dawson's exam three

Question 1

skin

Answer 1

largest organ of the body

Question 2

functions of the skin

Answer 2

defense from infection / water barrier / regulate body temperature / enables sensation of touch

Question 3

three layers of skin

Answer 3

epidermis, dermis, hypdermis

Question 4

5 strada of epidermis

Answer 4

corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale

Question 5

melanocytes

Answer 5

cells in the stratum basale, creates skin tone

Question 6

corium

Answer 6

dermis

Question 7

dermis/corium contains

Answer 7

blood capillaries, nerve endings, hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous gland

Question 8

hypodermis (subcutaneous layer)

Answer 8

layer of connective tissue and fat immediately under the dermis

Question 9

skin is the main part of…

Answer 9

integumentary system

Question 10

integumentum

Answer 10

covering, cloak, disguise

Question 11

derma for animal + human skin extends back to Homer’s…

Answer 11

Iliad and Odyssey

Question 12

some Greek medico-philosophical authors considered skin to have been formed from….

Answer 12

earth

Question 13

Aristotle says the skin is earthier in nature because the element earth creates its primary quality of…

Answer 13

dryness

Question 14

flesh is not the same as skin

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Aristotle explained in On the Generation of Animals that hair and its analogues were formed from the…

Answer 15

skin

Question 16

skin and its analogues share this similar substance

Answer 16

keratin

Question 17

skin was known as the organ of touch since what philosopher?

Answer 17

Galen

Question 18

organ

Answer 18

collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body

Question 19

in ‘The Use of the Parts’ what does Galen argue functions to help grasp small hard objects?

Answer 19

fingernails