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Anatomy Week 13

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called
a)
keratin
b)
melanin
c)
carotene
d)
mucus
2.

What layer of the skin contains sweat glands?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Subcutaneous

3.

Which is NOT a function of your skin?

a)

Protecting your body from outside invaders

b)

Regulating temperature

c)

Taking in oxygen

d)

Sensing touch and temperature

4.

A pimple forms when a ________________ becomes clogged with oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria.

a)

Sweat Gland

b)

Sebaceous Gland

c)

Melanocyte

d)

Blood Vessel

5.
The muscle that causes goose bumps when a person is frightened or cold is the?
a)
angled muscle
b)
secretory muscle
c)
absorption muscle
d)
arrector pili muscle
6.

What part of the skin doesn't have hair?

a)

Palms

b)

eyelids

c)

earlobes

d)

nose

7.

Which type of cell is found in the hypodermis?

a)

adipose tissue

b)

keratinocytes

c)

Langerhans (dendritic) cells

d)

melanocytes

e)

Merkel cells

8.
Oil glands that are connected to hair follicles are also called?
a)
sudoriferous glands
b)
sebaceous glands
c)
arrector glands
d)
substance glands
9.

How does sweat cool you?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

invagination

d)

oder

10.

Sweating and shivering are your body's way of regulating ______________.

a)

Hair growth

b)

water loss

c)

temperature

d)

vitamin D absorption

11.
The sweat gland that produces "stinky" sweat is the 
a)
Apocrine gland
b)
Eccrine gland
c)
Sudoriferous gland
d)
Sebaceous gland
12.

Projections that hold the epidermis and dermis together

a)

Melanocytes

b)

Pacinian Corpuscles

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Dermal Papillae

13.

Hair Root

a)

1

b)

3

c)

9

d)

14

14.

Sebaceous Gland

a)

7

b)

10

c)

12

d)

13

15.

Hair Shaft

a)

1

b)

3

c)

9

d)

14

16.

Nerve

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

8

17.

Hypodermis

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

9

18.

Epidermis

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

9

19.

Apocrine Sweat Gland

a)

7

b)

10

c)

6

d)

11

20.

Arrector Pili Muscle

a)

6

b)

7

c)

10

d)

13

21.

(Eccrine) Sweat Gland

a)

6

b)

7

c)

10

d)

11

22.
Nails are made out of what?
a)
All of the Above 
b)
Terminal 
c)
 Vellus 
d)
Keratin 
23.

Which of the following statements regarding melanin is NOT true?

a)

causes the formation of wrinkles

b)

gives skin its color

c)

protects against ultraviolet rays

d)

protects against skin cancer

24.

What hair component is on the left photo?

a)

Hair Shaft

b)

Hair root

c)

Hair Bulb

d)

Hair Follicle

25.

skin...

a)

Derm-

b)

Carcin-

c)

Kerat-

d)

Therm-

26.

This part of the dermis is responsible for the ridges of your fingerprints.

a)

stratum lucidium

b)

Merkel cells

c)

papillary layer

d)

recticular layer

27.

The white part at the base of your nail is called the

a)

moon

b)

lunule

c)

lacunae

d)

arc de moon