Unit 8 + quiz

Unit 8 Health 2110

Which type of skin is hairy?

 

thin skin

Where is thick skin found? (More than one answer may apply).  

Palms, soles of feet, and surface of digits

Skin that is not hairy

Skin that has more sweat glands

What layer of the epidermis is present in thick skin and essentially absent from thin skin?

 

stratum lucidum

Which type of skin has sebaceous glands but fewer sudoriferous glands?

 

thin skin

Which type of skin has epidermal ridges which form fingerprints?

 

thick skin

Which type of skin has more sensory receptors?

 

thick skin

Thick skin is 6 to 45X thicker than thin skin.  Which layers of the epidermis contribute to the thickness of this skin?  (More than one answer may apply).

 

stratum corneum

stratum lucidum

stratum spinosum

Select all that apply: Which are characteristics of the papillary region of the dermis? 

  

areolar connective tissue

superficial portion of dermis

Select all that apply: Which are characteristics of the reticular region of the dermis? 

deeper portion of dermis

 

dense irregular connective tissue

 

sweat (sudoriferous) glands

 

sebaceous glands

 

hair follicles

The papillary region of the dermis is _______________ while the reticular region is ____________.

 

superficial, deep

What region of the dermis contains sensory touch receptors (Meissner corpuscles) and free nerve endings?

 

Papillary region

Collagen fibers in the dermis provide ____________ while elastic fibers provide ______________.

 

strength, stretch

Which region of the dermis forms ridges that create fingerprints?

papillary

While a function of the epidermis is protection, a function of the dermis is ________________?

 

thermoregulation

What causes striae (stretch marks)?

 

stretching of the dermis

What is the main cell type of subcutaneous tissue?

adipocyte

The subcutaneous layer attaches the dermis to the underlying …

muscle

Which tissue types make up the subcutaneous layer?

adipose connective tissue

 

areolar connective tissue

Functions of the subcutaneous layer include: 

fat storage

 

insulation