Question 1

Which of the following is not part of the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Epidermis
B)   Papillary layer
C)   Hypodermis
D)   Stratum basale
E)   Dermis

Question 2

Which of the following cells is largely responsible for skin color?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dendritic cell
B)   Keratinocyte
C)   Melanocyte
D)   Tactile cell
E)   Dead keratinocyte

Question 3

What type of hair is present prenatally and usually replaced by birth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lunule
B)   Peach fuzz
C)   Terminal hair
D)   Vellus
E)   Lanugo

Question 4

Which layer of the epidermis consists of up to 30 layers of dead cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratum basale
B)   Stratum spinosum
C)   Stratum granulosum
D)   Stratum lucidum
E)   Stratum corneum

Question 5

Which of the following is not found in the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Melanocytes
B)   Fibroblasts
C)   Stem cells
D)   Keratinocytes
E)   Tactile cells

Question 6

Looking at a slide of axillary skin under the microscope,you notice the presence of __________ glands that are absent on slides of the scalp.

Accepted Answer

A)   merocrine
B)   apocrine
C)   sebaceous
D)   ceruminous
E)   perspiration

Question 7

Which of the skin layers below is the most superficial?

Accepted Answer

A)   Basal lamina
B)   Epidermis
C)   Papillary layer
D)   Reticular layer
E)   Hypodermis

Question 8

In whom are mammary glands found?

Accepted Answer

A)   In lactating females
B)   In lactating and non-lactating females
C)   In non-lactating females
D)   In non-lactating females and males

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the composition of the dermis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Collagen and living keratinocytes
B)   Collagen and dead keratinocytes
C)   Collagen and fibroblasts
D)   Elastic fibers and melanocytes
E)   Elastic fibers and dendritic cells

Question 10

Looking at a slide of thin skin under the microscope,you note that the stratum basale is the __________ layer of the epidermis in from the surface.

Accepted Answer

A)   second
B)   third
C)   first
D)   fifth
E)   fourth

Question 11

What type of tissue is found in the most superficial layer of skin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Simple squamous epithelium
B)   Stratified squamous epithelium
C)   Dense irregular connective tissue
D)   Areolar connective tissue
E)   Dense regular connective tissue

Question 12

Skin covering the __________ has sweat glands but no hair follicles or sebaceous glands.

Accepted Answer

A)   forearm
B)   buttocks
C)   abdomen
D)   fingertips
E)   back

Question 13

A pilus is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hair
B)   hair follicle
C)   tiny muscle that moves a hair
D)   sensory nerve fiber around the base of a hair
E)   gland associated with a hair follicle

Question 14

Ethnic differences in skin color are primarily caused by differences in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   UV radiation exposure
B)   the quantity of hemoglobin carried in the blood
C)   the quantity of melanin produced
D)   the number of melanocytes
E)   the number of keratinocytes

Question 15

The __________ glands are a source of sex pheromones.

Accepted Answer

A)   ceruminous
B)   merocrine
C)   mammary
D)   sebaceous
E)   apocrine

Question 16

The deeper of the two layers of the skin is the hypodermis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The oil of your scalp is secreted by __________ glands associated with the hair follicles.

Accepted Answer

A)   merocrine sweat
B)   apocrine sweat
C)   sebaceous
D)   ceruminous
E)   eccrine sweat

Question 18

The skin carries out the first step in the synthesis of vitamin
D.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The fastest rate of mitosis happens in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   stratum basale
B)   stratum spinosum
C)   stratum granulosum
D)   stratum lucidum
E)   stratum corneum

Question 20

Which cutaneous glands are concerned with cooling the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ceruminous glands
B)   Sebaceous glands
C)   Merocrine glands
D)   Apocrine glands
E)   Exothermic glands

Exam 6: The Integumentary System

The deeper of the two layers of the skin is the hypodermis.

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The oil of your scalp is secreted by __________ glands associated with the hair follicles.

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A pilus is a __________.

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The fastest rate of mitosis happens in the __________.

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Which of the following is not part of the skin?

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Ethnic differences in skin color are primarily caused by differences in ___________.

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Which of the following is not found in the epidermis?

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Which of the following cells is largely responsible for skin color?

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Which of the skin layers below is the most superficial?

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Which layer of the epidermis consists of up to 30 layers of dead cells?

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Looking at a slide of axillary skin under the microscope,you notice the presence of __________ glands that are absent on slides of the scalp.

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In whom are mammary glands found?

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Looking at a slide of thin skin under the microscope,you note that the stratum basale is the __________ layer of the epidermis in from the surface.

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The __________ glands are a source of sex pheromones.

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What type of hair is present prenatally and usually replaced by birth?

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Skin covering the __________ has sweat glands but no hair follicles or sebaceous glands.

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Which cutaneous glands are concerned with cooling the body?

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Which of the following best describes the composition of the dermis?

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The skin carries out the first step in the synthesis of vitamin D.

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What type of tissue is found in the most superficial layer of skin?

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