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When a blister forms due to friction, liquid pools between the epidermis and what other layer of the integument?


A) dermis
B) hypodermis
C) epidermis

D) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

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Which tissue layer deep to the integument acts as a shock and thermal insulator?


A) dermis
B) hypodermis
C) epidermis

D) A) and B)
E) All of the above

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The reticular layer of the dermis consists of connective tissue.


A) dense irregular
B) dense regular
C) reticular
D) stratified squamous

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which primary layer of the skin contains lamellated granules that aid in waterproofing?


A) dermis
B) hypodermis
C) epidermis

D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

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Keratinocytes produce keratin, as well as various enzymes and .

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The process that causes premature damage to skin with prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation is called .

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Since apocrine glands are almost inactive until puberty, they may function primarily in


A) strengthening melanin in the skin.
B) keeping hair from falling out.
C) cooling the body.
D) sexual signalling, under the influence of androgens.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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The proximal nail fold is also called the nailʹs


A) matrix.
B) lunule.
C) bed.
D) eponychium.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Is the human integumentary system best adapted for hot or cold climates?


A) warm, because sebaceous glands aid us in hot climates but evaporative cooling would kill us in cold climates
B) warm, because sweating cools us in hot climates but we would die in cold climates without clothing
C) cold, because we have many skin features that keep us from overheating
D) cold, because we have a thick hypodermis

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Pimples begin


A) when bacteria enter sweat pores.
B) when sebaceous glands become blocked by sebum.
C) as tiny cuts and nicks in the skin.
D) as localized infections in the hypodermis.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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When doctors make incisions on the body based on the lines of cleavage of the skin, these cleavage lines are based on the arrangement of collagen fibers in which layer of the skin?


A) dermis
B) hypodermis
C) epidermis

D) All of the above
E) A) and C)

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  Figure 5.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the integument layer that corresponds to leather hides from an animal? A)  A B)  B C)  C D)  D E)  E Figure 5.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the integument layer that corresponds to leather hides from an animal?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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An immediate concern with a burn patient is loss of fluids, so fluids must be administered immediately.

A) True
B) False

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This layer is found only in thick skin, and appears as thin translucent band when viewed with a light microscope is the .

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The thickness of skin is determined by the presence of the stratum lucidum and the thickness of the


A) stratum basale.
B) reticular layer of the dermis.
C) stratum corneum.
D) papillary layer of the dermis.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Following their production in red bone marrow, dendritic cells circulate to what primary layer of the skin?


A) dermis
B) hypodermis
C) epidermis

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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If you are truly ʺsmellyʺ after a workout that causes you to work up a sweat, the smell is due to secretions from your eccrine glands.

A) True
B) False

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The cells in the skin that store the most melanin granules are


A) dendritic cells.
B) tactile epithelial cells.
C) melanocytes.
D) basal keratinocytes.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Keratinocytes begin to die in the stratum granulosum.

A) True
B) False

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In the thick skin of the palm, the layer of the epidermis directly deep to the stratum corneum is the stratum


A) basale.
B) lucidum.
C) spinosum.
D) granulosum.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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