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  • What changes happen to your skin as you age?
    It dries, it thins, it loses elasticity
  • Open body cavities are line with __________ membranes.
    serous
    cutaneous
    mucous
    cell
  • __________ degree Burns Destroys entire skin layer Burn is gray-white or black.
    Third
  • When the skin is exposed to the UV rays, vitamin ___ is produced.
    D
  • Which layer contains keratin?
    hypodermis
    epidermis
    dermis
    I hate school
  • Which layer contains collagen and elastin fibers?
    hypodermis
    dermis
    I love school
    epidermis
  • Meissner’s corpuscles detect_______ touch
    deep
    light
    hard pressure
    nothing
  • Storing calcium is a function of the skin.
    True
    False
  • Which cancer of the skin is the least malignant and most common?
    Basal cell carcinoma
  • Sweat is slightly acidic which help control the number of _________ on skin.
    Bacteria
  • What stimulates the secretion of sebum?
    nerve fibers during times of stress
    high temperatures
    hormones, especially male sex hormones
    urea
  • Epithelial membrane composed of the epidermis and dermis.
    Cutaneous
  • Parietal pericardium covers the surface of the heart.
    True
    False
  • If you had a third degree burn, what would be your major concern?
    infection
    unbearable pain
    dehydration
    loss of immune function
  • Eccrine sweat glands become active when_____________.
    body temp rises
  • _________-degree Burns Only epidermis is damaged Skin is red and swollen.
    first
  • Which layer of skin contains blood vessels?
    epidermis
    hypodermis
    middleearthis.
    dermis
  • Your skin is a physical barrier to the outside world.
    True
    False
  • What type of connective tissue membrane lines joint cavities?
    synovial
    serous
    mucous
    epithelial
  • Which layer of skin is water proof?
    sketch
    dermis
    hypodermis
    epidermis
  • __________ corpuscles detect deep pressure
    pacinian
    meissner's
    Minton's
    walking dead
  • _________ Burns Epidermis and upper dermis are damaged Skin is red with blisters.
    second
  • Which layer is the superficial layer of the skin?
    dermis
    epidermis
    hypodermis
    embrace the suck
  • What are finger like projections of the dermis into the epidermis called?
    hair follicles
    dermal papillae
    melanocytes
    serous membrane
  • As new cells are formed, older cells are pushed towards surface.
    false
    true
  • All of the following are associated with hair except ________.
    lunula
    follicle
    cuticle
    shaft
  • Hair serves as protection.
    False
    True
  • ________ is produced by sebaceous glands, keeps hair soft and pliable.
    sebum
  • Normal average body temperature is ________.
    98.6 or 37 C
  • What are the 3 types of epithelial membranes?
    cutaneous, serous and mucous.
  • Which is not an epithelial tissue?
    serous
    mucous
    synovial
    cutaneous
  • Arrector pili is associated with sweating.
    True
    False
  • ________ cell cancer of the skin is the second most common and can spread.
    squamous cell
  • Hair is mostly living, except for the tip of the shaft.
    False
    sigma
    True
  • The common name for bed sores is _____________
    decubitus ulcer
  • Which statement applies to both eccrine and apocrine sweat glands?
    begin to function at puberty
    associated with hair follicles
    secretions provide fatty acids and protein
    secretions contain water, salts, and urea
  • Type of epithelial membrane that occurs in pairs, lines closed body cavities.
    serous
    cutaneous
    synovial
    mucous
  • Has 20-50 rows of flattened cells.
    epidermis
    hypodermis
    dermis
    tibia
  • Hair grows from the follicle where there is a _________ supply.
    carbon
    blood
    oxygen
    tissue
  • Hair color is determined by melanin.
    Yes
    No
    not sure
    sort of
  • Synthesis of vitamin D is a function of the skin.
    True
    False
  • The most deadly of the skin cancers is _________ and it spreads rapidly.
    Melanoma
  • Which layer of skin contains melanocytes?
    epidermis
    cringe
    dermis
    hypodermis
  • Which layer contains sweat pores?
    dermis
    hypodermis
    epidermis
  • Water proof protein that replaces cytoplasm in dead skin cells.
    keratin
  • Regulation of body temperature is a function of the skin.
    False
    True
  • Primary pigment that determines skin color.
    melanin
  • Small muscles attached to hairs, responsible for goose bumps.
    arrector pilli
  • What plays a major role in skin color?
    Melanin, sun exposure and carotene
  • ________- contains water, salt, and urea.
    sweat
  • Which layer of skin contains receptors?
    melanin
    keratin
    dermis
    epidermis
  • Which layer has a papillary layer and a reticular layer?
    dermis
    epidermis
    hypodermis
  • What are fingernails?
    a modification of the epidermis
    extensions of carpal bones
    things to make you pretty
    osseous tissue
  • Layer of loose connective and adipose tissue that is deep to the dermis.
    mucous
    epidernis
    hypodermis
    dermis
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