ANPH 1001 Unit 2 Exam Questions And Answers
What are the functions of the skin?
protection, regulation, sensation, secretion
What are the functions of the following structures associated with the skin?
- hair
- nails
- sebaceous glands
- sweat glands
Why are older adults more sensitive to cold?
1.How would you define Keratinization?
1.What are melanocytes?
1.What is albinism?
1.How can you explain the differences in skin color among the various races?
A burn that involves only the epidermis, has symptoms of redness, pain, and slight
swelling, and can heal in about seven days without scarring is known as a ____
first degree burn
True or False An elderly may become sensitive to the cold due to poor blood circulation
, in the dermis.
True
The pigment responsible for variations in skin coloring is ____.
melanin
The visible portion of the hair is the ____.
shaft
The hair on the body "stands on its end" when the ____ muscle contracts.
arrector pili
The outermost layer of the skin is called the ____.
epidermis
True or False: The deepest, most important layer of the skin, which contains the only
cells of the epidermis that are capable of dividing by mitosis, is the stratum
germinativum or the stratum basale.
true
skin pigmentation is referred to as
melanin
what lubricates the surface of the skin
sebum
blue or ashen color to the skin
cyanosis
What are the functions of the skin?
protection, regulation, sensation, secretion
What are the functions of the following structures associated with the skin?
- hair
- nails
- sebaceous glands
- sweat glands
Why are older adults more sensitive to cold?
1.How would you define Keratinization?
1.What are melanocytes?
1.What is albinism?
1.How can you explain the differences in skin color among the various races?
A burn that involves only the epidermis, has symptoms of redness, pain, and slight
swelling, and can heal in about seven days without scarring is known as a ____
first degree burn
True or False An elderly may become sensitive to the cold due to poor blood circulation
, in the dermis.
True
The pigment responsible for variations in skin coloring is ____.
melanin
The visible portion of the hair is the ____.
shaft
The hair on the body "stands on its end" when the ____ muscle contracts.
arrector pili
The outermost layer of the skin is called the ____.
epidermis
True or False: The deepest, most important layer of the skin, which contains the only
cells of the epidermis that are capable of dividing by mitosis, is the stratum
germinativum or the stratum basale.
true
skin pigmentation is referred to as
melanin
what lubricates the surface of the skin
sebum
blue or ashen color to the skin
cyanosis
