Question 1

Hives are called

Accepted Answer

A) impetigo. 
B) urticaria. 
C) psoriasis. 
D) vitiligo. 
A) impetigo. 
B) urticaria. 
C) psoriasis. 
D) vitiligo.

Question 2

What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscles?

Accepted Answer

A) Nail growth 
B) Goosebumps 
C) Sweating 
D) Tanning 
A) Nail growth 
B) Goosebumps 
C) Sweating 
D) Tanning

Question 3

What is the structure in this description: The cells are continuously dividing,pushing older cells toward the surface of the cutaneous membrane?

Accepted Answer

A) Sudoriferous glandular epithelium 
B) Dermis 
C) Arrector pili 
D) Stratum germinativum 
A) Sudoriferous glandular epithelium 
B) Dermis 
C) Arrector pili 
D) Stratum germinativum

Question 4

What is the effect of shivering?

Accepted Answer

A) Increases heat production 
B) Increases heat loss 
C) Causes the blood vessels of the skin to dilate 
D) Decreases sweating 
A) Increases heat production 
B) Increases heat loss 
C) Causes the blood vessels of the skin to dilate 
D) Decreases sweating

Question 5

Which of the following is a consequence of a congenital absence of eccrine glands?

Accepted Answer

A) Jaundice 
B) Vitiligo 
C) Acne vulgaris 
D) Inability to regulate body temperature 
A) Jaundice 
B) Vitiligo 
C) Acne vulgaris 
D) Inability to regulate body temperature

Question 6

Ceruminous glands secrete

Accepted Answer

A) vernix caseosa. 
B) sweat. 
C) wax in the outer ear. 
D) melanin. 
A) vernix caseosa. 
B) sweat. 
C) wax in the outer ear. 
D) melanin.

Question 7

The sebaceous,apocrine,and eccrine glands are _____ glands.

Accepted Answer

A) sweat 
B) endocrine 
C) sebum-secreting 
D) exocrine 
A) sweat 
B) endocrine 
C) sebum-secreting 
D) exocrine

Question 8

With aging the hair becomes gray and then white as

Accepted Answer

A) melanocytes become less active. 
B) eccrine glands become less functional. 
C) keratin secretion slows. 
D) the arrector pili muscles lose their tone. 
A) melanocytes become less active. 
B) eccrine glands become less functional. 
C) keratin secretion slows. 
D) the arrector pili muscles lose their tone.

Question 9

Eccrine glands

Accepted Answer

A) are sweat glands. 
B) secrete sebum. 
C) are active only after puberty. 
D) arise within the hypodermis. 
A) are sweat glands. 
B) secrete sebum. 
C) are active only after puberty. 
D) arise within the hypodermis.

Question 10

Which of the following is least descriptive of the dermal layer?

Accepted Answer

A) It is nourished by blood vessels in the epidermal layer. 
B) It sits on the subcutaneous layer. 
C) It supports the epidermis. 
D) It contains the cutaneous blood vessels,free nerve endings,tactile receptors,and arrector pili muscles. 
A) It is nourished by blood vessels in the epidermal layer. 
B) It sits on the subcutaneous layer. 
C) It supports the epidermis. 
D) It contains the cutaneous blood vessels,free nerve endings,tactile receptors,and arrector pili muscles.

Question 11

The use of a cooling blanket lowers body temperature through

Accepted Answer

A) radiation. 
B) convection. 
C) conduction. 
D) evaporation. 
A) radiation. 
B) convection. 
C) conduction. 
D) evaporation.

Question 12

Who or what is covered with vernix caseosa?

Accepted Answer

A) A pregnant woman 
B) A toddler 
C) A fetus 
D) The pregnant uterus 
A) A pregnant woman 
B) A toddler 
C) A fetus 
D) The pregnant uterus

Question 13

Which of the following is a true statement about hirsutism?

Accepted Answer

A) It is also called alopecia. 
B) It may occur in response to abnormal secretion of hormones such as steroids. 
C) It is an abnormal color change of the skin. 
D) It refers to an inability to regulate body temperature. 
A) It is also called alopecia. 
B) It may occur in response to abnormal secretion of hormones such as steroids. 
C) It is an abnormal color change of the skin. 
D) It refers to an inability to regulate body temperature.

Question 14

This substance is produced by the skin and is necessary for the absorption of calcium from the digestive tract.

Accepted Answer

A) Keratin 
B) Vitamin D 
C) Carotene 
D) Collagen 
A) Keratin 
B) Vitamin D 
C) Carotene 
D) Collagen

Question 15

Keratin is

Accepted Answer

A) found only in the hypodermis. 
B) carried to the stratum corneum by the dermal blood vessels. 
C) a protein that hardens and makes an epidermal cell water resistant. 
D) pigment that makes the skin dark when exposed to the sun. 
A) found only in the hypodermis. 
B) carried to the stratum corneum by the dermal blood vessels. 
C) a protein that hardens and makes an epidermal cell water resistant. 
D) pigment that makes the skin dark when exposed to the sun.

Question 16

Cyanosis

Accepted Answer

A) refers to a bluish coloring of the skin caused by hypoxemia. 
B) refers to a yellow coloring of the skin caused by elevated blood levels of bilirubin. 
C) is caused by abnormal and spotty deposition of melanin. 
D) is a hardening of the skin due to keratin. 
A) refers to a bluish coloring of the skin caused by hypoxemia. 
B) refers to a yellow coloring of the skin caused by elevated blood levels of bilirubin. 
C) is caused by abnormal and spotty deposition of melanin. 
D) is a hardening of the skin due to keratin.

Question 17

To lose heat,flushing is generally accompanied by

Accepted Answer

A) activation of the eccrine glands. 
B) secretion of sebum. 
C) contraction of the arrector pili muscles. 
D) constriction of the cutaneous blood vessels. 
A) activation of the eccrine glands. 
B) secretion of sebum. 
C) contraction of the arrector pili muscles. 
D) constriction of the cutaneous blood vessels.

Question 18

Which of the following is least true of a fever?

Accepted Answer

A) Involves the upward resetting of the hypothalamus 
B) Often responds to the antipyretic effect of aspirin 
C) Is generally caused by an inability of the body to get rid of excess heat,as in heat stroke 
D) Is "broken" in response to vasodilation and sweating 
A) Involves the upward resetting of the hypothalamus 
B) Often responds to the antipyretic effect of aspirin 
C) Is generally caused by an inability of the body to get rid of excess heat,as in heat stroke 
D) Is "broken" in response to vasodilation and sweating

Question 19

Vernix caseosa is

Accepted Answer

A) secreted by eccrine glands. 
B) a cream cheese-like substance covering the skin of the fetus. 
C) found in a pimple. 
D) primarily concerned with temperature regulation. 
A) secreted by eccrine glands. 
B) a cream cheese-like substance covering the skin of the fetus. 
C) found in a pimple. 
D) primarily concerned with temperature regulation.

Question 20

The layer that insulates the body from extreme temperature changes in the external environment is the

Accepted Answer

A) epidermis. 
B) subcutaneous layer. 
C) stratum germinativum. 
D) dermis. 
A) epidermis. 
B) subcutaneous layer. 
C) stratum germinativum. 
D) dermis.

Exam 7: Integumentary System and Body Temperature

Hives are called

What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscles?

What is the structure in this description: The cells are continuously dividing,pushing older cells toward the surface of the cutaneous membrane?

What is the effect of shivering?

Which of the following is a consequence of a congenital absence of eccrine glands?

Ceruminous glands secrete

The sebaceous,apocrine,and eccrine glands are _____ glands.

With aging the hair becomes gray and then white as

Eccrine glands

Which of the following is least descriptive of the dermal layer?

The use of a cooling blanket lowers body temperature through

Who or what is covered with vernix caseosa?

Which of the following is a true statement about hirsutism?

This substance is produced by the skin and is necessary for the absorption of calcium from the digestive tract.

Keratin is

Cyanosis

To lose heat,flushing is generally accompanied by

Which of the following is least true of a fever?

Vernix caseosa is

The layer that insulates the body from extreme temperature changes in the external environment is the

Introduction to the Human Body

Basic Chemistry

Cells

Cell Metabolism

Microbiology Basics

Tissues and Membranes

Skeletal System

Muscular System

Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain

Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory System

Endocrine System

Blood

Anatomy of the Heart

Function of the Heart

Anatomy of the Blood Vessels and Special Circulations

Functions of the Blood Vessels

Lymphatic System

Immune System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Water, Electrolyte, and Acidbase Balance

Reproductive Systems

Human Development and Heredity

Filters