The Human Body in Health and Disease
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
_____________, _____________, and _____________, are three types of epithelial membranes.
- answer✔Cutaneous, serous, mucous
Epithelial membranes are usually composed of two distinct layers: the epithelial layer and the
supportive layer called the _____________. - answer✔Basement membrane
The membrane lining the interior of the chest wall is called the __________. - answer✔parietal
pleura
The membrane covering the organs of the abdomen is called the_________. - answer✔visceral
peritoneum
The connective tissue membrane that lines the space between bone and joint capsule is
called________________. - answer✔synovial membrane
The two main layers of the epidermis of the skin are the _______and the __________ -
answer✔stratum corneum
stratum germinativum
As new skin cells approach the surface of the skin, their cytoplasm is replaced by a unique
waterproof protein called____________. - answer✔keratin
The upper region of the dermis forms projections called ____________that forms unique
fingerprints. - answer✔dermal papillae
The __________are the sweat glands found in armpits; they produce a thicker secretion. -
answer✔apocrine glands
The ______________ are the sweat glands found all over the body; they produce a transparent,
water liquid. - answer✔eccrine glands
Sebaceous glands secrete an oil called____________. - answer✔sebum
________,_________,____________ are the three functions of the skin - answer✔protection
sensation
The "rule of nines" is used in the treatment and prognosis of _____________. - answer✔burns
____________are pressure sores caused by reduced blood flow to local areas of the skin. -
answer✔decubitus ulcers
The most common type of skin cancer is ____________carcinoma - answer✔squamous cell
___________________results from a fivefold increase in sebum secretions and usually occurs
during adolescence. - answer✔acne
The receptors in the skin that responds to pain are:
a. Meissner corpuscles
b. lamellar corpuscles
c. free nerve endings
d. Krause end bulbs - answer✔c
The receptors in the skin that respond to light touch are:
a. Meissner corpuscles
b. lamellar corpuscles
c. Free nerve endings.
d. Krause end bulbs - answer✔a
Any disorder of the skin may be called - answer✔dermatosis
Any measurable variation from the normal structure of a tissue is known as an - answer✔lesion
The most common type of skin cancer is - answer✔squamous cell
SYSTEM - answer✔SKIN AND OTHER MEMBRANES AND APPENDAGES
INTEGUMENT - answer✔SKIN
VISCERAL - answer✔INNER LAYER OF ORGAN NEXT TO PARIETAL
SECRETES FLUID FOR LUBRICATION
PARIETAL - answer✔OUTSIDE WALL OF ORGAN LINER
SECRETE FLUID FOR LUBRICATION
PLUERA - answer✔LUNGS
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