Exam 5: The Skeletal System: Osseous Tissue and Skeletal Structure

Deodorants mask the odor produced by the bacteria that live off the secretions of glands.

Skin cancers are the most common types of cancer in the United States, and the most important risk factor is overexposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Describe the vascularization of the skin.

Keratinocytes begin to die in the stratum granulosum.

Keratinocytes produce keratin, as well as various enzymes and .

When a blister forms due to friction, liquid pools between the epidermis and what other layer of the integument?

Which layer of the integument is found deep to the dermis?

Sebaceous glands secrete oil onto the surface of the epidermis via the hair follicle.

The contraction of skeletal muscle cells of the arrector pili muscles, attached to hair follicles, causes ʺgoose bumps.ʺ

Lanugo hair is replaced in a fetus by

Visible stretch marks on the skin surface are actually the result of microscopic tears in collagen fibers in which layer?

Which primary layer of the skin contains melanocytes?

Describe the location, characteristics, and function of the hypodermis.

Which layer of the skin invaginates downward to form sebum-producing glands?

Which of the following is a sensory receptor?

Based on the rule of nines, approximately what percent of the total body surface covers the anterior and posterior torso?

The reticular layer of the dermis consists of connective tissue.

In thin skin, the epidermis is comprised of how many layers?

Most glands open into hair follicles.

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