Exam 5: The Integumentary System

The following are stages in the regeneration of skin following an injury.What is the correct order for these events? 1) inflammation 2) cellular migration 3) epidermis covers granulation tissue 4) epidermis covers scar tissue

Exposure to ultraviolet light (sunlight)causes the skin to darken by increasing the production of

A bruise turns "black and blue" because of ________ in the dermis.

In a penetrating wound,________ divide to produce mobile cells that repair the dermis.

A common cause of dandruff is

The drug tretinoin (Retin-A)

A surgical incision parallel to the lines of cleavage

Scar tissue is the result of

A deficiency disease that illustrates the effect of integumentary system function on the structure of the skeletal system is

Why is regional infection or inflammation of the skin usually very painful?

Which statement about hairs is false?

Wrinkles in individuals are the result of

Cyanosis signifies that a patient has

Many lipid-soluble medications can be delivered by diffusion across the skin.This process is called transdermal administration and is commonly done by applying patches that contain the medication to the surface of the skin.These patches can be attached anywhere on the skin except the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.Why?

Melanin is produced by melanocytes within the stratum

Treatment of full-thickness burns includes which of the following?

All of the following are true of perspiration produced by merocrine sweat glands except that it

Rapid water loss from burned skin is an extreme form of ________ perspiration.

An albino individual lacks the ability to produce

Skin cancer that starts in the mitotically most active epidermal layer is called