Skin Appendages Quiz
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What causes acne?
A. clogged sebaceous glands
B. clogged apocrine glands
C. clogged merocrine glands
D. clogged sweat glands
Auto-immune disease where the body attacks it’s own tissues and forms scar tissue on the skin and organs.
A. Staph infection
B. scleroderma
C. alopecia
D. exzema
Noncontagious skin disease, may be hereditary, thick red area covered with white or silver scales
A. Eczema
B. Impetigo
C. Dermatitis
D. Psoriasis
The tiny grains of pigment deposited in cells that provide skin with its color are?
A. protein
B. keratin
C. melanin
D. collagen
What is the name of tube that our hair grows from?
A. Follicle
B. Root
C. Shaft
D. Sebaceous
The sweat gland that produces “sticky” sweat is the
A. Apocrine gland
B. Eccrine gland
C. Sudoriferous gland
D. Sebaceous gland
Oil glands that are connected to hair follicles are also called?
A. sudoriferous glands
B. sebaceous glands
C. arrector glands
D. substance glands
The deepest layer of the epidermis, the basal cell layer, is also known as the:
A. stratum germinativum
B. stratum corneum
C. stratum spinosum
D. keratin dermis
Condition where melanin is destroyed and white patches appear in dark skin tone areas.
A. rosacea
B. vitiligo
C. vertigo
D. impetigo
This type of Skin Cancer is the most dangerous
A. Basal Cell Carcinoma
B. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
C. Melanoma
All of the following are appendages of the skin EXCEPT?
A. pineal gland
B. nails
C. sebaceous glands
D. hair
The surface of healthy skin is slightly?
A. yellow
B. alkaline
C. rough
D. acidic
Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?
A. epidermis
B. dermis
C. hypodermis
D. hyperdermis
The medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions and diseases, is:
A. dermatology
B. physiology
C. anatomy
D. histology
The dermis layer is made up of two layers, which are the:
A. papillary and reticular
B. papillary and dermal
C. dermal and tactile
D. tactile and reticular
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