Deck 64: Overview of the Integumentary System

Question 1

What layer of skin is responsible for protecting the skin from ultraviolet rays?

A) Stratum corneum
B) Stratum lucidum
C) Dermis
D) Stratum germinativum

Answer 1

Stratum germinativum

Question 2

Which of the following glands in the skin are thought to represent scent or sex glands?

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

Answer 2

Apocrine

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the dermis layer of the skin is true?

A) It forms a protective covering for the body
B) It is the site of the formation of keratin
C) It provides support with its blood vessels
D) It is the site of the germination of cells

Answer 3

It provides support with its blood vessels

Question 4

Which of the following is the range of normal skin pH?

A) 2.0 to 3.5
B) 4.5 to 5.5
C) 6.0 to 7.0
D) 7.5 to 8.0

Question 5

Which of the following medications cannot be absorbed through the skin?

A) Fat-soluble vitamins
B) Estrogens
C) Corticoid hormones
D) Antipyretics

Question 6

Which of the following cannot be detected as sensations by the nerve endings in normally functioning skin?

A) Heat stimuli
B) Pressure stimuli
C) Pain stimuli
D) Electromagnetic stimuli

Question 7

Which of the following glands in the skin are especially abundant in the scalp,face,and external ear?

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

Question 8

Which of the following is responsible for the color pigment found in hair and skin?

A) Melanin
B) Sebaceous glands
C) Dermis
D) Subcutaneous fat

Question 9

Which of the following glands in the skin is responsible for regulation of body temperature?

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

Question 10

Which of the following structures must function effectively for temperature regulation to be accomplished by the skin?

A) Dermis
B) Subcutaneous fat
C) Blood vessels
D) Apocrine glands

Question 11

The sweat and sebaceous glands are examples of what type of glands?

A) Apocrine
B) Eccrine
C) Epidermal
D) Exocrine