Question 1

You have a condition in which your fibroblasts are functional, but very inefficient and produce collagen at a slow rate. You accidentally cut yourself. What will be true of the healing process?

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A)  No scab or clotting will form.
B)  Only the epidermis will heal. The dermis will remain injured until medical intervention occurs.
C)  The process of wound closing in the dermis will be very slow.
D)  Heavy scar tissue will be produced in the wound.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is not correct concerning the skin?

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A)  The dermis is usually thicker than the epidermis.
B)  The epidermis is composed of stratified squamous epithelium.
C)  The subcutaneous layer is between the dermis and the epidermis.
D)  The dermis contains smooth muscle and nervous tissue.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Gray hair is

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A)  caused by a pigment, pseudomelanin.
B)  a mixture of red and brown hairs.
C)  a mixture of pigmented and unpigmented hairs.
D)  a form of albinism.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

After a severe burn, new skin may grow outward from the hair follicles. New growth begins here because

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A)  the hair follicles are very resistant to fire and heat.
B)  a person has many hair follicles.
C)  a hair follicle contains stem cells in the bulb region.
D)  the hair follicles are located in the subcutaneous layer.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The skin appears yellowish if a person eats too much

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A)  collagen.
B)  carotene.
C)  cyanin.
D)  melanin.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Melanocytes can transfer granules of melanin into nearby epithelial cells.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When showering, a young woman loses what looks like many hundreds of hairs. She should not be concerned about impending baldness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A person's hands are exposed to a chemical that causes neurological damage. They begin to lose feeling in the skin of their palms and fingers, particularly the sense of fine touch. They no longer can differentiate textures in objects, nor can they tell when they are touching something. What skin structures must have been damaged?

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A)  The stratum basale of the epidermis
B)  Pacinian corpuscles
C)  Sebaceous glands
D)  Meissner's corpusclesE) A) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 9

The dermis is composed largely of

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A)  stratified columnar epithelium.
B)  dense regular connective tissue.
C)  stratified squamous epithelium.
D)  dense irregular connective tissue.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Shafts of hair are composed of

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A)  living dermal cells.
B)  dead epidermal cells.
C)  living epidermal cells.
D)  dead dermal cells.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

As cells are pushed from the deeper portion of the epidermis toward the surface,

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A)  they divide continually.
B)  their supply of nutrients improves.
C)  they die.
D)  they become dermal cells.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

While baking a pizza, you accidentally push your arm against the top of the oven while trying to remove it. The area becomes very red, and shortly after the injury, a large blister forms. While it is painful and warm, the burn isn't dry or leathery and the skin isn't blanched white or charred black. This is a type of burn called a ________ burn.

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Question 13

Blood vessels in the ________ supply epidermal cells with nutrients.

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A)  epidermis
B)  dermis
C)  stratum basale
D)  hair follicleE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

What determines the color of skin?

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A)  The number of melanocytes in the epidermis
B)  The thickness of the epidermis
C)  The amount of melanin that melanocytes produce
D)  The density of hairE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 15

In healthy skin, the production of epidermal cells is closely balanced with the loss of skin cells.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

Hypothermia is elevated body temperature due to exposure to heat and the inability of the body to cool down.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Injections that are administered into the tissues of the skin are called

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A)  subcutaneous.
B)  intradermal.
C)  intramuscular.
D)  hypodermic.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The granulations that appear during the healing of a large, open wound are composed mainly of

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A)  blood clots.
B)  phagocytic cells.
C)  fibroblasts surrounding blood vessels.
D)  scar tissue.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Skin cells play an important role in producing

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A)  vitamin A.
B)  vitamin B.
C)  vitamin C.
D)  vitamin D.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Eumelanin and pheomelanin are

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A)  reddish-yellow and brownish-black pigments, respectively.
B)  brownish-black and reddish-yellow pigments, respectively.
C)  types of keratin.
D)  present in excess in a person with albinism.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: Integumentary System

You have a condition in which your fibroblasts are functional, but very inefficient and produce collagen at a slow rate. You accidentally cut yourself. What will be true of the healing process?

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