End of Quarter 1

Question 1

Epidermis is made of what specific tissue?

Answer 1

Stratified Squamous

Question 2

Papillary dermis is made of which specific tissue?

Answer 2

areolar

Question 3

The reticular dermis is made of which specific tissue?

Answer 3

dense irregular

Question 4

The hypodermis is composed of what tissue?

Answer 4

adipose

Question 5

What layers are vascular?
epidermis, papillary dermis, reticular dermis, hypodermis

Answer 5

papillary dermis, reticular dermis, hypodermis

Question 6

In what epidermal layer does mitosis occur?

Answer 6

stratum basale

Question 7

What skin layer insulates our body?

Answer 7

hypodermis

Question 8

Which skin layer provides protection from pathogens entering our body?

Answer 8

epidermis

Question 9

What layer are keratinocytes produced in?

Answer 9

Stratum basale

Question 10

What layer of the skin is melanocytes?

Answer 10

stratum basale

Question 11

What do melanocytes do?

Answer 11

Create melanin/pigment

Question 12

Epidermis Order Layer from deepest to most superficial

Answer 12

stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum

Question 13

What is the most superficial layer in the dermis?

Answer 13

Papillary layer

Question 14

What do the darkest and the lightest person in the world have in common?

Answer 14

They have about the same number of melanoocytes

Question 15

Why do number of melanocytes not matter?

Answer 15

All humans have about the same amount of melanocytes