Integumentary System

Question 1

What are the 2 skin major layers?

Answer 1

Epidermis and Dermis

Question 2

What is also called the subcutaneous layer? located deep to the dermis but not a layer of the skin

Answer 2

Hypodermis

Question 3

What are the 4 major types of cells?

Answer 3

1. Keratinocytes
2. Melanocytes
3. Intraepidermal Macrophages
4. Tactile Epithelial Cells

Question 4

What covers all body regions except palms, palmar surfaces of digits and soles

Answer 4

Thin (hairy) skin

Question 5

What covers the palms, palmar surfaces of digits and soles?

Answer 5

Thick (hairless) skin

Question 6

The epidermis is composed of 4 layers in thin skin and 5 layers in thick skin. They are? (from deep to superficial)

Answer 6

1. Stratum Basale
2. Stratum Spinosum
3. Stratum Granulosum
4. Stratum Lucidum
5. Stratum Corneum

Question 7

What is produced by melanocytes in the stratum basale?

Answer 7

Melanin

Question 8

Which melanin is yellow to red?

Answer 8

Pheomelanin

Question 9

Which melanin is brown to black?

Answer 9

Eumelanin

Question 10

What is red pigment in red blood cells?

Answer 10

Hemoglobin

Question 11

What is yellow orange pigment stored in the stratum corneum and adipose tissue?

Answer 11

Carotene

Question 12

What are the parts of a hair?

Answer 12

Shaft, Follicle, Root

Question 13

What are the hair growth stages?

Answer 13

Growth, Regression, Resting q

Question 14

What type of hair covers the fetus?

Answer 14

Lanugo

Question 15

What is long, coarse, heavily pigmented hairs?

Answer 15

Terminal

Question 16

What is short, fine, pale hairs?

Answer 16

Vellus

Question 17

The skin contains 3 types of glands, what are they?

Answer 17

1. Sebaceous oil glands
2. Sudoriferous glands
3. Ceruminous glands

Question 18

Which glands are connected to hair follicles?

Answer 18

Sebaceous glands

Question 19

Which glands are sweat glands?

Answer 19

Suderiferous glands