Test - Integumentary system

Question 1

On skin diagram #16 is pointing to - the innermost and thickest layer of skin that looks like fat tissue and rounded at the top

Answer 1

all of the above - hypodermis, subcutaneous tissue, fat - Notes U3 C1 pg 5

Question 2

Place the following parts of the skin in order, from innermost to outermost: A) Dermis; B) Epidermis; C) Hypodermis

Answer 2

Hypodermis, dermis, epidermis - BBD

Question 3

Where are most new cells are made?

Answer 3

stratum basale - Notes U3 C1 pg 3

Question 4

Nerves and blood vessels in the skin are located in the

Answer 4

dermis - BBD

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Stratum granulosum - Notes U3 C1 pg 3

Question 6

Which of the following glands secretes a substance containing proteins and fat that when decomposed by bacteria results in body odor

Answer 6

Apocrine gland - Notes U3 C1 pg 6

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Low pH secretions - Notes U3 C1 pg 6

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Tactile epithelial cells - Notes U3 C1 pg 3

Question 9

A child is playing on the playground barefoot when she steps on a wooden part of the playset 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 9

Keratinocytes - Notes U3 C1 pg 3

Question 10

What are the areas of the body where there are more touch receptors?

Answer 10

palms of hands and soles of feet - Notes U3 C1 pg 7

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Langerhans cells (Dendritic) - Notes U3 C1 pg 4