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Integumentary System Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the integumentary system made up mostly of?

a)

Skin

b)

Hair

c)

Nails

d)

Glands

2.

The integumentary system is considered the body’s largest what?

(a)  

3.

What does the skin act as a barrier against?

a)

Infections

b)

Injuries

c)

UV radiation

4.

How does the skin help control body temperature?

a)

Sweating

b)

Blood vessel dilation

5.

What sensations do sensory receptors allow us to feel?

a)

Touch

b)

sleepy

c)

happy

d)

Temperature

6.

What vitamin does the skin produce when exposed to sunlight?

(a)  

7.

How are waste products released from the skin?

(a)  

8.

How many main layers does the skin have?

(a)  

9.

What is the outermost layer of the skin?

(a)  

10.

What is the first layer of the epidermis?

a)

Stratum Corneum

b)

Stratum Lucidum

c)

Stratum Basale

d)

Stratum Spinosum

11.

Where is the dermis located?

a)

Above Epidermis

b)

Below Hypodermis

c)

Below Epidermis

d)

None of the Above

12.

Which of the following is NOT a cell of the Epidermis?

a)

Stratum Basale

b)

Melanocyte

c)

Langerhans

13.

Cell that produce pigment.

(a)  

14.

What is the hypodermis made mostly of?

(a)  

15.

Cells that ingest foreign substances and activate our immune system...

(a)  

16.

What are the accessory structures of the skin?

a)

Sebaceous glands

b)

Hair

c)

Nails

d)

All of the Above

17.

What do sebaceous glands produce?

(a)  

18.

What does sebum help keep the skin?

a)

Moist

b)

Soft

19.

How do sweat glands help regulate body temperature?

(a)  

20.

What is another term for sweat gland?

a)

Sebaceous Gland

b)

Sudoriferous Gland

c)

Eccrine Gland

d)

Apocrine Gland

21.

How many sweat glands per person are there?

a)

10 million

b)

5 million

c)

3 million

d)

20 million

22.

What is the function of body hair?

a)

Protect against heat loss

b)

Shield from dust

c)

Filter Particles

d)

Sense insects on the skin

23.

What is the scientic term for nail "cuticle"?

a)

Lunula

b)

Free Edge

c)

Eponychium

24.

What determines the texture of hair?

a)

Root

b)

Follicle

c)

Shaft

d)

None of the above

25.

Hair is also known as?

(a)  

26.

What are common signs of skin disorders?

a)

Redness

b)

Pain

c)

Swelling

27.

How are burns classified?

a)

Depth

b)

Severity

28.

What layers do first-degree burns affect?

(a)  

29.

What layers do second-degree burns affect?

a)

Epidermis

b)

Dermis

c)

Both

30.

What layers do third-degree burns destroy?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

All

31.

Stress causes gray hair.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which epidermis layer contains melanocytes?

a)

Stratum Basale

b)

Stratum Spinosum

c)

Stratum Lucidum

d)

Stratum Granulosum

33.

Which cell makes up 90% of epidermal cells?

a)

Langerhans cells

b)

Merkel cells

c)

Keratinocytes

d)

Melanocytes

34.

Cells that sense light touch.

a)

Merkel cells

b)

Melanocyte

c)

Langerhans Cells

d)

Keratinocyte

35.

What is the bottom layer of the epidermis?

a)

Stratum Lucidum

b)

Stratum Corneum

c)

Stratum Basale

d)

Stratum Spinosum

36.

This occurs when keratinocytes undergo significant friction.

a)

Insulation

b)

Callus

c)

Keratin

d)

Merkel Cells

37.

How many types of sweat glands are there?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

38.

Which gland prevents the body from overheating?

a)

Eccrine

b)

Sebaceous

c)

Apocrine

d)

Sudoriferous

39.

Apocrine glands are smaller than eccrine glands.

a)
True
b)
False
40.

The Nail Plate is also known as what?

a)

Nail Bed

b)

Nail Body

c)

Nail Matrix

d)

Nail Fold