Integumentary System Review

A second degree burn destroys…

A. The dermis B. The epidermis and the dermisC. The epidermis and part of the dermisD. The epidermis, dermis and the nerve endings

The stratum basale is…

A. The lowest layer of the dermisB. The top layer of the hypodermisC. The middle layer of the epidermisD. The lowest layer of the epidermis

Melanocytes produce…

A. MelatoninB. Vitamin DC. MelaninD. Keratin

Acne is caused by…

A. Sebaceous glandsB. Apocrine glandsC. Eccrine glandsD. Pituitary gland

The reticular layer of the dermis is composed of

A. AdiposeB. Melanin and KeratinC. Collagen and KeratinD. Collagen and Elastin

Which sweat gland is located under the arm and in the groin?

A. ApocrineB. EccrineC. SebaceousD. Arrector pili

The top layer of the epidermis is called?

A. Stratum lucidumB. Stratum granulosumC. Stratum basaleD. Stratum corneum

Type of skin cancer that is most common…

A. Malignant melanomaB. Basal cell carcinomaC. MelanomaD. Squamous cell carcinoma

The dermis is made up of these two layers…

A. Papillary and EpidermisB. Reticular and HypodermisC. Papillary and Stratum basaleD. Papillary and Reticular

The lowest layer of the dermis…

A. PapillaryB. Stratum basaleC. Stratum corneumD. Reticular

What is not a function of the skin?

A. MovementB. Temperature regulationC. ProtectionD. Excretion

Sweat glands that are everywhere but the groin and the underarms…

A. SebaceousB. ApocrineC. EccrineD. Papillary

When cells undergo a chemical change and form layers it is called…

A. TanningB. MelanizationC. KeratinizationD. Polarization

Where hair growth begins…

A. Hair follicleB. Hair bulbC. DermisD. Epidermis

Layer of the dermis that is responsible for fingerprints…

A. Stratum basaleB. ReticularC. PapillaryD. Stratum corneum

This layer produces corns, dandruff and calluses…

A. Stratum basaleB. Stratum granusolumC. Stratum corneumD. Stratum lucidum

The lowest layer of the skin, mainly composed of adipose tissue and loose connective tissue…

A. EpidermisB. DermisC. HypodermisD. Reticular

Stratum where most cell division occurs…

A. Stratum corneumB. Stratum basaleC. Stratum granulosumD. Papillary

A third degree burn involves…

A. The epidermisB. The dermis and the hypodermisC. The epidermis, the dermis and nerve endingsD. The epidermis and part of the dermis

Which is a viral infection of the skin?

A. RingwormB. AcneC. Athlete’s footD. Measles

Which is not a characteristic of aging skin?

A. Proficient blood flowB. Less elastinC. More transparencyD. Less collagen

Which is not a keratinized structure?

A. HairB. BirthmarksC. Stratum corneumD. Nails