Deck 7: Skin and Membranes

Question 1

The skin is an example of a _____ membrane.

A) mucous
B) serous
C) cutaneous
D) synovial

Answer 1

cutaneous

Question 2

Which type of membrane contains connective tissue?

A) A mucous membrane
B) A serous membrane
C) A synovial membrane
D) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is not a connective tissue membrane?

A) Cutaneous
B) Mucous
C) Synovial
D) Neither A nor B is a connective tissue membrane.

Answer 3

Neither A nor B is a connective tissue membrane.

Question 4

The layer of epithelial tissue under the fingernail is called the

A) nail body.
B) cuticle.
C) lunula.
D) nail bed.

Question 5

The stratum corneum

A) is composed of dead cells.
B) is the innermost layer of the epidermis.
C) contains melanocytes that give the skin color.
D) Both B and C describe the stratum corneum.

Question 6

The visceral peritoneum covers the _____ of the _____ cavity.

A) wall; chest
B) organs; abdominal
C) wall; abdominal
D) organs; chest

Question 7

The pleura in the thoracic cavity is an example of a _____ membrane.

A) mucous
B) serous
C) cutaneous
D) synovial

Question 8

Hair growth begins from a small bump called the

A) hair follicle.
B) lanugo.
C) hair papilla.
D) hair shaft.

Question 9

The arrector pili muscle causes

A) alopecia.
B) goose pimples.
C) lanugo.
D) male pattern baldness.

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of an eccrine gland?

A) Sweat gland
B) Sudoriferous gland
C) Sebaceous gland
D) Perspiration gland

Question 11

A blister forms at the junction of the

A) dermis and epidermis.
B) stratum corneum and stratum germinativum.
C) dermis and the subcutaneous tissue.
D) both A and C.

Question 12

Which statement is not true of the dermis?

A) It is a cutaneous membrane.
B) It is composed mostly of connective tissue.
C) It contains the stratum germinativum.
D) All of the above are true of the dermis.

Question 13

Which type of gland secretes oil for the skin and hair?

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

Question 14

Which type of membrane lines the space between bones in joints that move?

A) Cutaneous membrane
B) Mucous membrane
C) Synovial membrane
D) Epithelial membrane

Question 15

Which statement is not true of the epidermis?

A) It is a cutaneous membrane.
B) It is composed mostly of connective tissue.
C) It is the outermost layer of skin.
D) It contains the stratum germinativum.

Question 16

Which of the following is not an epithelial membrane?

A) Cutaneous
B) Mucous
C) Synovial
D) Serous

Question 17

Burns that are characterized by blisters, severe pain, and swelling are classified as ____ degree burns.

A) first-
B) second-
C) third-
D) fourth-

Question 18

The skin tans in response to sunlight because of the _____ in the stratum _____.

A) keratin; germinativum
B) melanin; germinativum
C) keratin; corneum
D) melanin; corneum

Question 19

Which of the following is not found in the dermis of the skin?

A) Collagen fibers
B) Nerve endings
C) Melanocytes, which give the skin color
D) Sweat glands

Question 20

The lining of the mouth is an example of a _____ membrane.

A) mucous
B) serous
C) cutaneous
D) synovial

Question 21

The rule of nines is used to determine the

A) depth of burns.
B) degree of burns.
C) body surface area that has been burned.
D) both A and B.

Question 22

Which is the most common type of skin cancer?

A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Basal cell carcinoma
C) Melanoma
D) Kaposi sarcoma

Question 23

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Small cushionlike sacs that are lined with synovial membrane

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 24

A membrane that lines a closed body cavity is most likely a _____ membrane.

A) synovial
B) serous
C) mucous
D) serous or mucous

Question 25

The parietal pleura covers the _____ of the _____ cavity.

A) wall; chest
B) organs; chest
C) wall; abdominal
D) organs; abdominal

Question 26

The crescent-shaped white area near the root of the nail is called the

A) cuticle.
B) nail bed.
C) lunula.
D) nail body.

Question 27

A membrane that lines a body surface that opens to the exterior of the body is most likely a _____ membrane.

A) synovial
B) serous
C) mucous
D) serous or mucous

Question 28

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Membrane that lines the tubes of the respiratory and digestive systems

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 29

What is another term for a pressure sore?

A) Plaque
B) Scleroderma
C) Urticaria
D) Decubitus ulcer

Question 30

Which skin infection is also called furuncles?

A) Tinea
B) Impetigo
C) Warts
D) Boils

Question 31

Which skin infection is caused by a papillomavirus?

A) Tinea
B) Impetigo
C) Warts
D) Boils

Question 32

Which of the following is not a function of the hypodermis?

A) Helps insulate the body.
B) Contains receptors for deep pressure touch.
C) Can be used as an energy source.
D) Helps protect the underlying tissue

Question 33

The general name given to mycotic skin infections is

A) tinea.
B) impetigo.
C) warts.
D) scabies.

Question 34

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 35

Which is the most serious form of skin cancer that can develop from a mole?

A) Squamous cell carcinoma
B) Basal cell carcinoma
C) Melanoma
D) Kaposi sarcoma

Question 36

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Membrane that lines the spaces between bones in joints

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 37

Which of the following membranes do not contain epithelial tissue?

A) Mucous
B) Serous
C) Synovial
D) All of the above membranes contain epithelial tissue.

Question 38

Which skin disorder results from an autoimmune disease?

A) Decubitus ulcer
B) Scleroderma
C) Urticaria
D) Eczema

Question 39

Which of the following is not true of apocrine glands?

A) They are skin glands.
B) They are sweat glands.
C) They are found primarily in the axilla and genital area.
D) They are found distributed over most of the body surface.

Question 40

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Membrane that lines the walls of the chest cavity

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 41

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Membrane of which the skin is made

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 42

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Tissue that covers the organs in the chest cavity

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 43

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
Infections of the hair follicle that are also called furuncles

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 44

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Skin receptor that detects light touch

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 45

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
The most common form of skin cancer; a slow-growing cancer of the epidermis

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 46

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Layer of fat below the dermis; also called subcutaneous tissue

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 47

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Outer layer of the epidermis made of dead cells

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 48

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
Condition caused by a papillomavirus

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 49

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
A general term used to describe fungal infections of the skin

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 50

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Small bump from which hair growth begins

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 51

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
Skin cancer most commonly seen in people with immune deficiencies

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 52

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Tissue that covers the organs in the abdominal cavity

A)Cutaneous membrane
B)Visceral pleura
C)Parietal pleura
D)Visceral peritoneum
E)Parietal peritoneum
F)Mucous membrane
G)Synovial membrane
H)Bursae

Question 53

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
A common chronic skin disease that is characterized by silvery white scalelike plaques

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 54

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Muscle attached to the side of the hair follicle

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 55

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
Virulent skin cancer that can develop from a mole

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 56

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
An autoimmune disease that affects blood vessels and connective tissues in the skin

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 57

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
Another term for a pressure sore

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 58

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
Condition that usually occurs between the ages of 10 and 19 and results from a fivefold increase in production of sebum

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 59

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
A highly contagious skin infection that occurs most often in young children

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 60

Match each skin disease with its corresponding symptoms or cause.
A skin condition caused by itch mites

A)Impetigo
B)Acne
C)Tinea
D)Warts
E)Boils
F)Scabies
G)Decubitus ulcer
H)Squamous cell carcinoma
I)Scleroderma
J)Psoriasis
K)Melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma

Question 61

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Skin gland that secretes an oil called sebum

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 62

Describe the dermis of the skin.

Question 63

Describe the two different types of sweat glands in terms of their location and the type of fluid they secrete.

Question 64

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Crescent-shaped white area of the nail

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 65

Describe the different types of alopecia.

Question 66

Describe the three types of birthmarks discussed in the chapter and the likelihood of each resolving without treatment.

Question 67

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Pigment that gives the skin its color

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 68

Explain the causes of acne and give some possible treatments for the condition.

Question 69

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Parallel rows of peg like projections in the dermis

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 70

Describe and give the location of the epithelial membranes of the body.

Question 71

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Skin receptor that detects pressure deep in the dermis

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 72

Describe the location and secretions of the sebaceous glands.

Question 73

Describe the connective tissue membranes of the body.

Question 74

Describe the structure of hair.

Question 75

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Inner layer of the epidermis that is in constant mitosis

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 76

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Sweat gland that is the most numerous

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 77

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Sweat glands that are found only in the axillae and around the genitals

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 78

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
Soft, fine hair that is found on newborn infants

A)Hypodermis
B)Hair papilla
C)Dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)Stratum corneum
F)Lanugo
G)Melanin
H)Eccrine gland
I)Stratum germinativum
J)Arrector pili
K)Sebaceous gland
L)Lunula
M)Apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle

Question 79

Describe the epidermis of the skin. Explain how the epidermis contributes to the protective function of the skin.

Question 80

Describe the structure of nails.