Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true of the hypodermis?

Accepted Answer

A)   It contains muscles in the head and neck
B)   It helps to insulate and cushion underlying tissue
C)   It is considered to be the third layer of the skin
D)   It is made up primarily of adipose and areolar tissue
E)   It secures the cutaneous membrane to underlying tissueF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true of the stratum spinosum?

Accepted Answer

A)   It contains immunity-conferring cells called Langerhans cells
B)   It is also called the "spiny" layer
C)   It is comprised mostly of keratinocytes
D)   It is superficial to the stratum granulosum and the stratum germinativum
E)   Keratins 5 and 14 are replaced by keratins 1 and 10 following basal keratinocyte migrationF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

The primary cells of the epidermis are

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A)   Basal cells
B)   Keratinocytes
C)   Langerhans cells
D)   Melanocytes
E)   Merkel cellsF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Nail production occurs at the nail _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Bed
B)   Body
C)   Eponychium
D)   Hyponychium
E)   MatrixF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

These cells are responsible for producing a pigment that protects underlying tissue from ultraviolet radiation

Accepted Answer

A)   Basal (satellite)  cells
B)   Keratinocytes
C)   Langerhans cells
D)   Melanocytes
E)   Merkel cellsF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following epidermal layers is closest to the dermis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stratum corneum
B)   Stratum germinativum
C)   Stratum granulosum
D)   Stratum lucidum
E)   Stratum spinosumF) B) and D)
G) All of the above B

Question 7

The _____ is a vascularized, innervated structure where new hair growth occurs

Accepted Answer

A)   Arrector pili
B)   Dermal papilla
C)   Hair follicle
D)   Hair root plexus
E)   Hair shaftF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following sensory receptors is activated by painful stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mechanoreceptors
B)   Meissner corpuscles
C)   Merkel disks
D)   Nociceptors
E)   Pacinian corpusclesF) All of the above
G) A) and C) D

Question 9

These merocrine simple coiled tubular glands are found all over the body

Accepted Answer

A)   Apocrine sweat glands
B)   Ceruminous glands
C)   Eccrine sweat glands
D)   Sebaceous follicles
E)   Sebaceous glandsF) A) and C)
G) B) and C) C

Question 10

Langerhans cells

Accepted Answer

A)   Are located in the stratum basale of the epidermis
B)   Are mechanoreceptor cells
C)   Can be found within a cornified cell envelope
D)   Have granules in their cytoplasm
E)   Present antigens to T cells as part of the immune responseF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 11

_____ glands disperse secretory vesicles by bursting, resulting in the death of the cell

Accepted Answer

A)   Apocrine
B)   Endocrine
C)   Exocrine
D)   Holocrine
E)   MerocrineF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 11: Integumentary System

Which of the following is NOT true of the hypodermis?

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Which of the following is NOT true of the stratum spinosum?

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The primary cells of the epidermis are

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Nail production occurs at the nail _____.

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These cells are responsible for producing a pigment that protects underlying tissue from ultraviolet radiation

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Which of the following epidermal layers is closest to the dermis?

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The _____ is a vascularized, innervated structure where new hair growth occurs

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Which of the following sensory receptors is activated by painful stimuli?

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These merocrine simple coiled tubular glands are found all over the body

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Langerhans cells

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_____ glands disperse secretory vesicles by bursting, resulting in the death of the cell

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Exam 11: Integumentary System

Which of the following is NOT true of the hypodermis?

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Which of the following is NOT true of the stratum spinosum?

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The primary cells of the epidermis are

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Nail production occurs at the nail _____.

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These cells are responsible for producing a pigment that protects underlying tissue from ultraviolet radiation

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Which of the following epidermal layers is closest to the dermis?

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The _____ is a vascularized, innervated structure where new hair growth occurs

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Which of the following sensory receptors is activated by painful stimuli?

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These merocrine simple coiled tubular glands are found all over the body

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Langerhans cells

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_____ glands disperse secretory vesicles by bursting, resulting in the death of the cell

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