Week 1 Chapter 22

Question 1

Karatin is a durable protein that makes which skin layers waterproof and resistant to bacteria and virusus?

Answer 1

Epidermis

Question 2

Which skin layer contains all of the major tissue types, including epithelial tissue, connective tissues, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue?

Answer 2

Dermis

Question 3

When the supply of oxygen in the blood is low, what color would the skin appear?

Answer 3

Bluish

Question 4

Which of the following is mostly adipose tissue?

Answer 4

Hypodermis

Question 5

The skin plays a role in regulating body temperature by

Answer 5

Dilating or constricting blood vessels in the skin

Question 6

Melanin, which helps protect underlying layers of the skin from UV radiation, is deposited throughout the

Answer 6

Epidermis

Question 7

Which of these structures or substances in the skin helps prevent UV radiation from damaging deep structures of the skin?

Answer 7

Melanin

Question 8

A person with a rich supply of oxygenated blood will have what hue of skin color?

Answer 8

Pink

Question 9

In which layer of the skin are keratinocyte cells located?

Answer 9

Epidermis

Question 10

Sweat glands are found in the

Answer 10

Dermis