Skin Structure Quiz
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The skin contains two types of duct glands that extract oil, sweat and toxins:
A. sudoriferous glands and sweat glands
B. sebaceous glands and oil glands
C. sweat and heat glands
D. sebaceous and sudoriferous glands
Identify the structure labeled “I”.
A. hair follicle
B. dermal capillaries
C. sebaceous gland
As we age, elastin fibers naturally weaken causing a loss of:
A. elasticity
B. porosity
C. absorption
D. pigment
_________ play an important role in the skin’s health often aiding in healing, softening, keeping skin healthy and fighting diseases of the skin.
A. Oils
B. Vitamins
C. Lubricants
D. Antiseptics
What produces sweat?
A. pore
B. sweat gland
C. sebaceous gland
D. epidermis
The skin is thinnest on the
A. lips
B. elbows
C. palms and soles
D. eyelids
The medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin, structure, functions, diseases and treatment is called:
A. histology
B. dermatology
C. etiology
D. trichology
Which of the following is not a function of the skin
A. Protection
B. Temperature
C. Excretion
D. Transportation
Adipose tissue is most abundant in the ________________ layer under the skin.
A. epidermal
B. dermal
C. subcutaneous
D. transdermal
Fatty tissue found below the dermis is:
A. papillae
B. papillary layer
C. tactile
D. subcutaneous tissue
The principle functions of the skin are protection, heat regulation, and
A. secretion, absorption and temperature
B. secretion, absorption and elasticity
C. excretion, secretion, and absorption
D. absorption, secretion and preservation
Part of the motor nerve fiber, what is responsible for our skin getting goose bumps?
A. sebaceous gland
B. arrectory pili muscle
C. sudoriferous gland
D. excretory follicle
The skin varies in thickness and and is found to be thickest on the:
A. lips
B. elbows
C. palms and soles
D. eyelids
What detects pain?
A. nerve endings
B. pacinian corpuscle
C. Meissner’s corpuscle
D. vein
The layer of the epidermis which contain scale-like cells that are continually shedding
A. epidermis
B. stratum corneum
C. dermis
D. papillary layer
The layer that is composed of several of different shaped cells and contains skin pigment is called
A. stratum corneum
B. stratum lucidum
C. stratum granulosum
D. stratum basile
The underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the derma corium, cutis, or true skin, is the:
A. dermis
B. papillary
C. dermal
D. epidermis
Identify the layer labeled “A”.
A. dermis
B. epidermis
C. subcutaneous
What produces sebum?
A. artery
B. sweat gland
C. salivary gland
D. sebaceous gland
Where can you find a layer of dead skin cells?
A. in the dermis
B. in the epidermis
C. in the hypodermis
D. this layer does not exist, dead skin cells fall off right away and are immediately repaired
The dermis is made up of two layers which are the:
A. stratum corneum and stratum lucidum
B. stratum granulosum and epidermis
C. papillary and reticular
D. papillary and corium
How many layers are there in the skin
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
Nerve fibers that react to heat, cold, touch pressure and pain
A. motor nerve fibers
B. sensory nerve fibers
C. secretory nerve fibers
D. excretory nerve fibers
Nerve fibers that are distributed to the sweat and oil glands of the skin and regulate the excretion of perspiration and control the flow of sebum to the skin surface are:
A. motor nerve fibers
B. sensory nerve fibers
C. secretory nerve fibers
D. excretory nerve fibers
The largest organ of the human body is the:
A. liver
B. skin
C. lungs
D. heart
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