3 POST TEST

Question 1

It replaces the dead keratinocytes of Stratum corneum

Answer 1

S. basale

Question 2

The deepest layer of the epidermis.

Answer 2

S. basale

Question 3

Layer present only in thick areas of the skin.

Answer 3

S. lucidum

Question 4

Touch receptor in the epidermis of the skin.

Answer 4

merkel’s corpuscle

Question 5

Deep pressure receptors in the dermis of the skin

Answer 5

pacinian corpuscle

Question 6

Touch receptors in the dermis of the skin.

Answer 6

meissner’s corpuscle

Question 7

Indicates lack of oxygen supply in the body.

Answer 7

cyanosis

Question 8

Deficiency in Vit. C; bruises

Answer 8

hematoma

Question 9

Indicative of liver disorder

Answer 9

jaundice

Question 10

May indicate hypertension

Answer 10

erythema

Question 11

May indicate low blood pressure

Answer 11

pallor

Question 12

Undifferentiated cells of the epidermis

Answer 12

stem cells

Question 13

Destroy pathogens that penetrate the skin

Answer 13

Langerhan’s cells

Question 14

Flat, melanized patches on the surface of the skin

Answer 14

freckles

Question 15

Secretes sebum

Answer 15

sebaceous

Question 16

Numerous on palms of hands and soles of feet

• apocrine
• merocrine
• ceruminous
• sebaceous

Answer 16

merocrine

Question 17

Found in axillae & genitalia

• apocrine
• merocrine
• ceruminous
• sebaceous

Answer 17

apocrine

Question 18

Causes athlete’s foot

• virus
• fungi
• bacteria

Answer 18

fungi

Question 19

Causes warts

• virus
• fungi
• bacteria

Answer 19

virus

Question 20

Causes impetigo

• virus
• fungi
• bacteria

Answer 20

bacteria

Question 21

If a person was born without any sweat glands, it would most likely affect the person’s ability to:

• secrete waste product
• control body temperature in warm
  environments
• flush out secretions that accumulate in hair follicles
• prevent some bacteria from growing on the skin

Answer 21

control body temperature in warm

environments

Question 22

On a sunny day, a student decided to initiate her annual tanning ritual. However, she fell asleep while sunbathing. After awakening, she noticed that the skin on her back was burned. The burn was best classified as:

Answer 22

first degree burn

Question 23

Smooth muscles that produces “goose bumps” when they contract

Answer 23

arrector pili

Question 24

What type of membrane lines the pleural cavity?

Answer 24

serous membrane

Question 25

Referring to an inflammation, movement of blood plasma outside the vessels results to

redness
heat
edema
pain
disturbance of function

Answer 25

edema

Question 26

In an inflammation, the release of chemical mediators in response to an injury causes

• constriction of blood vessels
• dilation of blood vessels

Answer 26

dilation of blood vessels

Question 27

The most common but the least malignant type of skin cancer

• squamous cell carcinoma
• basal cell carcinoma
• malignant melanoma

Answer 27

basal cell carcinoma

Question 28

In what area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum corneum?

• back of the hand
• heel of the foot
• abdomen
• over the skin

Answer 28

heel of the foot

Question 29

Genetic disorder wherein there is no melanin pigment that is produced by the body.

Answer 29

albinism

Question 30

What type of membrane lines the peritoneal cavity?

Answer 30

serous membrane