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Worksheets4L3 Integumentary System: Skin Appendages & Color
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The surface of healthy skin is slightly?
a)
yellow
b)
alkaline
c)
rough
d)
acidic
2.
The tiny grains of pigment deposited in cells that provide skin with its color are?
a)
protein
b)
keratin
c)
melanin
d)
collagen
3.
Oil glands that are connected to hair follicles are also called?
a)
sudoriferous glands
b)
sebaceous glands
c)
arrector glands
d)
substance glands
4.
All of the following are appendages of the skin EXCEPT?
a)
pineal gland
b)
nails
c)
sebaceous glands
d)
hair
5.
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
6.
The medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions and diseases, is:
a)
dermatology
b)
physiology
c)
anatomy
d)
histology
7.
What is the name of tube that our hair grows from?
a)
Follicle
b)
Root
c)
Shaft
d)
Sebaceous
8.
The sweat gland that produces "sticky" sweat is the
a)
Apocrine gland
b)
Eccrine gland
c)
Sudoriferous gland
d)
Sebaceous gland
9.
Which of the following is a bluish cast of the skin resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood?
a)
melanin
b)
carotene
c)
hemoglobin
d)
cyanosis
10.
What is the purpose / function of the skin?
a)
protection
b)
temperature maintenance
c)
excretion and sensory reception
d)
all of the choices
11.
It takes on average _________________ for new cells in the bottom layer of the epidermis to move to the top.
a)
1-2 Days
b)
2-4 Weeks
c)
4-5 Hours
d)
7 Years
12.
What gives skin a reddish tint?
a)
Blood flow
b)
Carotene
c)
Melanin
d)
Keratin
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