Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following substances make up about 70% of the dermis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - collagen
The pigment cells that are scattered throughout the basal layer of epidermis are known as
melanosomes - CORRECT ANSWER - melanosomes
The skin layer responsible for growth of t he epidermis is the stratum - CORRECT
ANSWER - Germinativum
Which layer of the dermis lies directly under the epidermis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
papillary
The elastic network of the dermis is made up for - CORRECT ANSWER - collagen
What is the name of the fatty tissue found below the dermis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
subcutaneous
Glands of the skin responsible for the regulation of the body temperature are the - CORRECT
ANSWER - sudiferous glands
An infection that can pass from one person to another through direct or indirect contact is called
- CORRECT ANSWER - communicable
The ability of the body to resist disease and destroy microorganisms when they have the body is
known as - CORRECT ANSWER - immunity
, An infection that affects only one are of the body is known as - CORRECT ANSWER -
local
The term pathogenic means - CORRECT ANSWER - disease causing
An example for an infection caused by an animal parasite is - CORRECT ANSWER -
pediculosis
A common cold is an example of which type of infection - CORRECT ANSWER - Viral
The group of rod shaped bacteria that produces such disease ans tetanus, influenza, and
tuberculosis is - CORRECT ANSWER - bacilli
Cracks in the skin that penetrate the dermis such as those seen in chapped hand or lips are know
as - CORRECT ANSWER - fissures
Eczema is an example of a skin - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation
Ringworm is an example of a skin - CORRECT ANSWER - lesion
A sebaceous cyst which is usually occurs o n the scalp, neck, or back is technically know as -
CORRECT ANSWER - milia
The type of fluid that carries nourishment from the blood to the cells and removes wastes from
the cells are - CORRECT ANSWER - ymph
The space between the collagen fibers and skin contains a protein called - CORRECT
ANSWER - elastin