Question 1

What is the name of the skin muscle that causes hair to stand on end?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hair follicle muscle
B)   Arrector pili muscle
C)   Dermal muscle
D)   Cutaneous appendage muscleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Most skin cancers result from

Accepted Answer

A)   Chemicals
B)   Genetics
C)   X-rays
D)   Ultraviolet radiationE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

If exposed to enough ultraviolet light, humans will produce all the vitamin D that they need.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A thickened area of the stratum cornea due to friction or pressure is a corn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true concerning apocrine sweat glands?

Accepted Answer

A)   They produce a thick organic secretion
B)   They open into hair follicles in the axillae and genitalia
C)   They are simple, coiled tubular glands
D)   They are active from birthE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Where would a ceruminous gland be found?

Accepted Answer

A)   Axillae
B)   Ear canal
C)   Forehead
D)   PalmsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

What material gives the epidermis the ability to resist abrasion and reduce water loss?

Accepted Answer

A)   Keratin
B)   Melanin
C)   Carotene
D)   Dermal papillaeE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The top layer of the dermis is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Papillary layer
B)   Basal layer
C)   Reticular layer
D)   Dermal layerE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT how the hair provides protection?

Accepted Answer

A)   Protects from ultraviolet light
B)   Hair on head is a heat insulator
C)   Eyebrows keep sweat out of eyes
D)   Hair in nose prevents dust from entering the respiratory tractE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Nail color is determined by the same method as skin and hair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a first-degree burn?

Accepted Answer

A)   Involves only the epidermis
B)   Are red and painful
C)   May cause scarring
D)   May have some edemaE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Having 8 - 10 layers of cells filled with keratin fibers and lamellar bodies is characteristic of the

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratum lucidum
B)   Stratum basale
C)   Stratum corneum
D)   Stratum granulosum
E)   Stratum spinosumF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Fetal hair is called

Accepted Answer

A)   Lunula
B)   Vellus hair
C)   Lanugo
D)   Terminal hairE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Having 25 or more layers of dead squamous cells with a hard protein envelop, keratin and surrounded by lipids is characteristic of the

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratum lucidum
B)   Stratum basale
C)   Stratum corneum
D)   Stratum granulosum
E)   Stratum spinosusF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 15

The visible part of a nail is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Nail root
B)   Eponychium
C)   Nail matrix
D)   Nail bodyE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of second-degree burns?

Accepted Answer

A)   May cause scarring
B)   Blistering occurs
C)   Involves only the epidermis
D)   Considered a partial-thickness burnE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

A portion of the nail matrix that is seen through the nail body is the

Accepted Answer

A)   Cuticle
B)   Lunula
C)   Nail fold
D)   EponychiumE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Squamous cell carcinoma arises from cells of the

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratum basale
B)   Stratum spinosum
C)   Stratum granulosum
D)   Stratum corneumE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Hair is made of many layers of dead keratinized cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Hair in different areas of the body grow and rest at different rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Integumentary System

If exposed to enough ultraviolet light, humans will produce all the vitamin D that they need.

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Which of the following is NOT true concerning apocrine sweat glands?

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Nail color is determined by the same method as skin and hair.

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What is the name of the skin muscle that causes hair to stand on end?

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Hair is made of many layers of dead keratinized cells.

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Which of the following is NOT how the hair provides protection?

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A portion of the nail matrix that is seen through the nail body is the

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Most skin cancers result from

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The visible part of a nail is the

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Squamous cell carcinoma arises from cells of the

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What material gives the epidermis the ability to resist abrasion and reduce water loss?

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Which of the following is NOT true of second-degree burns?

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Hair in different areas of the body grow and rest at different rates.

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Having 25 or more layers of dead squamous cells with a hard protein envelop, keratin and surrounded by lipids is characteristic of the

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A thickened area of the stratum cornea due to friction or pressure is a corn.

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The top layer of the dermis is the

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Having 8 - 10 layers of cells filled with keratin fibers and lamellar bodies is characteristic of the

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a first-degree burn?

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Fetal hair is called

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Where would a ceruminous gland be found?

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