Chapter 5

Practice Quiz

1. T F The skin is considered the largest organ.

2. T F The epidermis is 7/8ths the thickness of the skin.

3. T F The medical term for stretch marks is striae.

4. T F The collagen in the reticular dermis is called reticular connective tissue.

5. T F The papillary dermis contains sebceous and sudoriferous glands.

6. T F Finger prints are known as epidermal grooves.

7. T F The stratum basale is composed of squamous cells.

8. T F Keratohyalin is a toxic substance manufactured in the stratum spinosum.

9. T F The stratum lucidum is located primarily in the palms and soles.

10. T F The black races have more melanocytes in comparison to white races.

11. All of the following are functions of the skin except:
A. temperature regulation
B. pain reception
C. part of vitamin C biosynthesis
D. excretes urea
E. produces antibodies

12. The skin layer superficial to the stratum lucidum is the:
A. Stratum spinosum
B. Stratum granulosum
C. Stratum basale
D. Papillary dermis
E. Reticular dermis

13. The layer of the skin containing the exit for sweat gland ducts is the:
A. Stratum spinosum
B. Stratum granulosum
C. Stratum basale
D. Papillary dermis
E. Reticular dermis

14. The substance of yellow hair is:
A. melanin
B. keratohyaline
C. eleidin
D. pheomelanin
E. carotene

15. The medulla of a hair follicle is composed of:
A. melanin
B. keratohyaline
C. eleidin
D. pheomelanin
E. keratin

16. Hair that is ___________ in color has low pigmentation and hollow in the medulla.
A. blue
B. white
C. grey
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

17. Sebacious glands secrete all of the following except:
A. fat
B. proteins
C. salts
D. urea
E. fat

18. Apocrine sweat glands release their products by a ____________ mode of release.
A. apocrine
B. holocrine
C. merocrine
D. endocrine
E. none of the above

19. An autoimmune disease against lacrimal secretions is called_______
A. sjogrens
B. systemic lupus
C. psoriasis
D. decubitis
E. comedo

20. A burn characterized by a blister is a _____________ burn.
A. superficial
B. partial thickness
C. full thickness

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