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Integumentary System Exam

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The top layer of the skin is called the _________________.
a)
dermis
b)

hypodermis

c)

subcutaneous

d)
epidermis
2.

What is J pointing to?

a)

Adipose Tissue

b)

Sebaceous Glands

c)

Arrector Pilli Muscles

d)

sudoriferous Gland

3.
What is C pointing to?
a)
Epidermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Hypodermis
4.
What is another name for the hypodermis?
a)
epidermis
b)
subcutaneous layer
c)
stratum basale
5.
To what layer of skin is letter "B" pointing?
a)
Epidermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Hypodermis
d)
Stratum Corneum
6.

Where is the thickest skin located?

a)

palms/soles

b)
scalp
c)
arms
d)
face
7.

Another name for the sweat glands

a)

sebaceous

b)

sudoriferous

8.

Another name for the oil glands

a)

sebaceous

b)

sudoriferous

9.
Brownish black pigment produced by cells in the skin.
a)
erythrocytes
b)
leukocytes
c)
melanocytes
10.

Third degree burns

a)

only effect the epidermis

b)

effect the epidermis and dermis

c)

effects the epidermis, dermis, & hypodermis

11.

Which is the deepest layer of the epidermis?

a)

corium

b)

stratum corneum

c)

subcutaneous

d)

basal layer

12.

The term metastasis means the tumor:

a)

is localized

b)

cells travel to remote regions of the body

c)

benign

d)

spreads within an organ only

13.

What is a hard protein found in the epidermis?

a)

sebum

b)

pus

c)

cerumen

d)

keratin

14.

Match the following

a)

Proctection

1.

covers body and acts as a barrier

b)

body temperature

2.

contains sweat glands

c)

excretion

3.

flushes the body of waste during perpiration

d)

stimuli

4.

contains large nerve endings

15.

Match the following

a)

Stratum Basal

1.

composed of living cells

b)

stratum spinosum

2.

the prickly layer

c)

stratum granulosum

3.

forms the 'cement' /contains granules

d)

stratum lucidum

4.

only found in the palms and soles

e)

stratum corneum

5.

composed of dead flat cells

16.

True or False: The entire process from when skin cells are formed in the stratum basal layer and pushed towards the stratum corneum takes about 1 week.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Match the following

a)

neoplasm

1.

abnormal growth of new tissue

b)

benign neoplasm

2.

non cancerous

c)

malignant neoplasm

3.

cancer

d)

metastasis

4.

cancer has spread

18.

Match the following

a)

basal cell carinoma

1.

most common form of skin cancer; usually not life threatening.

b)

squamous cell carinoma

2.

found in the squamous cell

c)

malignant melanoma

3.

most dangerous type; involves the melanocytes

19.

Match the following

a)

lunula

1.

white half-moon part at the base of the nail

b)

body

2.

covers the nail bed

c)

free edge

3.

overhand of the nail

d)

root

4.

hidden under the skin folds

20.

The sudoriferous gland is most abundant in the ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
palms
soles
arm pits
legs
arms
21.

Match the following

a)

aden/o

1.

gland

b)

albin/o

2.

white

c)

bi/o

3.

life

d)

carcin/o

4.

cancer

e)

cauter/o

5.

heat; burn

22.

Match the following

a)

adip/o

1.

fat

b)

aut/o

2.

self

c)

blephar/o

3.

eyelid

d)

caus/o

4.

burn; burning; heat

e)

cis/o

5.

to cut

23.

Match the following

a)

cry/o

1.

cold

b)

cyan/o

2.

blue

c)

derm/a

3.

skin

d)

diaphor/o

4.

profuse sweating

e)

hydr/o

5.

sweat

24.

Match the following

a)

ecchym/o

1.

blood in the tissues

b)

erythem/o

2.

redness

c)

erythr/o

3.

red

d)

cutane/o

4.

skin

e)

cyt/o

5.

cell

25.

Match the following

a)

hist/o

1.

tissue

b)

kerat/o

2.

hard; horn-shaped tissue

c)

onych/o

3.

nail

d)

ichthy/o

4.

dry; scaly

e)

melan/o

5.

black

26.

Match the following

a)

lip/o

1.

fat

b)

papill/o

2.

nipple-like

c)

psor/o

3.

itching

d)

myc/o

4.

fungus

e)

jaund/o

5.

yellow

27.

Match the following

a)

py/o

1.

pus

b)

steat/o

2.

fat; sebum

c)

seb/o

3.

sebum

d)

ungu/o

4.

nail

e)

rhytid/o

5.

wrinkle

28.

Match the following

a)

auto-

1.

self

b)

para-

2.

abnormal; beyond

c)

per-

3.

through

d)

hyper-

4.

above normal

e)

hypo-

5.

below normal

29.

Match the following combining form with its color

a)
1.

albin/o

b)
2.

cyan/o

c)
3.

melan/o

d)
4.

jaund/o

e)
5.

erythr/o

30.

Match the following

a)

-logy

1.

study of

b)

-opsy

2.

view of; viewing

c)

-ose

3.

full of; sugar

d)

-rrhea

4.

flow; excessive discharge

e)

-therapy

5.

treatment

31.

____burns involve only the epidermis. Symptoms are redness, pain, and swelling.

a)

first degree

b)

fourth degree

c)

second degree

d)

third degree

32.

Match the following

a)

cortex

1.

innermost layer, holds the pigment of the hair

b)

medulla

2.

center layer, contains soft keratin

c)

cuticle

3.

outmost layer, made up of overlapping cells

33.

Which of the following terms mean fat? (select all that apply)

a)

lip/o

b)

steat/o

c)

adip/o

d)

seb/o

34.

Which suffixes mean pertaining to? (select all that apply)

a)

-ary

b)

-ic

c)

-ion

d)

-iasis

e)

-tic

35.

The epidermis is:

a)

the lowest layer of the skin

b)

the middle layer of skin

c)

the outer layer of skin

d)

is not a layer of skin

36.

Which layer of the epidermis is living?

a)

stratum corneum

b)

basal layer

37.

Adipose is a fancy name for:

a)

connective tissue

b)

nerves

c)

fat

d)

skin

38.

What is the purpose of nails?

a)

to bite

b)

to protect knee from injury or bruises

c)

to protect the tips of fingers and toes from injury

d)

to make pretty

39.

What are the two WR for skin?

a)

derm/o

b)

lip/o

c)

ichthy/o

d)

cutane/o

40.

What is the main function of sebaceous glands?

a)

Store fat

b)

Produce melanin

c)

Produce oil to lubricate the skin

d)

Produce sweat

41.

Label the structures of the skin.