Question 1

What is the name of the yellow pigment found in skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  keratin 
B)  collagen 
C)  carotene 
D)  vitamin D 
A)  keratin 
B)  collagen 
C)  carotene 
D)  vitamin D C

Question 2

Which of the following is associated with tanning?

Accepted Answer

A)  sudoriferous glands 
B)  apocrine glands 
C)  arrector pili muscles 
D)  melanocytes 
A)  sudoriferous glands 
B)  apocrine glands 
C)  arrector pili muscles 
D)  melanocytes D

Question 3

Which of the following occurs as a result of the secretion of fetal sebaceous glands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amniotic fluid surrounds the fetus. 
B)  The fetus is covered by vernix caseosa. 
C)  The fetus raises its body temperature. 
D)  Melanin is released and the fetus attains its natural skin color. 
A)  Amniotic fluid surrounds the fetus. 
B)  The fetus is covered by vernix caseosa. 
C)  The fetus raises its body temperature. 
D)  Melanin is released and the fetus attains its natural skin color. B

Question 4

Which type of gland secretes vernix caseosa in the fetus?

Accepted Answer

A)  sudoriferous 
B)  apocrine 
C)  eccrine 
D)  sebaceous 
A)  sudoriferous 
B)  apocrine 
C)  eccrine 
D)  sebaceous

Question 5

Which glands are most responsible for body odor?

Accepted Answer

A)  apocrine 
B)  arrector pili 
C)  eccrine 
D)  sebaceous glands 
A)  apocrine 
B)  arrector pili 
C)  eccrine 
D)  sebaceous glands

Question 6

What 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 7

The hypodermis

Accepted Answer

A)  contains the stratum germinativum and stratum corneum. 
B)  gives rise to the hair follicle. 
C)  is also called the subcutaneous layer. 
D)  is the cutaneous membrane. 
A)  contains the stratum germinativum and stratum corneum. 
B)  gives rise to the hair follicle. 
C)  is also called the subcutaneous layer. 
D)  is the cutaneous membrane.

Question 8

The stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum are layers of the

Accepted Answer

A)  epidermis. 
B)  hypodermis. 
C)  subcutaneous tissue. 
D)  dermis. 
A)  epidermis. 
B)  hypodermis. 
C)  subcutaneous tissue. 
D)  dermis.

Question 9

Which of the following structures is avascular?

Accepted Answer

A)  epidermis 
B)  subcutaneous layer 
C)  dermis 
D)  underlying muscle 
A)  epidermis 
B)  subcutaneous layer 
C)  dermis 
D)  underlying muscle

Question 10

Which of the following substances makes the skin water-resistant?

Accepted Answer

A)  melanin 
B)  iron pigments 
C)  keratin 
D)  carotene 
A)  melanin 
B)  iron pigments 
C)  keratin 
D)  carotene

Question 11

Ceruminous glands

Accepted Answer

A)  secrete vernix caseosa. 
B)  are sebaceous glands. 
C)  secrete wax in the outer ear. 
D)  are responsible for the summer tan. 
A)  secrete vernix caseosa. 
B)  are sebaceous glands. 
C)  secrete wax in the outer ear. 
D)  are responsible for the summer tan.

Question 12

If the blood vessels of the skin dilate,the person appears

Accepted Answer

A)  jaundiced. 
B)  flushed. 
C)  cyanotic. 
D)  pale and washed out. 
A)  jaundiced. 
B)  flushed. 
C)  cyanotic. 
D)  pale and washed out.

Question 13

Both the mammary glands and ceruminous glands

Accepted Answer

A)  are sebaceous glands. 
B)  are modified sweat glands. 
C)  are concerned with temperature regulation. 
D)  secrete earwax. 
A)  are sebaceous glands. 
B)  are modified sweat glands. 
C)  are concerned with temperature regulation. 
D)  secrete earwax.

Question 14

Freckles and moles are due to an accumulation of

Accepted Answer

A)  bilirubin. 
B)  vernix caseosa. 
C)  melanin. 
D)  keratin. 
A)  bilirubin. 
B)  vernix caseosa. 
C)  melanin. 
D)  keratin.

Question 15

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 16

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 17

Which of the following has the poorest prognosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  freckles 
B)  vitiligo 
C)  melanoma 
D)  albinism 
A)  freckles 
B)  vitiligo 
C)  melanoma 
D)  albinism

Question 18

Which of the following lies upon the subcutaneous layer?

Accepted Answer

A)  stratum corneum 
B)  epidermis 
C)  dermis 
D)  stratum germinativum 
A)  stratum corneum 
B)  epidermis 
C)  dermis 
D)  stratum germinativum

Question 19

Nonshivering thermogenesis is accomplished by

Accepted Answer

A)  involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles. 
B)  constriction of the dermal blood vessels. 
C)  metabolism associated with brown fat. 
D)  involuntary contraction of the arrector pili muscles. 
A)  involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles. 
B)  constriction of the dermal blood vessels. 
C)  metabolism associated with brown fat. 
D)  involuntary contraction of the arrector pili muscles.

Question 20

Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow 
B)  sweat
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C)  hot 
D)  tan 
A)  yellow 
B)  sweat
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C)  hot 
D)  tan

Exam 7: Integumentary System and Body Temperature

What is the name of the yellow pigment found in skin?

Which of the following is associated with tanning?

Which of the following occurs as a result of the secretion of fetal sebaceous glands?

Which type of gland secretes vernix caseosa in the fetus?

Which glands are most responsible for body odor?

What substance is produced by the skin and is necessary for the absorption of calcium from the digestive tract?

The hypodermis

The stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum are layers of the

Which of the following structures is avascular?

Which of the following substances makes the skin water-resistant?

Ceruminous glands

If the blood vessels of the skin dilate,the person appears

Both the mammary glands and ceruminous glands

Freckles and moles are due to an accumulation of

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

Who or what is covered with vernix caseosa?

Which of the following has the poorest prognosis?

Which of the following lies upon the subcutaneous layer?

Nonshivering thermogenesis is accomplished by

Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?

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