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

Found in the stratum spinosum, dendritic cells are cells of the system.

Figure 5.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates a layer of cells that are derived from the epidermis?

Figure 5.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the portion of a hair that projects above the skin surface?

The subpapillary plexus

This stratum of the epidermis contains the greatest number of cellular layers in both thick and thin skin.

When doctors make incisions on the body based on the lines of cleavage of the skin, these cleavage lines are based on the arrangement of collagen fibers in which layer of the skin?

Light-skinned people have less melanin in the superficial layers of their epidermis because

An immediate concern with a burn patient is loss of fluids, so fluids must be administered immediately.

Holocrine secretion

The white half-moon visible under the proximal part of a fingernail is the

The lunule, which represents the thickest part of the nail matrix is found at the

Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) can lead to skin cancer, but minimal UVR exposure can lead to

Any condition involving absence or loss of hair is called

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

Lamellated granules

If you were to have liposuction, you would have tissue removed from which layer?

The color of red or blonde hair is due to

The epidermis is a keratinized epithelium.

As a person balds, terminal hair is replaced by vellus.

Ceruminous glands of the ear canal are modified sebaceous glands.