Question 1

Which of the following occurs as a result of the secretion of fetal sebaceous glands?

Accepted Answer

A) Amniotic fluid surrounds the fetus. 
B) The fetus is covered by vernix caseosa. 
C) The fetus raises its body temperature. 
D) Melanin is released and the fetus attains its natural skin color. 
A) Amniotic fluid surrounds the fetus. 
B) The fetus is covered by vernix caseosa. 
C) The fetus raises its body temperature. 
D) Melanin is released and the fetus attains its natural skin color.

Question 2

Which of the following is least true of hyperthermia?

Accepted Answer

A) Body temperature is elevated. 
B) The elevated temperature is due to the inability of the body to get rid of excess heat. 
C) Hyperthermia is most often due to infection. 
D) Hyperthermia does not respond to the antipyretic effect of aspirin. 
A) Body temperature is elevated. 
B) The elevated temperature is due to the inability of the body to get rid of excess heat. 
C) Hyperthermia is most often due to infection. 
D) Hyperthermia does not respond to the antipyretic effect of aspirin.

Question 3

Which of the following has the poorest prognosis (expected outcome)?

Accepted Answer

A) Freckles 
B) Vitiligo 
C) Melanoma 
D) Albinism 
A) Freckles 
B) Vitiligo 
C) Melanoma 
D) Albinism

Question 4

Which glands are most responsible for body odor?

Accepted Answer

A) Apocrine 
B) Arrector pili 
C) Eccrine 
D) Sebaceous 
A) Apocrine 
B) Arrector pili 
C) Eccrine 
D) Sebaceous

Question 5

Which gland is most likely to develop a blackhead or pimple?

Accepted Answer

A) Sebaceous 
B) Apocrine 
C) Eccrine 
D) Sudoriferous 
A) Sebaceous 
B) Apocrine 
C) Eccrine 
D) Sudoriferous

Question 6

Which of the following describes exfoliation and desquamation?

Accepted Answer

A) The sloughing off by the stratum corneum of dead cells 
B) The elimination of heat as part of the thermoregulatory mechanism 
C) The conservation of heat as part of the thermoregulatory mechanism 
D) Tanning as a protective mechanism from ultraviolet radiation 
A) The sloughing off by the stratum corneum of dead cells 
B) The elimination of heat as part of the thermoregulatory mechanism 
C) The conservation of heat as part of the thermoregulatory mechanism 
D) Tanning as a protective mechanism from ultraviolet radiation

Question 7

Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?

Accepted Answer

A) Yellow 
B) Sweat 
C) Hot 
D) Tan 
A) Yellow 
B) Sweat 
C) Hot 
D) Tan

Question 8

Which type of gland secretes vernix caseosa in the fetus?

Accepted Answer

A) Sudoriferous 
B) Apocrine 
C) Eccrine 
D) Sebaceous 
A) Sudoriferous 
B) Apocrine 
C) Eccrine 
D) Sebaceous

Question 9

Sweat glands usually associated with hair follicles and found in the axillary and genital areas are called

Accepted Answer

A) ceruminous glands. 
B) eccrine glands. 
C) sebaceous glands. 
D) apocrine glands. 
A) ceruminous glands. 
B) eccrine glands. 
C) sebaceous glands. 
D) apocrine glands.

Question 10

Both the mammary glands and ceruminous glands

Accepted Answer

A) are sebaceous glands. 
B) are modified sweat glands. 
C) are concerned with temperature regulation. 
D) secrete earwax. 
A) are sebaceous glands. 
B) are modified sweat glands. 
C) are concerned with temperature regulation. 
D) secrete earwax.

Question 11

Which of the following is associated with tanning?

Accepted Answer

A) Sudoriferous glands 
B) Apocrine glands 
C) Arrector pili muscles 
D) Melanocytes 
A) Sudoriferous glands 
B) Apocrine glands 
C) Arrector pili muscles 
D) Melanocytes

Question 12

Which of the following is associated with the conservation of heat?

Accepted Answer

A) The person appears flushed. 
B) The person sweats. 
C) Melanin is secreted. 
D) Blood vessels constrict. 
A) The person appears flushed. 
B) The person sweats. 
C) Melanin is secreted. 
D) Blood vessels constrict.

Question 13

The name of the yellow pigment found in skin is

Accepted Answer

A) keratin. 
B) collagen. 
C) carotene. 
D) vitamin D. 
A) keratin. 
B) collagen. 
C) carotene. 
D) vitamin D.

Question 14

Which of the following is least true of the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

A) Is the thin outer layer of the skin 
B) Sits on the subcutaneous layer 
C) Is avascular 
D) Contains the stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum 
A) Is the thin outer layer of the skin 
B) Sits on the subcutaneous layer 
C) Is avascular 
D) Contains the stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum

Question 15

A person sweats and becomes flushed while exercising to

Accepted Answer

A) decrease heat production. 
B) keep the heat in the core or center of the body. 
C) lose heat. 
D) prevent hypothermia. 
A) decrease heat production. 
B) keep the heat in the core or center of the body. 
C) lose heat. 
D) prevent hypothermia.

Question 16

The stratum germinativum is

Accepted Answer

A) dead. 
B) mitotically active. 
C) found in the derma layer. 
D) located in the subcutaneous layer. 
A) dead. 
B) mitotically active. 
C) found in the derma layer. 
D) located in the subcutaneous layer.

Question 17

Radiation,conduction,convection,and evaporation are terms that are concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) heat loss. 
B) skin color. 
C) sweat glands. 
D) exocrine secretions. 
A) heat loss. 
B) skin color. 
C) sweat glands. 
D) exocrine secretions.

Question 18

If the blood vessels of the skin dilate,the person appears

Accepted Answer

A) jaundiced. 
B) flushed. 
C) cyanotic. 
D) pale and washed out. 
A) jaundiced. 
B) flushed. 
C) cyanotic. 
D) pale and washed out.

Question 19

The stratum corneum is

Accepted Answer

A) the outermost layer of the epidermis. 
B) an epidermal layer. 
C) nourished by blood vessels within the dermis. 
D) all of the above. 
A) the outermost layer of the epidermis. 
B) an epidermal layer. 
C) nourished by blood vessels within the dermis. 
D) all of the above.

Question 20

Melanocytes

Accepted Answer

A) secrete a tanning pigment in response to exposure to sunlight. 
B) secrete bilirubin and cause jaundice. 
C) are located only in the external ear and secrete cerumen. 
D) secrete carotene,giving the skin a yellow tint. 
A) secrete a tanning pigment in response to exposure to sunlight. 
B) secrete bilirubin and cause jaundice. 
C) are located only in the external ear and secrete cerumen. 
D) secrete carotene,giving the skin a yellow tint.

Exam 7: Integumentary System and Body Temperature

Which of the following occurs as a result of the secretion of fetal sebaceous glands?

Which of the following is least true of hyperthermia?

Which of the following has the poorest prognosis (expected outcome)?

Which glands are most responsible for body odor?

Which gland is most likely to develop a blackhead or pimple?

Which of the following describes exfoliation and desquamation?

Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?

Which type of gland secretes vernix caseosa in the fetus?

Sweat glands usually associated with hair follicles and found in the axillary and genital areas are called

Both the mammary glands and ceruminous glands

Which of the following is associated with tanning?

Which of the following is associated with the conservation of heat?

The name of the yellow pigment found in skin is

Which of the following is least true of the epidermis?

A person sweats and becomes flushed while exercising to

The stratum germinativum is

Radiation,conduction,convection,and evaporation are terms that are concerned with

If the blood vessels of the skin dilate,the person appears

The stratum corneum is

Melanocytes

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