Exam 5: The Integumentary System

Damage to the hair ________ would prevent hair growth.

Skin consists of two distinct tissue layers: the epidermis and dermis.

The stratum ________ lies between the stratum granulosum and the stratum corneum of thick skin.

Which primary layer of the skin contains melanocytes?

A(n) ________ responds to the movement of a single hair.

First-degree burns are the most severe type of burn.

The papillary layer of the dermis consists of ________ connective tissue

The coarse hairs in the skin of the perineum and axillary regions are all ________ hairs.

Which layer of the epidermis contains keratohyalin granules and lamellated granules?

Melanin functions to "shade" keratinocyte DNA molecules from harmful ________.

Which primary layer of the skin contains lamellated granules that aid in waterproofing?

Chemotherapy causes hair loss because these drugs specifically target the rapidly dividing cells in the hypodermis.

Which connective tissue layer is discussed in the chapter on the integumentary system but is truly not a part of it?

The letter A in the ABCD rule for melanoma detection stands for asymmetry.

If you are truly "smelly" after a workout that causes you to work up a sweat, the smell is due to secretions from your eccrine glands.

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a layer of cells that are derived from the epidermis?

The most external layer of a hair shaft is the

Since apocrine glands are almost inactive until puberty, they may function primarily in

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the portion of the hair root that contains a single capillary cluster?

In the thick skin of the palm, the layer of the epidermis directly deep to the stratum corneum is the stratum