Question 1

Which gland is most likely to develop a blackhead or pimple?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Radiation,conduction,convection,and evaporation are terms that are concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)  heat loss. 
B)  skin color. 
C)  sweat glands. 
D)  exocrine secretions. 
A)  heat loss. 
B)  skin color. 
C)  sweat glands. 
D)  exocrine secretions.

Question 3

What is the name of the thickening of the epidermis that develops in response to constant pressure or irritation?

Accepted Answer

A)  nevus 
B)  vitiligo 
C)  callus 
D)  blister 
A)  nevus 
B)  vitiligo 
C)  callus 
D)  blister

Question 4

Which of the following best characterizes the stratum germinativum?

Accepted Answer

A)  dead 
B)  mitotically active 
C)  dermal 
D)  subcutaneous 
A)  dead 
B)  mitotically active 
C)  dermal 
D)  subcutaneous

Question 5

What is the color of skin that is supplied by oxygen-poor blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  flushed 
B)  jaundiced 
C)  cyanotic 
D)  pink 
A)  flushed 
B)  jaundiced 
C)  cyanotic 
D)  pink

Question 6

Hives are called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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 8

What is the name of the sweat glands usually associated with hair follicles and found in the axillary and genital areas?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

A person sweats and becomes flushed while exercising in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease heat production. 
B)  keep the heat in the core or center of the body. 
C)  lose heat. 
D)  prevent hypothermia. 
A)  decrease heat production. 
B)  keep the heat in the core or center of the body. 
C)  lose heat. 
D)  prevent hypothermia.

Question 10

Which of the following is associated with the conservation of heat?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person appears flushed. 
B)  The person sweats. 
C)  Melanin is secreted. 
D)  Blood vessels constrict. 
A)  The person appears flushed. 
B)  The person sweats. 
C)  Melanin is secreted. 
D)  Blood vessels constrict.

Question 11

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 12

The sebaceous,apocrine,and eccrine glands are

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Anticancer drugs often cause hair loss,a condition called

Accepted Answer

A)  alopecia. 
B)  hirsutism. 
C)  vitiligo. 
D)  keratinization. 
A)  alopecia. 
B)  hirsutism. 
C)  vitiligo. 
D)  keratinization.

Question 14

Which action is most likely to lower body temperature?

Accepted Answer

A)  shivering 
B)  vasoconstriction 
C)  cyanosis 
D)  vasodilation 
A)  shivering 
B)  vasoconstriction 
C)  cyanosis 
D)  vasodilation

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 7: Integumentary System and Body Temperature

Which gland is most likely to develop a blackhead or pimple?

Radiation,conduction,convection,and evaporation are terms that are concerned with

What is the name of the thickening of the epidermis that develops in response to constant pressure or irritation?

Which of the following best characterizes the stratum germinativum?

What is the color of skin that is supplied by oxygen-poor blood?

Hives are called

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

What is the name of the sweat glands usually associated with hair follicles and found in the axillary and genital areas?

A person sweats and becomes flushed while exercising in order to

Which of the following is associated with the conservation of heat?

What is the effect of shivering?

The sebaceous,apocrine,and eccrine glands are

Anticancer drugs often cause hair loss,a condition called

Which action is most likely to lower body temperature?

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

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