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CH3.2 Summative Assessment

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False. Keratin protects the skin from harmful chemicals, and oils in the skin serve as a water barrier. (LO 3.2-1)

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False. The important features of the epidermal dendritic cells are to work with sensory nerve endings to relay information to the brain, and the important features of Merkel cells is to respond to the presence of foreign bacteria or viruses by initiating an immune system response. (LO 3.2-2)

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False. The purpose of collagen fibers is to provide toughness and bind with water molecules to keep the inner skin moist. (LO 3.2-2)

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False. Elastic fibers keep the skin looking young and is located in the epidermis. (LO 3.2-2)

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the other name for sweat glands? (LO 3.2-3)

a)

Apocrine glands

b)

Sudoriferous glands

c)

Eccrine glands

d)

Adrenal glands

6.

What are the two types of sweat glands? (LO 3.2-3)

a)

Apocrine and sudoriferous glands

b)

Eccrine and sebaceous glands

7.

Where does hair and nail growth occur? (LO 3.2-3)

a)

The dermis

b)

The epidermis

c)

The matrix

d)

The adipose

8.

The skin is involved in chemical processes. Which vitamin is essential to bone health? (LO 3.2-1)

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Vitamin E

9.

True or False: The epidermis completely replaces itself every 6 months.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: If a person has albinism, their epidermis functions normally.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In the summer months, exposure to extreme temperatures can be life threatening, but glands close to the surface of the skin help to keep the body cool. What are these glands? (LO 3.2-1, LO 3.2-3)

a)

A. Eccrine glands

b)

B. Apocrine glands

c)

C. Exocrine glands

d)

D. Endocrine glands

12.

Sudoriferous glands help control (a)   , maintaining homeostasis.

Choose from the below words

Hydration

Body temperature

Hormones

Metabolism

13.

Select the arrector pili muscle

14.

Select the hair follicle

15.

Select the sweat gland

16.

Select the stratum corneum

17.

Select the stratum spinosum

18.

Select the stratum basale

19.

Select the melanocyte

20.

Select the dead keratinocytes

21.

Select the living keratinocytes

22.

Select the matrix

23.

Select the hair follicle

24.

Name four functions of the integumentary system.

4 lines
25.

Anatomically, what determines the color of a person’s skin?

4 lines
26.

 What structures of the skin overlap with another body system to allow the skin to sense  and feel pressure, temperature, or pain? Which other body system is involved?

4 lines
27.

How does the skin continually renew itself?

4 lines
28.

What are the benefits of sebum?

4 lines
29.

Order the strati of the epidermis from deepest to most superficial : ​ (a)   ​, (b)   , ​ (c)   ,​ ​ (d)   , ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
basale
spinosum
granulosum
lucidum
corneum
dermis
papillary
reticular
hypodermis
30.

The dermis has _____ main layers; They include the ___________ layers.

a)

2; epidermis and papillary

b)

2; reticular and hypodermis

c)

3; papillary, reticular, and hypodermis

d)

2; epidermis and hypodermis

e)

2; papillary and reticular.