Exam 6: Integumentary System

The outermost layer of the epidermis is the stratum basale and the innermost layer is the stratum corneum.

An elderly person decides to get a tattoo. The tattoo artist will have to set the needle depth to a deeper setting because the epidermis of the elderly is thicker and tougher than in younger skin.

The stratum basale is the deepest layer of the epidermis. The cells of the stratum basale rest on the basement membrane and grow and divide to replenish the skin cells of the epidermis. The stratum basale is an organ.

The arrector pili muscle is composed of striated muscle tissue.

An autograft covers an injured area of skin with

The ________ sweat glands become active at puberty and possess ducts that open into hair follicles. 

A certain acne medication works by significantly slowing down production of sebum. The structures targeted by this medication are the ________ glands.

The advantage of cryo-electron tomography is that it

If a nerve blocker were injected into the dermis, which structures would be primarily affected?

Skin cancer is most likely to develop from

Which of the following describes the epidermis?

Acne is a disorder of the

Two thieves steal jewelry, and then drop it as they are escaping. The police recover the jewelry, and an officer explains on the evening news that fingerprints were obtained from the back of a watch. The thieves, whose prints are not on file, believe that they can escape prosecution by using acid to remove the epidermis on their fingerpads, so as not to be a match for the fingerprints on the watch. They are wrong because

Inflammation

An organ consists of

The subcutaneous layer is

The nail plate is produced by

The deepest cells of the epidermis make up the stratum ________.

The skin dissipates excess body heat by