ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1 EOC
EXAMINATION A AND P 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following statements concerning the epidermis is true? - ✔✔the
epidermis is nourished by blood vessels located in the dermis
✔✔Stretch marks develop on the abdomen of pregnant women because of stretching
and rupture of the - ✔✔dermis
✔✔Eskimos wear a great deal of clothing and have limited exposure to U.V. light, but do
not suffer from vitamin D deficiency. A possible explanation is - ✔✔they get enough
vitamin D in their diet of fish and marine animals
✔✔The vesicles that conatin melanin are - ✔✔melanosomes
✔✔What type of cancer can actinic keratosis develop into? - ✔✔squamous cell
carcinoma
✔✔the proximal portion of the nail is the - ✔✔nail root
, ✔✔Melanoma can be detected early and treated with the application of a special rule.
Which of the following is NOT a test used to determine if a mole is cancerous? -
✔✔freckles
✔✔Skin color is the result of the - ✔✔quantity of melanin in the skin
✔✔One type of experimental contraceptive device is a skin patch that contains a
chemical absorbed through the skin. Which of the following substances might be the
type of chemical involved? - ✔✔lipid-soluble substances
✔✔The amount of body area involved with a burn is determined by the - ✔✔rules of
nines
✔✔Inflammation of the skin is called dermatitis or - ✔✔eczema
✔✔In which layer of the epidermis are granules of keratohyalin formed? - ✔✔stratum
granulosum
✔✔This condition involves the development of white patches on the skin caused by the
loss of melanocytes - ✔✔vitiligo
✔✔Melanin - ✔✔is absent in individuals known as albinos
✔✔Thin skin has only four epithelial strata. It lacks which of the following? - ✔✔stratum
lucidum
✔✔In appositional growth of cartilage - ✔✔new chondrocytes and new matrix are added
on the outside of the tissue
✔✔Ligaments attach - ✔✔bone to bone
✔✔An X-ray determines that Peter fractured the shaft of his humerus. The break is in
the _____________ of the bone - ✔✔diaphysis
✔✔A passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an osteon is a - ✔✔canaliculus
✔✔Osteomyelitis is - ✔✔bone inflammation that often results from bacterial infection
✔✔Osteoclasts have projections that cause bone resorption called - ✔✔ruffled borders
✔✔The locations where ossification begins in intramembranous ossification are known
as - ✔✔centers of ossification
EXAMINATION A AND P 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following statements concerning the epidermis is true? - ✔✔the
epidermis is nourished by blood vessels located in the dermis
✔✔Stretch marks develop on the abdomen of pregnant women because of stretching
and rupture of the - ✔✔dermis
✔✔Eskimos wear a great deal of clothing and have limited exposure to U.V. light, but do
not suffer from vitamin D deficiency. A possible explanation is - ✔✔they get enough
vitamin D in their diet of fish and marine animals
✔✔The vesicles that conatin melanin are - ✔✔melanosomes
✔✔What type of cancer can actinic keratosis develop into? - ✔✔squamous cell
carcinoma
✔✔the proximal portion of the nail is the - ✔✔nail root
, ✔✔Melanoma can be detected early and treated with the application of a special rule.
Which of the following is NOT a test used to determine if a mole is cancerous? -
✔✔freckles
✔✔Skin color is the result of the - ✔✔quantity of melanin in the skin
✔✔One type of experimental contraceptive device is a skin patch that contains a
chemical absorbed through the skin. Which of the following substances might be the
type of chemical involved? - ✔✔lipid-soluble substances
✔✔The amount of body area involved with a burn is determined by the - ✔✔rules of
nines
✔✔Inflammation of the skin is called dermatitis or - ✔✔eczema
✔✔In which layer of the epidermis are granules of keratohyalin formed? - ✔✔stratum
granulosum
✔✔This condition involves the development of white patches on the skin caused by the
loss of melanocytes - ✔✔vitiligo
✔✔Melanin - ✔✔is absent in individuals known as albinos
✔✔Thin skin has only four epithelial strata. It lacks which of the following? - ✔✔stratum
lucidum
✔✔In appositional growth of cartilage - ✔✔new chondrocytes and new matrix are added
on the outside of the tissue
✔✔Ligaments attach - ✔✔bone to bone
✔✔An X-ray determines that Peter fractured the shaft of his humerus. The break is in
the _____________ of the bone - ✔✔diaphysis
✔✔A passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an osteon is a - ✔✔canaliculus
✔✔Osteomyelitis is - ✔✔bone inflammation that often results from bacterial infection
✔✔Osteoclasts have projections that cause bone resorption called - ✔✔ruffled borders
✔✔The locations where ossification begins in intramembranous ossification are known
as - ✔✔centers of ossification
