Integumentary System

Question 1

The epidermis is what kind of epithelium and is composed of how many layers?

Answer 1

stratified squamous epithelium

4-5 layers

Question 2

What layer is “a single layer of cuboidal cells, which divide to give rise to the rest of the epidermal layers?”

Answer 2

The Stratum Basale

Question 3

Which layer contains several layers of cells which show pointed processes after fixation?

Answer 3

Stratum Spinosum

Question 4

Which layer consists of 3 to 4 rows of flattened cells which contain granules of keratohyalin.

Answer 4

Stratum Granulosum

Question 5

Which layer is found in the skin of the palms and the soles (hint: it’s a thin, clear (thinking clearly) layer)

Answer 5

Stratum Lucidum

Question 6

Which layer consists of 25 to 30 layers of flattened, scale-like cells, and is the layer that actually protects the skin

Answer 6

Stratum Corneum

Question 7

Is the dermis thinner or thicker than the epidermis?

Answer 7

Thicker

Question 8

What is the dermis primarily made up of?

Answer 8

dense, irregular connective tissue

Question 9

The dermis consists of what?

Answer 9

the papillary layer and the deeper reticular layer

Question 10

The subcutaneous layer is what to the dermis?

Answer 10

Deep

Question 11

The subcutaneous layer is composed of what?

Answer 11

areolar connective tissue and adipose connective tissue