ANP 1106 MASTERING A&P UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Earwax is made by ________
Answer:
Ceruminous glands
Question:
2. What is the role of the hair matrix?
Answer:
The hair matrix produces hair
Question:
3. What layer of the dermis is directly below the epidermis?
Answer:
Papillary layer
Question:
4. Albinos commonly contract skin cancer. What seems to
be the reason, and what can be done to reduce the risk
of skin cancer?
Answer:
Albinos lack melanin and have thus lost their main defense against the damaging
UV light that can cause skin cancer. They can cover all body areas and avoid
bright sunlight.
Question:
5. A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the
forearm in which order?
Answer:
Corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
Question:
6. The reason the hypodermis acts as a shock absorber is
that ________.
Answer:
The major part of its makeup is adipose, which serves as an effective shock
absorber.
, Question:
7. Melanocytes and keratinocytes work together in
protecting the skin from UV damage when keratinocytes
________.
Answer:
Accumulate the melanin granules on their superficial portion, forming a UV-
blocking pigment layer.
Question:
8. The dermis is a strong, flexible connective tissue layer.
Which of the following cell types are likely to be found in
the dermis?
Answer:
Fibroblasts, macrophages, and mast cells
Question:
9. The only place you will find stratum ________ is in the skin
that covers the palms, fingertips, and soles of the feet.
Answer:
Lucidum
Question:
10. Regardless of race, all human beings have about the
same number of melanocytes.
Answer:
True
Question:
11. Sebum does not:
Answer:
protect the skin from the damaging effects of UV radiation.
Question:
12. Which of the following best explains the fact that
eyebrows do not grow as long as the hair on the head?
Answer:
The follicles of the eyebrow are active for a few months, while the follicles of the
scalp are active for years.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Earwax is made by ________
Answer:
Ceruminous glands
Question:
2. What is the role of the hair matrix?
Answer:
The hair matrix produces hair
Question:
3. What layer of the dermis is directly below the epidermis?
Answer:
Papillary layer
Question:
4. Albinos commonly contract skin cancer. What seems to
be the reason, and what can be done to reduce the risk
of skin cancer?
Answer:
Albinos lack melanin and have thus lost their main defense against the damaging
UV light that can cause skin cancer. They can cover all body areas and avoid
bright sunlight.
Question:
5. A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the
forearm in which order?
Answer:
Corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
Question:
6. The reason the hypodermis acts as a shock absorber is
that ________.
Answer:
The major part of its makeup is adipose, which serves as an effective shock
absorber.
, Question:
7. Melanocytes and keratinocytes work together in
protecting the skin from UV damage when keratinocytes
________.
Answer:
Accumulate the melanin granules on their superficial portion, forming a UV-
blocking pigment layer.
Question:
8. The dermis is a strong, flexible connective tissue layer.
Which of the following cell types are likely to be found in
the dermis?
Answer:
Fibroblasts, macrophages, and mast cells
Question:
9. The only place you will find stratum ________ is in the skin
that covers the palms, fingertips, and soles of the feet.
Answer:
Lucidum
Question:
10. Regardless of race, all human beings have about the
same number of melanocytes.
Answer:
True
Question:
11. Sebum does not:
Answer:
protect the skin from the damaging effects of UV radiation.
Question:
12. Which of the following best explains the fact that
eyebrows do not grow as long as the hair on the head?
Answer:
The follicles of the eyebrow are active for a few months, while the follicles of the
scalp are active for years.
