BIO 201 HW questions and answers Graded A+
The skin is permeable to organic solvents, such as acetone or paint thinner,
because they ________. - ✅✅can dissolve the lipid bilayers of epidermal and
dermal cell plasma membranes
The source of the fluid that accumulates in a blister is ________. - ✅✅the
plasma of the blood flowing through the numerous dermal blood vessels
A Caucasian patient with pale skin is treated for low blood pressure with
medication that elevates the blood pressure; however, the skin's pallor does not
change. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the pallor in this
patient? - ✅✅anemia
Overactive sebaceous glands can cause... - ✅✅seborrhea, a disease
characterized by red, itchy lesions on the scalp
Word root means tumor: - ✅✅oma
Word root means under, below, or beneath: - ✅✅sub
Word root means breast: - ✅✅mamm
Word root means skin: - ✅✅derm
Word root means black or dark: - ✅✅melan
, Milk-producing glands in the breast are: - ✅✅mammary glands
Skin cancer arising in the stratum basale is called basal cell: - ✅✅carcinoma
An injection given under the skin is a ______ injection. - ✅✅subcutaneous
The cells that produce melanin are: - ✅✅melanocytes
The deep layer of skin is called the: - ✅✅dermis
You have learned that tape or adhesive bandages must be removed carefully from
the skin on patients who are elderly to avoid tearing their fragile skin. What
accounts for the fragility of their skin? - ✅✅there are fewer collagen and
elastic fibers in the reticular layer of the dermis as we age, contributing to
wrinkling and increased susceptibility to tearing of the skin
Your patient is upset to learn that the biopsy of a lesion on her skin is consistent
with basal cell carcinoma. She has heard that skin cancer can be deadly. Which
response to her distress is most appropriate? - ✅✅basal cell carcinoma rarely
spreads to other tissues. Removal of the lesion is curative in 99% of cases
While riding her bike to campus, 21-year old Liliana Rose was struck by a car.
Examination in the Emergency Department reveals several injuries. Relative to her
integumentary system, the following comments are noted on her chart:
Epidermal abrasions of the right lateral upper arm and anterior shoulder.
The skin is permeable to organic solvents, such as acetone or paint thinner,
because they ________. - ✅✅can dissolve the lipid bilayers of epidermal and
dermal cell plasma membranes
The source of the fluid that accumulates in a blister is ________. - ✅✅the
plasma of the blood flowing through the numerous dermal blood vessels
A Caucasian patient with pale skin is treated for low blood pressure with
medication that elevates the blood pressure; however, the skin's pallor does not
change. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the pallor in this
patient? - ✅✅anemia
Overactive sebaceous glands can cause... - ✅✅seborrhea, a disease
characterized by red, itchy lesions on the scalp
Word root means tumor: - ✅✅oma
Word root means under, below, or beneath: - ✅✅sub
Word root means breast: - ✅✅mamm
Word root means skin: - ✅✅derm
Word root means black or dark: - ✅✅melan
, Milk-producing glands in the breast are: - ✅✅mammary glands
Skin cancer arising in the stratum basale is called basal cell: - ✅✅carcinoma
An injection given under the skin is a ______ injection. - ✅✅subcutaneous
The cells that produce melanin are: - ✅✅melanocytes
The deep layer of skin is called the: - ✅✅dermis
You have learned that tape or adhesive bandages must be removed carefully from
the skin on patients who are elderly to avoid tearing their fragile skin. What
accounts for the fragility of their skin? - ✅✅there are fewer collagen and
elastic fibers in the reticular layer of the dermis as we age, contributing to
wrinkling and increased susceptibility to tearing of the skin
Your patient is upset to learn that the biopsy of a lesion on her skin is consistent
with basal cell carcinoma. She has heard that skin cancer can be deadly. Which
response to her distress is most appropriate? - ✅✅basal cell carcinoma rarely
spreads to other tissues. Removal of the lesion is curative in 99% of cases
While riding her bike to campus, 21-year old Liliana Rose was struck by a car.
Examination in the Emergency Department reveals several injuries. Relative to her
integumentary system, the following comments are noted on her chart:
Epidermal abrasions of the right lateral upper arm and anterior shoulder.
