Skin And Body Membranes

Question 1

Types of epithelial tissue

Answer 1

Mucous, Serous, and Cutaneous

Question 2

Types of connective tissue

Answer 2

Synovial

Question 3

Location of Mucous membranes

Answer 3

Respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts

Question 4

Location of Serous membranes

Answer 4

Line internal central body cavities and cover their organs

Question 5

Location of Cutaneous membranes

Answer 5

Covers the body’s exterior

Question 6

Location of Synovial membranes

Answer 6

Line joint cavities of synovial joints

Question 7

Function of Mucous membranes

Answer 7

Protection, lubrication, secretion, and absorption

Question 8

Function of Serous membranes

Answer 8

Produce a lubricating fluid that reduces friction

Question 9

Function of Cutaneous membranes

Answer 9

Protects deeper body tissues from external insults

Question 10

Function of Synovial membranes

Answer 10

Produce lubrication to decrease friction within the joint cavity

Question 11

Radiation from the skin surface and evaporation of sweat are two ways in which the skin helps to get rid of body what

Answer 11

Heat

Question 12

Fat in the what tissue layer beneath the dermis helps to insulate the body

Answer 12

Subcutaneous

Question 13

The waterproofing protein found in the epidermal cells is called what

Answer 13

Keratin

Question 14

A vitamin that is manufactured in the skin is what

Answer 14

Vitamin D

Question 15

A localized concentration of melanin is what

Answer 15

A freckle

Question 16

Wrinkling of the skin is due to loss of the what of the skin

Answer 16

Elasticity

Question 17

A decubitus ulcer results when skin cells are deprived of what

Answer 17

Oxygen

Question 18

What is a bluish cast of the skin resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood

Answer 18

Cyanosis

Question 19

What are translucent cells containing keratin

Answer 19

Stratum corneum and stratum lucidum

Question 20

What are dead cells

Answer 20

Stratum corneum and stratum lucidum

Question 21

Dermis later responsible for fingerprints

Answer 21

Papillary layer

Question 22

Vascular region

Answer 22

Dermis as a whole

Question 23

Epidermal region involved in rapid cell division; most inferior epidermal layer

Answer 23

Stratum basale

Question 24

Scalelike cells full of keratin that constantly flake off

Answer 24

Stratum corneum

Question 25

Site of elastic and collagen fibers

Answer 25

Dermis as a whole

Question 26

Site of melanin formation

Answer 26

Stratum basale

Question 27

Major skin area from which the derivatives arise

Answer 27

Epidermis as a whole

Question 28

Greater amounts of the pigment what are produced when the skin is exposed to the sun

Answer 28

Melanin

Question 29

The most abundant protein in dead epidermal structures such as hair and nails is what

Answer 29

Keratin

Question 30

What is an oily mixture of lipids, cholesterol, and cell fragments

Answer 30

Sebum

Question 31

The oldest epidermal cells in the epidermis are found in the what

Answer 31

Stratum corneum

Question 32

The externally observable part of the hair is called the what

Answer 32

Shaft

Question 33

The what provides mechanical strength to the skin

Answer 33

Dermis

Question 34

A blackhead is an accumulation of oily material produced by what

Answer 34

Sebaceous glands

Question 35

Thing muscles attached to hair follicles that pull the hair upright during fright or cold are called what

Answer 35

Arrector pili

Question 36

The most numerous variety of perspiration gland is the what

Answer 36

Eccrine sweat glands

Question 37

The sheath formed of both epithelial and connective tissues is the what

Answer 37

Hair follicle

Question 38

A less numerous variety of perspiration gland is the what

Answer 38

Apocrine sweat gland

Question 39

What are specialized nerve ending that respond to temperature and touch

Answer 39

Cutaneous receptors

Question 40

What becomes more active at puberty

Answer 40

Sebaceous glands and apocrine sweat glands

Question 41

Part of the heart-liberating apparatus of the body is the what

Answer 41

Eccrine sweat glands

Question 42

Full thickness burn; epidermal and dermal layers destroyed; skin is blanched

Answer 42

Third degree burn

Question 43

Blisters form

Answer 43

Second degree burn

Question 44

Epidermal damage, redness, and some pain

Answer 44

First degree burn

Question 45

Epidermal and some dermal damage; pain; regeneration is possible

Answer 45

Second degree burn

Question 46

Regeneration is impossible, requires grafting

Answer 46

Third degree burn

Question 47

Pain is absent because nerve endings in the area are destroyed

Answer 47

Third degree burn

Question 48

Importance in rule of nines

Answer 48

It allows estimation of the extent of the burns so that fluid volume replacement can be calculated

Question 49

Epithelial cells, not in contact with the basement membrane, develop lesions; metasizes

Answer 49

Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 50

Cells of the lowest level of the epidermis invade the dermis and hypodermis; exposed areas develop ulcer; slow to metasize

Answer 50

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 51

Rare but often deadly cancer of pigment-producing cells

Answer 51

Malignant melanoma

Question 52

ABCD rule

Answer 52

A= Aysemmerty B= border C= Color D= Diameter

Question 53

Skin inflammations that increase in frequency with age

Answer 53

Dermatitis

Question 54

Cause of graying hair

Answer 54

Delayed-action gene

Question 55

Small white bumps of the skin of newborn babies, resulting from accumulations of sebaceous gland material

Answer 55

Milia

Question 56

Reflects the loss of insulating subcutaneous tissue with age

Answer 56

Cold intolerance

Question 57

A common consequence of accelerated sebaceous gland activity during adolescence

Answer 57

Acne

Question 58

Oily substance produced by the fetus’s sebaceous glands

Answer 58

Vernix caseona

Question 59

The hairy cloak of the fetus

Answer 59

Languo