A&P Chapter 5 Quiz 2
1. In what layer of the epidermis do you find the oldest cells?
a. stratum granulosumstratum lucidum.
b. stratum spinosum.
c. stratum basale.
d. stratum corneum.
2. Which of the following statements about skin color is false?
a. Carotene may accumulate in the stratum corneum.
b. Carotene may accumulate in the hypodermis.
c. If an individual produces large amounts of melanin, it may obsure the effects of
hemoglobin.
d. The pinkish tint of the skin is due to capillaries in the epidermis.
e. Melanocytes will produce
3.
The white, moon-shaped area of the nail is known as the___________.
a. eponychium
b. free edge
c. body
d. nail root
e. lunula
4. The nerve endings associated with each hair are called?
a. cuticle
b. hair root plexus
c. follicle
d. arrector pili
e. cortex
5. Which type of gland is generally associated with hair follicles in the axillary and pubic areas?
a. sebaceous
b. apocrine
c. ceruminous
d. eccrine
e. mammary
6. Which specialized structures in the skin allow us to detect deep pressure?
a. melanocytes
b. Langerhans’ cells
c. Meissner’s corpuscles
d. Pacinian corpuscles
e. Merkel discs
7. Which layer of the epidermis is only present in thick-skinned areas of body?
a. stratum corneum
b. stratum lucidum
c. stratum granulosum
d. stratum spinosum
e. stratum basale
8. Which layer of the skin has small projections that are responsible for fingerprints?
a. stratum granulosum
b. papillary layer
c. stratum corneum
d. superficial fascia
e. reticular layer
9. Hair thinning can also be called_________?
a. seborrhea
b. alopecia
c. erythema
d. porphyria
e. hirsutism
10. What shape best describes an eccrine sweat gland?
a. coiled tubular
b. branched tubular
c. coiled alveolar
d. simple alveolar
e. branched alveolar
11. Which skin layer(s) develop(s) from the mesoderm skin layer?
a. hypodermis only
b. the dermis, epidermis, and hypodermis
c. both the dermis and the hypodermis
d. epidermis only
e. dermis only
12. Albinism is a result of________?
a. destruction of produced melanin
b. the absence of dermal capillaries
c. no melanocytes
d. no production of carotene
e. melanocytes that do not produce melanin
13. Which of the following abnormal skin colorings would most likely result from a diseased liver?
a. Jaundice
b. erythema
c. bruising
d. blanching
e. bronzing
14. The area of the hair which contain color pigments is the?
a. hard keratin
b. soft keratin
c. cortex
d. medulla
e. cuticle
15. Which layer of the epidermis has the most cell layers?
a. stratum corneum
b. stratum spinosum
c. stratum lucidum
d. stratum basale
e. stratum granulosum
A&P Chapter 5 Quiz 2 Answer Key
1. d
2. d
3. e
4. b
5. b
6. d
7. b
8. b
9. b
10. a
11. c
12. e
13. a
14. c
15. a