

Excreting water & electrolytes

c)

Providing protection from environmental hazards

d)

Protection against U.V. rays

3.

Which type of sweat glands are located in the armpits and genital areas?

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

4.

Which type of glands produce insensible sweat?

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

5.

Which type of glands produce sensible sweat?

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

6.

Glands that discharge an oily secretion into hair follicles are ________ glands.

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

7.

Which type of gland secretes sweat that has odor?

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

8.

The highest concentration of ____________ sweat glands would be found on the palms of the hands.

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

9.

Variations in hair color reflect differences in the pigment produced by

a)

melanocytes

b)

carotene

c)

blood

d)

keratin

10.

What are three accessory structures of the skin?

a)

hair, nails, glands

b)

hair, blood, glands

c)

epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

d)

hypodermis, hair, nails

11.

Which of the following is not a gland found in your skin?

a)

Sebaceous gland

b)

Eccrine gland

c)

Mammary Gland

d)

Ceruminous gland

e)

Adrenal gland

12.

The scientific name for sweat glands is ____________

a)

Sudoriferous glands

b)

Smelly glands

c)

Moisture Glands

d)

Endocrine Glands

e)

Hydro Glands

13.

These glands are found only in external ear canal and

their secretion combines with sebum to produce earwax.

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

14.

These glands are modified apocrine sweat glands found only during lactation and pregnancy and are a secondary sexual characteristic of females.

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous

15.

High amounts of this type of melanin would produce brown to black hair.

a)

eumelanin

b)

pheomelanin

c)

blackmelanin

d)

whitemelanin

e)

redmelanin

16.

High amounts of this type of melanin would produce yellow-to-reddish hair.

a)

eumelanin

b)

pheomelanin

c)

blackmelanin

d)

whitemelanin

e)

redmelanin

17.

Hair develops in _________ deep in the dermis of our skin.

a)

sebaceous glands

b)

sweat glands

c)

shafts

d)

follicles

e)

clusters

18.

___________ serve a number of purposes, including protecting the digits, enhancing sensations, and acting like tools.

a)

Nails

b)

Glands

c)

Melanins

d)

Freckles

e)

Moles

19.

Which of the following is not one of the three types of body hair?

a)

lanugo

b)

vellus

c)

terminal hair

d)

Spiked hair

20.

Which type of gland secretes sweat that has no odor?

a)

APOCRINE

b)

ECCRINE

c)

Ceruminous

d)

Mammary

e)

Sebaceous