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3 Integumentary System

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is number 5?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Sebaceous Gland

d)

Sudoriferous Gland

2.
Skin color is due to a pigment called
a)
Keratin
b)
Melanin
c)
Chromatin
d)
Epithelium
3.
The function of sebum is:
a)
Keeps skin soft and moist
b)
Help to regulate body temperature
c)
Produce vitamin D
d)
Protect skin from mechanical damage
4.

What layer of the skin contains sweat glands?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Subcutaneous

5.
What is the name of tube that our hair grows from?
a)
Follicle
b)
Root
c)
Shaft
d)
Sebaceous
6.
Both hair and nails are made up of the same type of protein
a)
True
b)
False
7.

The hair follicle is found:

a)

around the hair shaft

b)

at the top of the strand of hair

c)

in the middle of the strand of hair

d)

not anywhere around the hair

8.

Sebaceous glands refer to

a)

Sweat glands

b)

Hair glands

c)

Oil glands

d)

Exocrine glands

9.

Which of the following increases your risk for having melanoma?

a)

Having darker skin

b)

Being exposed to UV light

c)

Using sunscreen

d)

Being young

10.

What might happen if you did not have melanocytes?

a)

Your skin would not protect you against disease

b)

Your skin would be extremely pale (white)

c)

You would not be able to produce new skin cells

d)

Your skin would become brittle and papery

11.

The skin helps in the production of which vitamin?

a)

vitamin D

b)

vitamin B

c)

vitamin C

d)

vitamin A

12.

Where is your skin the thickest?

a)

Hand

b)

Foot

c)

Thigh

d)

Forehead

13.

A slight scratch of the skin does not causing bleeding because the epidermis lacks___________.

a)

Living cells

b)

Blood vessels

c)

Hair Follicles

d)

Melanin

14.
What cell produces a protein allows for waterproofing of the skin, nails, and hair?
a)
Keratinocytes
b)
Melanocytes
c)
Merkel (Tactile) Cells
d)
Langerhans (Dendritic) cell
15.
What cell produces a dark brown pigment?
a)
Keratinocytes
b)
Melanocytes
c)
Merkel (Tactile) Cells
d)
Langerhans (dendritic) cell
16.
What layer of epidermis does cell division occur?
a)
stratum lucidum
b)
stratum basale
c)
stratum granulosum
d)
stratum corneum
17.
The oldest cells of the epidermis will be found here
a)
Stratum Corneum
b)
Stratum Basale
c)
Stratum Spinosum
d)
Stratum Granulosum
18.

What layer of skin produces melanin?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Subcutaneous

19.
What layer of the of the skin is found only in the palms of yours hands and the soles of your feet?
a)
Stratum granulosum
b)
Stratum spinosum
c)
Stratum lucidum
d)
Stratum basale
20.

List the layers of the Epidermis in order from top to bottom.

a)

5,2,3,4,1

b)

1,2,3,4,5

c)

4,5,3,1,2

d)

1,4,3,2,5

21.

Skin color is the result of

a)

The quantity of melanin in the skin

b)

The number of keratinocytes in the skin

c)

The amount of fat in the hypodermis

d)

The number of melanocytes in the skin

22.

The epidermis is made up of how many layers?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

1

23.

The pacinian corpuscles respond to ___________?

a)

Temperature

b)

Sweat

c)

Pressure

d)

Light touch

24.

__________glands are sweat glands that are found in kids to help with sweating at the palms/soles of the feet and on the forehead.

a)

Eccrine

b)

Apocrine

c)

Exocrine

d)

Sebaceous

25.

Sudoriferous Glands refer to

a)

Exocrine glands

b)

Oil glands

c)

Sweat glands

d)

Hair glands

26.

The pigment carotene can give a person a _________.

a)

Black color

b)

Red color

c)

Orange Yellow color

d)

Pink color

27.

Melanin gives us the color of

a)

Varying shades of yellow to black

b)

Varying shades of orange

c)

Varying shades of green

d)

Varying shades of purple

28.

The top layer of the epidermis is made of?

a)

Healthy, living cells

b)

Melanin

c)

Flat, dead cells

d)

Collagen

29.
The sweat gland that produces "stinky" sweat is the 
a)
Apocrine gland
b)
Eccrine gland
c)
Sudoriferous gland
d)
Sebaceous gland
30.
Different tones of human skin color evolved 
a)
in response to varying levels of UV radiation in the environment
b)
Randomly and for no reason at all
31.

Which structure/organ is not found in the dermis?

a)

melanocytes

b)

hair follicle

c)

sebaceous glands

d)

sudoriferous glands

32.

The secretion of a merocrine versus an apocrine sweat gland is...

a)

The secretion is the same, its the location that is different.

b)

Proteins and lipids versus 99% water and 1% chemicals

c)

50% water and 50% chemicals versus proteins and lipids.

d)

99% water and 1% chemical versus proteins and lipids