Chapter 5: Quiz 2 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer.
Melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from metastasizing.
A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order?
corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
The major regions of a hair shaft include all of the following except ________.
External root sheath
Acne is a disorder associated with ________.
Sebaceous glands
Which muscles attached to the hair follicles cause goose bumps?
Arrector pili
If a splinter penetrated the skin into the second epidermal layer of the sole of the foot, which cells would be damaged?
Lucidum
Which of the following cutaneous receptors is specialized for the reception of touch or light pressure?
Meissner’s corpuscles
Which of the following is a skin sensory receptor for touch?
Meissner’s corpuscle
Sudoriferous glands vary in distribution over the surface of the body. Which of the following is correct?
Ceruminous glands secrete cerumen, which is thought to deter insects.
The function of the root hair plexus is to ________.
allow the hair to assist in touch sensation
Skin surface markings that reflect points of tight dermal attachment to underlying tissues are called epidermal ridges.
False
The protein found in large amounts in the outermost layer of epidermal cells is collagen.
False
Joe just burned himself on a hot pot. A blister forms and the burn is painful. Joe’s burn would best be described as a third-degree burn.
False
The most dangerous skin cancer is cancer of the melanocytes.
True
The dermis is rich in blood vessels and nerve fibers.
True
