Ch. 22/29 Integumentary/Nervous System

Question 1

The pons, midbrain, and medulla oblongata are all part of the:

Answer 1

brain stem

Question 2

What is the scar that is left when a wound heals called?

Answer 2

Cicatrix

Question 3

Which form of skin cancer is the most deadly?

Answer 3

Melanoma

Question 4

Which structure is responsible for goose bumps, which form when a person is cold or nervous?

Answer 4

Arrector pili muscle

Question 5

What is an overgrowth of scar tissue called?

Answer 5

keloid

Question 6

Which layer of the skin is composed of dead, keratinized cells?

Answer 6

stratum corneum

Question 7

What is the correct sequence of nerve communication in the central nervous system?

Answer 7

afferent, CNS, efferent, muscle or gland

Question 8

What does the central nervous system consist of?

Answer 8

brain and spinal cord

Question 9

What disease is characterized by a decrease in myelin in the central nervous system?

Answer 9

multiple sclerosis

Question 10

Which vitamin is produced in the skin?

Answer 10

vitamin D

Question 11

What is the most common form of skin cancer in the US?

Answer 11

basal cell carcinoma

Question 12

Which structure receives communications from other neurons?

Answer 12

dendrites

Question 13

Melanocytes produce the pigment melanin, which makes the skin appear which color?

Answer 13

brown

Question 14

What is the structure that forms hair?

Answer 14

hair follicle

Question 15

The autonomic division of the peripheral nervous system specifically helps to regulate activities in the. . .

Answer 15

heart

Question 16

What are the most common symptoms of neural disorders?

Answer 16

muscle weakness, headache, and parathesias

Question 17

What is the function of the dendrites in a neuron?

Answer 17

receive information for the neuron

Question 18

What are the two major parts of the autonomic division of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 18

sympathetic and parasympathetic parts

Question 19

What part of a neuron contains the nucleus and genetic material of the cell?

Answer 19

cell body

Question 20

What are physiological processes that are under parasympathetic control?

Answer 20

heart rate, respiratoy rate, and digestion

Question 21

Small, pinpoint hemorrhages

Answer 21

petechiae

Question 22

Which division of the PNS works to regulate the organs not under voluntary control such as the heart and blood vessels?

Answer 22

autonomic

Question 23

If the brain experiences inflammation, what effect would this potentially have on the blood-brain barrier?

Answer 23

substances can cross more freely into the CNS

Question 24

What are the specific neurons that would send impulses to the brain when a hot surface has been touched?

Answer 24

sensory neurons

Question 25

Whic diagnostic procedure involves removing cerebrospinal fluid from the subarachnoid space for analysis?

Answer 25

lumbar puncture

Question 26

Intact skin protects deeper tissues from what?

Answer 26

UV radiation, viruses & bacteria, and dehydration

Question 27

What is the first step in the process of skin healing following an injury?

Answer 27

inflammation

Question 28

How does the skin appear in a person with cyanosis?

Answer 28

bluish in color

Question 29

What is the part of the autonomic division of the PNS that is activated in stressful or emergency situations?

Answer 29

sympathetic

Question 30

Which skin disease requires the use of an antifungal medication?

Answer 30

ringworm

Question 31

What are the membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord?

Answer 31

meninges

Question 32

What is the first event that occurs when the dermis is damaged?

Answer 32

formation of a blood clot

Question 33

Which cranial nerve carries sensory information from the thoracic and abdominal areas to the brain?

Answer 33

vagus

Question 34

What is the correct sequence of a reflex?

Answer 34

sensory receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, and effector

Question 35

Also known as the subcutaneous layer

Answer 35

hypodermis

Question 36

Epidermal cells that produce pigment

Answer 36

melanocyte

Question 37

hair loss (baldness)

Answer 37

alopecia

Question 38

The muscle that allows hair to stand erect

Answer 38

arrector pili

Question 39

cells that produce and accumulate protein in the epidermis

Answer 39

keratinocyte

Question 40

Sweat glands that produce a watery type of sweat

Answer 40

eccrine glands

Question 41

a wart

Answer 41

verruca

Question 42

The skin area along the pathway of a nerve root affected by shingles

Answer 42

dermatome

Question 43

Sweat glands commonly activated by stress or nerves

Answer 43

apocrine glands

Question 44

A fungal infection

Answer 44

Tinae