Anatomy - Skin Flashcards
skin acts as a storage centre for water and which other substance?
a. proteins
b. lipids
c. carbohydrates
b.lipids
which cells present on the skin are part of the adaptive immune system?
a. monocytes
b. langerhans cells
c. macrophages
b.langerhans cells
what is the dermis made up of?
a. ssk
b. dense irregular connective tissue
c. connective and adipose tissue
b.dense irregular connective tissue
what is the hypodermis composed of?
a. ssk
b. dense irregular connective tissue
c. connective and adipose tissue
c.connective and adipose tissue
what is the correct order for the layers of the epidermis from superior to inferior ?
a. SC,SG,SS,SB
b. SB,SS,SG,SC
a.SC,SG,SS,SB
which layer of the epidermis has lipid secretions acting as a water sealent?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
b.SG
Which layer of the epidermis contains langerhans cells?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
c.SS
which layer of the epidermis is a single layer of cuboidal cells with melanocytes and active cell divisions?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
d.SB
in part of the epidermis during keratinocyte development do cells divide by mitosis?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
d.SB
in which part of the epidermis during keratinocyte development do keratin fibres and lammelar bodies accumulate?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
c.SS
in which part of the epidermis during keratinocyte development do keratohyalin and a hard protein envelope form, lamellar bodies release lipds and cells die?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
b.SG
in which part of the epidermis during keratinocyte development are dead cells containing dispersed keratohyalin present?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
e. SL
e.SL
in which part of the epidermis during keratinocyte development are dead cells with a hard protein envelope form , containing keratin and surrounded by lipids?
a. SC
b. SG
c. SS
d. SB
e. SL
a.SC
thick skin has a …
a. thin epidermis and dermis combined
b. thick epidermis and dermis combined
a.thin epidermis and dermis combined
thin skin has a …
a. thin epidermis and dermis combined
b. thick epidermis and dermis combined
b.thick epidermis and dermis combined
thin / thick skin refers to thickness of which layer ?
a. epidermis
b. dermis
c. hypodermis
a.epidermis
which type of skin is found on palms and soles of feet?
a/thick
b.thin
a/thick
which part of the skin is made up of the papillary and reticular layer?
a. dermis
b. epidermis
c. hypodermis
a.dermis
which layer of the dermis is superficial and interdigitates with epidermal ridges?
a. papillary layer
b. reticular layer
a.papillary layer
which layer of the dermis is deeper and attached to the underlying hypodermis?
a. papillary
b. reticular
b.reticular
which fibres are most abundant in the dermis?
a.collagen
b.elastin
c,reticular
a.collagen
what do fibroblasts produce?
a.collagen
b.elastin
c,reticular
a.collagen
which of these. fibres is branched and forms a network?
a.collagen
b.elastin
c,reticular
c,reticular
true or false the hypodermis is part of the true skin
a. true
b. false
b.false
what tissue type is the hypodermis mostly made up of ?
a. adipose
b. dense irregular ct
c. dense regular ct
a.adipose
what type of sweat gland opens directly onto the skin surface?
a. eccrine
b. apocrine
a.eccrine
what type of sweat gland opens onto a hair follicle?
a. eccrine
b. apocrine
b.apocrine
which unencapsulated receptor responds to light touch
a. merkel cells discs
b. root hair plexus
c. free nerve endings
a.merkel cells discs
which unencapsulated receptor responds to movements in hairs
a. merkel cells discs
b. root hair plexus
c. free nerve endings
b. root hair plexus
which unencapsulated receptor responds to temp/pain/itching
a. merkel cells discs
b. root hair plexus
c. free nerve endings
c.free nerve endings
which encapsulated receptor respods to light touch/low frequency stimuli and is numerous in the fingertips,palms and soles?
a. meissner corpuscles
b. pacinian corpuscles
c. krause end bulbs
d. ruffini corpuscles
a.meissner corpuscles
which encapsulated receptor responds to coarse touch and pressure?
a. meissner corpuscles
b. pacinian corpuscles
c. krause end bulbs
d. ruffini corpuscles
b. pacinian corpuscles
which encapsulated receptor responds to low fequency vibrations and is found in the genitalia?
a. meissner corpuscles
b. pacinian corpuscles
c. krause end bulbs
d. ruffini corpuscles
c.krause end bulbs
which encapsulated receptor responds to stretch and twisting?
a. meissner corpuscles
b. pacinian corpuscles
c. krause end bulbs
d. ruffini corpuscles
d.ruffini corpuscles
