Module 7 Exam
Identify the region and the layer of skin that is highlighted in blue. (Also indicated by the arrow, below) *NOTE: To receive full
credit you must label two regions.
Stratum granulosum, Epidermis
A- Identify the sensory cell receptor highlighted in blue, below, also indicated by the arrow. B- What sensory information is
detected by this type of receptor?
Meisner’s corpuscles;
Detects light touch and vibration (mechanoreceptor) Temperature
3. The layers of the epidermis, from deep to superficial are:
Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum
basale. Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum
corneum. Stratum basale, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum, Stratum
spinosum. Stratum corneum, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum,
stratum basale.
3. The layers of the epidermis, from superficial to deep are:
Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum
basale. Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum
corneum Stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum,
Stratum basale Stratum corneum, stratum spinosum, stratum
granulosum, stratum basale
4. Exocrine glands secrete ; Endocrine glands secrete .
A. for body-wide distribution, into an epithelial
lining B. into an epithelial lining, for body-wide
distribution C. through a duct, into the bloodstream
D. into the bloodstream, through a duct
E. A&D
F. B&C
5. Which of the following is true regarding the epidermis:
It is highly vascular.
It is comprised of five distinct layers.
The basement membrane contains its blood supply.
Epidermal ridges change throughout a person’s
lifetime.
, 5. Which of the following is false regarding the epidermis:
It is avascular.
As cells divide they are pushed towards the basement membrane.
(False, as cells divide they are pushed towards the external surface of the stratum corneum)
The cells of the stratum basale cells have a high rate of cell division.
Epidermal ridges form a person’s fingerprints.