Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Cleavage lines

Accepted Answer

A)  attach the dermis to underlying bone and muscle. 
B)  are scars resulting from overstretching of the dermis. 
C)  form the pattern of epidermal ridges known as fingerprints. 
D)  run parallel to the orientation of collage bundles in the reticular layer. 
A)  attach the dermis to underlying bone and muscle. 
B)  are scars resulting from overstretching of the dermis. 
C)  form the pattern of epidermal ridges known as fingerprints. 
D)  run parallel to the orientation of collage bundles in the reticular layer.

Question 3

Which is the most abundant and widespread type of sweat gland?

Accepted Answer

A)  eccrine 
B)  holocrine 
C)  endocrine 
D)  apocrine 
A)  eccrine 
B)  holocrine 
C)  endocrine 
D)  apocrine

Question 4

ʺGoose bumpsʺ on the skin are due to action of the

Accepted Answer

A)  sebaceous glands. 
B)  arrector pili muscles. 
C)  sweat glands. 
D)  flexion creases. 
A)  sebaceous glands. 
B)  arrector pili muscles. 
C)  sweat glands. 
D)  flexion creases.

Question 5

Tattoos are permanent because

Accepted Answer

A)  the melanocytes are altered to produce different colors. 
B)  the pigments are injected in the dermis. 
C)  Langerhans cells do not recognize the pigments as foreign. 
D)  the pigments are injected in the stratum basale, which continuously replaces the superficial layers that are sloughed off. 
A)  the melanocytes are altered to produce different colors. 
B)  the pigments are injected in the dermis. 
C)  Langerhans cells do not recognize the pigments as foreign. 
D)  the pigments are injected in the stratum basale, which continuously replaces the superficial layers that are sloughed off.

Question 6

List the layers of the epidermis found in thick skin from the deepest layer to the most superficial layer, and provide a few descriptive terms that characterize each layer.

Accepted Answer

Stratum basale: single layer of cells, r

Question 7

In the skin, the rich capillary beds and the glands aid in thermoregulation.

Accepted Answer

sweat or s

Question 8

The type of sweat gland that begins to function at puberty and is involved in sexual signaling is

Accepted Answer

A)  apocrine. 
B)  sebaceous. 
C)  eccrine. 
D)  holocrine. 
A)  apocrine. 
B)  sebaceous. 
C)  eccrine. 
D)  holocrine.

Question 9

A sebaceous gland is classified as a gland.

Accepted Answer

A)  simple alveolar 
B)  compound tubular 
C)  simple tubular 
D)  compound alveolar 
A)  simple alveolar 
B)  compound tubular 
C)  simple tubular 
D)  compound alveolar

Question 10

Figure 5.1
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates a specialized sensory receptor?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 11

The epidermal stem cells that give rise to hair matrix cells are located in a bulge in the
, near the insertion of the arrector pili muscle.

Accepted Answer

external r

Question 12

Figure 5.1
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates projections from the dermis that reduce blister formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 13

The vitamin produced by the skin is vitamin .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The vitamin produced by the skin is...

Question 14

The cells in the skin that store the most melanin granules are

Accepted Answer

A)  dendritic cells. 
B)  tactile epithelial cells. 
C)  melanocytes. 
D)  basal keratinocytes. 
A)  dendritic cells. 
B)  tactile epithelial cells. 
C)  melanocytes. 
D)  basal keratinocytes.

Question 15

The dendritic cells reside in the .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The dendritic cells reside in the ....

Question 16

Figure 5.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the innermost portion of hair that is comprised of large epithelial cells and air spaces?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 17

Diffusion of chemicals from a transdermal patch must reach what layer of the skin to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  dermis 
B)  hypodermis 
C)  epidermis 
A)  dermis 
B)  hypodermis 
C)  epidermis

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The stratum lies between the stratum granulosum...

Question 19

Pimples begin

Accepted Answer

A)  when bacteria enter sweat pores. 
B)  when sebaceous glands become blocked by sebum. 
C)  as tiny cuts and nicks in the skin. 
D)  as localized infections in the hypodermis. 
A)  when bacteria enter sweat pores. 
B)  when sebaceous glands become blocked by sebum. 
C)  as tiny cuts and nicks in the skin. 
D)  as localized infections in the hypodermis.

Question 20

An appendage or layer of the skin that does not develop from ectoderm is the

Accepted Answer

A)  stratum spinosum. 
B)  stratum corneum. 
C)  dermis. 
D)  hair follicle. 
A)  stratum spinosum. 
B)  stratum corneum. 
C)  dermis. 
D)  hair follicle.

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

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

Cleavage lines

Which is the most abundant and widespread type of sweat gland?

ʺGoose bumpsʺ on the skin are due to action of the

Tattoos are permanent because

List the layers of the epidermis found in thick skin from the deepest layer to the most superficial layer, and provide a few descriptive terms that characterize each layer.

In the skin, the rich capillary beds and the glands aid in thermoregulation.

The type of sweat gland that begins to function at puberty and is involved in sexual signaling is

A sebaceous gland is classified as a gland.

Figure 5.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a specialized sensory receptor?

The epidermal stem cells that give rise to hair matrix cells are located in a bulge in the , near the insertion of the arrector pili muscle.

Figure 5.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates projections from the dermis that reduce blister formation?

The vitamin produced by the skin is vitamin .

The cells in the skin that store the most melanin granules are

The dendritic cells reside in the .

Figure 5.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the innermost portion of hair that is comprised of large epithelial cells and air spaces?

Diffusion of chemicals from a transdermal patch must reach what layer of the skin to be effective?

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

Pimples begin

An appendage or layer of the skin that does not develop from ectoderm is the

An Introduction to Anatomy

The Cell

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System: Axial Division

The Skeletal System: Appendicular Division

The Skeletal System: Articulations

The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Muscle Organization

The Muscular System: the Axial Musculature

The Muscular System: the Appendicular Musculature

Surface Anatomy

The Nervous System: Neural Tissue

The Nervous System: the Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Nervous System: the Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Nervous System: Pathways and Higher-Order Functions

The Nervous System: Autonomic Division

The Nervous System: General and Special Senses

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System: Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Vessels and Circulation

The Lymphatic System

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

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