The Integumentary System Flashcards
What layer of the epidermis contains Langerhan’s cells that act as macrophages?
A.) st spinosum
B.) st granulosum
C.) st germinativum
D.) st lucidum
A.) st spinosum
What layer of skin varies in thickness (thinner on upper arm, thicker on palms & soles)?
A.) st spinosum
B.) st lucidum
C.) st corneum
D.) st granulosum
B.) st lucidum
Which of the following is not a term to denote the second layer of the skin
A.) corium
B.) cutis
C.) epithelium
D.) derma
C.) epithelium
The oil glands empty a substance to the skin called
A.) sebum
B.) perspiration
C.) sweat
D.) hair bulb
A.) sebum
Which is not an appendage of the skin
A.) nails
B.) sweat glands
C.) hair
D.) capillaries
D.) capillaries
Which of the glands throw off waste
A.) ductless glands
B.) sebaceous glands
C.) sudoriferous glands
D.) coulomb glands
C.) sudoriferous glands
The pigment layer is between the
A.) derma & subcutis
B.) papillary & reticular
C.) epidermis & derma
D.) lucidum & granulosum
C.) epidermis & derma
People with darker skin
A.) have more melanocytes
B.) produce more melanin but have the same #
C.) have less melanocytes
D.) produce less melanin but have more #
B.) produce more melanin but have the same #
The name of the process where the chromosomes are reduced by half is called
A.) mitosis
B.) meiosis
C.) osmosis
D.) aseatosis
B.) meiosis
Collagen bundles & elastin fibers as well as connective tissue is found in?
A.) the papillary layer
B.) the subcutaneous layer
C.) the germinativum
D.) the reticular layer
D.) the reticular layer
What gland activates the axilla/groin hair growth during puberty?
A.) ovaries
B.) pituitary
C.) apocrine
D.) testes
C.) apocrine
Melanocytes are responsible for what?
A.) cell reproduction
B.) pigment coloring
C.) synapse fatigue
D.) keratinization
D.) keratinization
Where does the strength of the dermis come from?
A.) basal layer
B.) st germinativum
C.) stratified epithelium
D.) reticular layer
D.) reticular layer
Name five layers of the epidermis in the order from inner to outer:
a.) lucidum, spinosum, germinativum, granulosum, basal layer
b.) spinosum, corneum, granulosum, germinativum, lucidum
c.) corneum, basal layer, lucidum, corneum, granulosum
d.) Basal layer, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum
d.) Basal layer, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum
These are nerve endings found in the dermis which are receptive to pressure & touch
a.) meissner’s corpuscles
b.) arrector pili
c.) apocrine glands
d.) lymph cells
a.) meissner’s corpuscles
