chapter 1&5

Question 1

What can trigger vitamin D synthesis?

Answer 1

exposure to sunlight

Question 2

The sebaceous glands are found everywhere on the body except:

Answer 2

palms and soles

Question 3

The skin is considered an organ: (T OR F)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the options is not considered an appendage of the skin?

Answer 4

Carotene

Question 5

When exposed to the cold, the ears and nose may appear red. This is because:

Answer 5

blood vessels dilate to prevent tissue damage from the cold.

Question 6

What layer of the skin contains keratinocytes, melanocytes, merkel cells and langerhan cells?

Answer 6

epidermis

Question 7

The skin is considered a tissue. (T OR F)

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Which type of layer separates the epidermis from the dermis?

Answer 8

a basement membrane

Question 9

The sweat glands are in the _____:

Answer 9

dermis

Question 10

What substance are nails made of?

Answer 10

keratin

Question 11

What is the function of the connective tissue in the dermis?

Answer 11

to give flexibility to the skin

Question 12

What area of the skin structure is responsible for goose bump formation of the skin?

Answer 12

arrector pili muscle

Question 13

Redness of the skin can result from all of the following except

Answer 13

mildly cool temperatures.

Question 14

Which is not part of the connective tissue in the dermis?

Answer 14

keratinocytes

Question 15

Which layer is not part of the integumentary system?

Answer 15

hypodermis

Question 16

The skin is composed of ____ layers.

Answer 16

2

Question 17

What’s an important part of the body to protect with sunscreen?

Answer 17

face
ears
arms and hands

Question 18

The ____ acts as an insulator for the body.

Answer 18

hypodermis

Question 19

The _____ is responsible for why you would feel something touch your hair.

Answer 19

root hair plexus

Question 20

Which layer of the dermis account for 20% of the dermis and has finger like pegs/projections that lies next to the epidermis?

Answer 20

papillary layer

Question 21

Where are hair roots located within the skin?

Answer 21

dermis

Question 22

To be safe and effective, sunscreen preparations should block:

Answer 22

both UVA and UVB.

Question 23

Third-degree burns:

Answer 23

result in excessive fluid loss.

Question 24

Which of the following statements is true concerning skin cancer?

Answer 24

Basal cell carcinoma produces an open ulcer.