IntegumentaryTest

Question 1

Which skin cell also has a role in the nervous system?

Answer 1

Tactile epithelial cell

Question 2

Consists Mostly of adipose tissue

Answer 2

Hypodermis

Question 3

Layer where dendritic cells are most abundant

Answer 3

Stratum spinosium

Question 4

Where are most new cells are made

Answer 4

Stratum basale

Question 5

Based on their location, which epidermal layer are the the projections from the surface of the dermis into the epidermis closes too?

Answer 5

Stratum basale

Question 6

A child is playing on the playground barefoot when she steps on a wooden part of the play set and gets a splinter in the heel of her foot. Her father removes the splinter, which had penetrated three layers of her epidermis. Which type of epidermal cell is most dominant in these layers?

Answer 6

Keratinocytes

Question 7

If you were to get a tattoo, which sensory receptor in your skin would allow you to sense the pain from the needle?

Answer 7

Free nerve ending

Question 8

What number represents the newest skin cells?

Answer 8

1

Question 9

The projections from the surface of the dermis into the epidermis contain __________ that provide nourishment for the epidermis

Answer 9

Capillary loops

Question 10

These cells combine with nerve endings where the epidermis and dermis meet to make sensory receptors for touch.

Answer 10

Tactile epithelial cells

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of the chemical protection the skin provides?

Answer 11

Low pH secretions

Question 12

The tough and water-resistant layer of the skin where calls are filled with keratin

Answer 12

Stratum granulosum

Question 13

These cells patrol beneath the surface of the skin to attack foreign invaders and activate the immune system

Answer 13

Langerhans cells (Dendritic)

Question 14

The projections from the surface of the dermis into the epidermis contain ___________ that allow us to take in sensations from the environment.

Answer 14

Sensory receptors