Chapter 5 Practice Quiz

Question 1

Which layer of the integument contains the stratum basale

Answer 1

epidermis

Question 2

Which primary layer of skin contains melanocytes

Answer 2

epidermis

Question 3

Which tissue layer deep to the integument acts as a shock and thermal insulator

Answer 3

hypodermis

Question 4

Which layer of the integument are toenails and finger nails derived from

Answer 4

epidermis

Question 5

Which primary layer of skin provides a pink undertone in Caucasian skin?

Answer 5

dermis

Question 6

Projections from the dermis that reduce blister formation?

Answer 6

hair shaft

Question 7

Specialized sensory receptor on diagram looks like

Answer 7

coiled circle

Question 8

Integument layer that corresponds to leather hides from an animal

Answer 8

epidermis

Question 9

What’s the integument layer composed of keratinized stratified squamous cells

Answer 9

epidermis

Question 10

Is the hair shaft considered to be living or dead tissue?

Answer 10

dead

Question 11

What are the yellow splotches/circles in the hypodermis

Answer 11

adipose tissue

Question 12

Top layer of dermis

Answer 12

papillary dermis

Question 13

Bottom layer of dermis

Answer 13

Reticular Dermis

Question 14

Gland around hair follicle (cloudlike form)

Answer 14

sebaceous gland

Question 15

Which layer of the skin invaginates downward to form sebum-producing glands?

Answer 15

epidermis

Question 16

If you were to have liposuction, you would have tissue removed from which layer?

Answer 16

hypodermis

Question 17

The cells in the skin that store the most melanin granules are

Answer 17

basal keratinocytes

Question 18

bottom layer of epidermis,

Answer 18

basal layer

Question 19

Which layer of the epidermis contains keratohyalin granules and lamellated granules?

Answer 19

stratum granules

Question 20

The reticular layer of the dermis consists of ________ connective tissue.

Answer 20

dense irregular

Question 21

In the thick skin of the palm, the layer of the epidermis directly deep to the stratum corneum is the stratum

Answer 21

spinosum

Question 22

Lamellated granules

Answer 22

conyain glycoproteins that are secrete in the stratum granulosum

Question 23

Which is the most abundant and widespread type of sweat gland?

Answer 23

eccrine

Question 24

The thickness of skin is determined by the presence of the stratum lucidum and the thickness of the

Answer 24

stratum corneum

Question 25

Pimples begin

Answer 25

when sebaceous glands become blocked by sebum

Question 26

Since apocrine glands are almost inactive until puberty, they may function primarily in

Answer 26

sexual signalling, under the influence of androgens

Question 27

Which of the following is a sensory receptor?

Answer 27

Pacinian corpuscle

Question 28

The appearance of wrinkles in skin with age is largely due to changes in the...

Answer 28

collagen and elastic fibers in the dermis.

Question 29

"Goose bumps" on the skin are due to action of the

Answer 29

arrector pili muscles

Question 30

The layer of dividing cells at the base of the epidermis is the

Answer 30

stratum germinativum.

Question 31

The tough "horny" superficial layer of the epidermis is known as the

Answer 31

stratum corneum.

Question 32

Jaundice is indicated by

Answer 32

a yellowish skin coloration

Question 33

The layer of the skin that contains the blood vessels and nerves that are closest to the surface of the skin is the ________ layer.

Answer 33

papillary

Question 34

Variations in hair color reflect differences in the pigment produced by

Answer 34

melanocytes

Question 35

When the arrector pili muscles contract,

Answer 35

"goose bumps" are formed.

Question 36

Glands that discharge an oily secretion into hair follicles are ________ glands.

Answer 36

sebaceous

Question 37

The ________ glands in the axilla become active at the time of puberty.

Answer 37

apocrine sweat

Question 38

________ sweat glands are widely distributed across the body surface, ________ glands are located wherever hair follicles exist, and ________ sweat glands are found only in a few areas.

Answer 38

Merocrine; sebaceous; apocrine

Question 39

receptors in upper dermis (papillary)

Answer 39

Meissner's corpuscles

Question 40

Which primary layer of the skin contains lamellated granules that aid in waterproofing?

Answer 40

dermis

Question 41

Top layer of the epidermis

Answer 41

stratum corneum

Question 42

3rd layer of the epidermis

Answer 42

stratum granulosum

Question 43

2 types of granules

Answer 43

keratohyaline and lamellated

Question 44

Top layer of epidermis

Answer 44

stratum corneum

Question 45

2nd top layer of epidermis

Answer 45

stratum lucidum

Question 46

3rd layer of epidermis

Answer 46

stratum granulosum

Question 47

4th layer of dermis (Stratum)

Answer 47

stratum spinosum

Question 48

bottom layer of epidermis

Answer 48

stratum basal