The Integumentary System

Question 1

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

Answer 1

A.) st spinosum

Question 2

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

Answer 2

B.) st lucidum

Question 3

Which of the following is not a term to denote the second layer of the skin

A.) corium
B.) cutis
C.) epithelium
D.) derma

Answer 3

C.) epithelium

Question 4

The oil glands empty a substance to the skin called

A.) sebum
B.) perspiration
C.) sweat
D.) hair bulb

Answer 4

A.) sebum

Question 5

Which is not an appendage of the skin

A.) nails
B.) sweat glands
C.) hair
D.) capillaries

Answer 5

D.) capillaries

Question 6

Which of the glands throw off waste

A.) ductless glands
B.) sebaceous glands
C.) sudoriferous glands
D.) coulomb glands

Answer 6

C.) sudoriferous glands

Question 7

The pigment layer is between the

A.) derma & subcutis
B.) papillary & reticular
C.) epidermis & derma
D.) lucidum & granulosum

Answer 7

C.) epidermis & derma

Question 8

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 #

Answer 8

B.) produce more melanin but have the same #

Question 9

The name of the process where the chromosomes are reduced by half is called

A.) mitosis
B.) meiosis
C.) osmosis
D.) aseatosis

Answer 9

B.) meiosis

Question 10

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

Answer 10

D.) the reticular layer

Question 11

What gland activates the axilla/groin hair growth during puberty?

A.) ovaries
B.) pituitary
C.) apocrine
D.) testes

Answer 11

C.) apocrine

Question 12

Melanocytes are responsible for what?

A.) cell reproduction
B.) pigment coloring
C.) synapse fatigue
D.) keratinization

Answer 12

D.) keratinization

Question 13

Where does the strength of the dermis come from?

A.) basal layer
B.) st germinativum
C.) stratified epithelium
D.) reticular layer

Answer 13

D.) reticular layer

Question 14

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

Answer 14

d.) Basal layer, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum

Question 15

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

Answer 15

a.) meissner’s corpuscles