The Integumentary System
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Epidermis
FINAL ROUND
DermisHairand
Nails
Glands Grab Bag
Epidermis:
$100 Question
The epidermis is made of this tissue:
a. loose connective tissue
b. stratified squamous epithelium
c. dense irregular connective tissue
d. adipose
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Epidermis:
$100 Answer
The epidermis is made of this tissue:
a. loose connective tissue
b. stratified squamous epithelium
c. dense irregular connective tissue
d. adipose
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Epidermis:
$200 Question
These cells are responsible for the ability of the epidermis to resist abrasion and reduce water loss:
a. melanocytes
b. Merkel cells
c. Langerhans cells
d. keratinocytes
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Epidermis:
$200 Answer
These cells are responsible for the ability of the epidermis to resist abrasion and reduce water loss:
a. melanocytes
b. Merkel cells
c. Langerhans cells
d. keratinocytes
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Epidermis:
$300 Question
This layer of skin replaces older cells that desquamate with newer cells by mitosis:
a. stratum granulosum
b. stratum basale
c. stratum lucidum
d. stratum corneum
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Epidermis:
$300 Answer
This layer of skin replaces older cells that desquamate with newer cells by mitosis:
a. stratum granulosum
b. stratum basale
c. stratum lucidum
d. stratum corneum
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Epidermis:
$400 Question
Thin skin:
a. lacks a stratum lucidum
b. contains hair
c. is found on the back
d. all of these
e. none of these
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Epidermis:
$400 Answer
Thin skin:
a. lacks a stratum lucidum
b. contains hair
c. is found on the back
d. all of these
e. none of these
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Epidermis:
$500 Question
Cyanosis, blue tinted skin, is caused by this:
a. excess carotene
b. decreased melanin production
c. decreased oxygen in the blood
d. increased blood flow
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Epidermis:
$500 Answer
Cyanosis, blue tinted skin, is caused by this:
a. excess carotene
b. decreased melanin production
c. decreased oxygen in the blood
d. increased blood flow
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Dermis:
$100 Question
The dermis is made of this kind of tissue:
a. adipose
b. epithelium
c. connective
d. keratin
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Dermis:
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The dermis is made of this kind of tissue:
a. adipose
b. epithelium
c. connective
d. keratin
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Dermis:
$200 Question
This is not associated with the dermis:
a. melanocytes
b. nerve endings
c. lymphatic vessels
d. hair follicles
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Dermis:
$200 Answer
This is not associated with the dermis:
a. melanocytes
b. nerve endings
c. lymphatic vessels
d. hair follicles
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Dermis:
$300 Question
These lines of scar tissue are formed from excess stretching of the skin:
a. fingerprints
b. dermal papillae
c. cleavage (tension) lines
d. striae
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Dermis:
$300 Answer
These lines of scar tissue are formed from excess stretching of the skin:
a. fingerprints
b. dermal papillae
c. cleavage (tension) lines
d. striae
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Dermis:
$400 Question
These folds shape the epidermis into fingerprints:
a. strata
b. dermal papillae
c. corpuscles
d. arrector pili
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Dermis:
$400 Answer
These folds shape the epidermis into fingerprints:
a. strata
b. dermal papillae
c. corpuscles
d. arrector pili
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Dermis:
$500 Question
This layer contains blood vessels that nourish the epidermis, remove wastes and regulate body temperature:
a. reticular layer
b. hypodermis
c. papillary layer
d. stratum basale
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Dermis:
$500 Answer
This layer contains blood vessels that nourish the epidermis, remove wastes and regulate body temperature:
a. reticular layer
b. hypodermis
c. papillary layer
d. stratum basale
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Hair and Nails:
$100 Question
Near birth, the hair on the scalp, eyelids and eyebrows are replaced with this:
a. terminal hair
b. lanugo
c. vellus hair
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Hair and Nails:
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Near birth, the hair on the scalp, eyelids and eyebrows are replaced with this:
a. terminal hair
b. lanugo
c. vellus hair
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Hair and Nails:
$200 Question
This layer of cells in the hair forms the surface and contains hard keratin:
a. medulla
b. cortex
c. cuticle
d. dermal root sheath
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Hair and Nails:
$200 Answer
This layer of cells in the hair forms the surface and contains hard keratin:
a. medulla
b. cortex
c. cuticle
d. dermal root sheath
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Hair and Nails:
$300 Question
These smooth muscles are attached to hair follicles and contraction of them produces “goose bumps”:
a. hairbulb
b. arrector pili
c. dermal root sheath
d. epithelial root sheath
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Hair and Nails:
$300 Answer
These smooth muscles are attached to hair follicles and contraction of them produces “goose bumps”:
a. hairbulb
b. arrector pili
c. dermal root sheath
d. epithelial root sheath
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Hair and Nails:
$400 Question
The nail is produced mostly by this:
a. nail bed
b. nail root
c. nail fold
d. nail matrix
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Hair and Nails:
$400 Answer
The nail is produced mostly by this:
a. nail bed
b. nail root
c. nail fold
d. nail matrix
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Hair and Nails:
$500 Question
This white crescent-shaped area is seen at the base of the nail:
a. nail bed
b. nail fold
c. lunula
d. eponychium
e. hyponychium
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Hair and Nails:
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This white crescent-shaped area is seen at the base of the nail:
a. nail bed
b. nail fold
c. lunula
d. eponychium
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Glands:
$100 Question
These sweat glands are responsible for cooling the body:
a. merocrine (eccrine)
b. apocrine
c. ceruminous
d. sebaceous
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Glands:
$100 Answer
These sweat glands are responsible for cooling the body:
a. merocrine (eccrine)
b. apocrine
c. ceruminous
d. sebaceous
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Glands:
$200 Question
These modified apocrine sweat glands are found in the breasts:
a. ceruminous
b. sebaceous
c. mammary
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Glands:
$200 Answer
These modified apocrine sweat glands are found in the breasts:
a. ceruminous
b. sebaceous
c. mammary
d. mucous
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Glands:
$300 Question
Sebaceous glands produce sebum, prevent drying of the skin, protect against some bacteria, and are classified as holocrine.
True/ False
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Glands:
$300 Answer
Sebaceous glands produce sebum, prevent drying of the skin, protect against some bacteria, and are classified as holocrine.
True/ False
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Glands:
$400 Question
This gland is involved with the production of body odor:
a. merocrine
b. apocrine
c. cermunious
d. sebaceous
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Glands:
$400 Answer
This gland is involved with the production of body odor:
a. merocrine
b. apocrine
c. cermunious
d. sebaceous
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Glands: $500 Question
These glands located in the external auditory meatus (ear canal) produce ear wax:
a. apocrine
b. ceruminous
c. merocrine (eccrine)
d. sebaceous
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Glands: $500 Answer
These glands located in the external auditory meatus (ear canal) produce ear wax:
a. apocrine
b. ceruminous
c. merocrine (eccrine)
d. sebaceous
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Grab Bag:
$100 Question
The major function of the skin is protection from this:
a. abrasion
b. dehydration
c. ultraviolet light
d. entry of microorganisms
e. all of theseBACK TO GAME
ANSWER
Grab Bag:
$100 Answer
The major function of the skin is protection from this:
a. abrasion
b. dehydration
c. ultraviolet light
d. entry of microorganisms
e. all of these
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Grab Bag:
$200 Question
This layer contains about half of the body’s stored fat:
a. epidermis
b. dermis
c. hypodermis (subcutaneous)
d. stratum basale
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Grab Bag:
$200 Answer
This layer contains about half of the body’s stored fat:
a. epidermis
b. dermis
c. hypodermis (subcutaneous)
d. stratum basale
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Grab Bag:
$300 Question
This substance is synthesized in the skin and increases blood calcium for normal nerve and muscle function:
a. vitamin A
b. vitamin B
c. vitamin C
d. vitamin D
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Grab Bag:
$300 Answer
This substance is synthesized in the skin and increases blood calcium for normal nerve and muscle function:
a. vitamin A
b. vitamin B
c. vitamin C
d. vitamin D
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Grab Bag:
$400 Question
This best describes the function of melanin in the skin:
a. reduces water loss
b. protects against UV light
c. helps regulate body temperature
d. lubricates the skin
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$400 Answer
This best describes the function of melanin in the skin:
a. reduces water loss
b. protects against UV light
c. helps regulate body temperature
d. lubricates the skin
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Grab Bag:
$500 Question
These are all effects of aging on the integumentary system except:
a. decrease of elastic fibers
b. loss of fat from hypodermis
c. decrease of melanin production in hair
d. increase of sweat gland activity
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Grab Bag:
$500 Answer
These are all effects of aging on the integumentary system except:
a. decrease of elastic fibers
b. loss of fat from hypodermis
c. decrease of melanin production in hair
d. increase of sweat gland activity
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FINAL ROUND Question
After the resting stage of hair growth, the hair:
a. grows more rapidly
b. falls out
c. shortens the hair follicle
d. loses its pigmentation
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