Medical Quiz

Skin Growth Quiz

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What is the oily substance that protects the skin against water called?

A. seaweed

B. callus

C. sebum

D. skin


The top of the papillary layer where it joins the epidermis is the: 

A. epidermal-dermal connection

B. dermis corpuscles

C. epidermal-dermal junction

D. epidermis junction


What is the top layer of skin called?

A. callus

B. epidermis

C. dermis

D. hypodermis


The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the:

A. surface

B. epidermis

C. subcutaneous

D. dermis


What is the oily substance that protects the skin against water called?

A. seaweed

B. callus

C. sebum

D. skin


First degree burns are not very serious because they only affect…

A. the epidermis.

B. the dermis.

C. the hypodermis.

D. the calluses.


The stratum germinativum is composed of several layers with special cells that produce a dark skin pigment called: 

A. granules

B. melanin

C. elongated

D. keratin


True or False: The brain is the largest organ in the body.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


flat and scale like – make up most of the cells in the outer layer of the skin, the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts, and the linings of the hollow organs of the body.

A. squamous

B. cubiodal

C. columnar


What layer of skin senses pain?

A. callus

B. epidermis

C. dermis

D. hypodermis


Which is NOT a function of the skin?

A. Insulation

B. Movement

C. Excretion

D. Vitamin D Production


One of the unique things about the stratum basale layer of the epidermis is

A. mitosis

B. meiosis

C. it’s pink


What layer of skin connects to muscle and bone?

A. callus

B. epidermis

C. dermis

D. hypodermis


Fatty tissue found below the dermis is:

A. papillae

B. papillary layer

C. tactile 

D. subcutaneous tissue


What layer of skin senses pain?

A. callus

B. epidermis

C. dermis

D. hypodermis


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