Integumentary System Jeopardy

T/F The amount of melanin produced is approximately the same for all races.

False

T/F The dermis is deep to the epidermis.

True

T/F A keloid scar remains within original wound borders. 

False

T/F The function of keratin is to provide protection from UV light.

False

T/F The stratum granulosum is present only in the skin of the palms and soles.

False

The function of keratin is to:

Make skin tough and waterproof

Is the epidermis highly vascular or avascular?

Avascular

Which layer of skin contains adipose tissue?

Subcutaneous

Absorption of damaging light rays is the primary function of:

Melanin

The process of fibrosis results in:

scar formation

Pacinian corpuscles are located in the subcutaneous layer and detect:

Pressure

Which layer of skin is only present in thick skin, not thin skin?

stratum lucidum

Sweat is produced by:

sudoriferous glands

Goosebumps occur due to:

the action of arrector pili muscles as they raise hairs to an upright position

Meissner corpuscles and Merkel discs both detect ____________.

touch

Jaundice is indicative of:

liver disease

The most common forms of skin cancer are all caused, at least in part, by:

over exposure to sunlight

What disease is due to hardening of the skin caused by overproduction of collagen which causes masklike facial appearance & contracture of hands?  Massage is indicated to improve ROM.

Scleroderma

Albinism results from:

the inability to produce melanin

inflamed sebaceous glands, overproduction of sebum are what?

acne

Fats, cholesterol, and pheromones are all components of:

Sebum

Ceruminous glands are located in the:

external auditory meatus

the ability for skin to stretch without damage

extensibility

reactivated varicella zoster virus in adults

shingles

ability of skin to return to normal shape after stretching is called

elasticity