Physiology and Histology of the Skin
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The average pH of the acid mantle - CORRECT ANSWER - + 5.5
What term refers to the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue? - CORRECT
ANSWER - + Skin Histology
What are the building blocks of body tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER - + Proteins
What is a characteristic of healthy skin? - CORRECT ANSWER - + Slightly acidic
+ Healthy skin is slightly moist, soft, smooth, and somewhat acidic.
Appendages of the skin include - CORRECT ANSWER - + Hair, nails, sweat glands, and oil
glands.
Each square inch of skin contains 8 feet of - CORRECT ANSWER - + Blood vessels
Hormones, growth factors, and other biochemicals control: - CORRECT ANSWER - + The
skin's intricate functions
Each square inch of skin contains - CORRECT ANSWER - + Millions of cells. 8 feet of blood
vessels. 32 feet of nerves. 650 sweat glands. 100 oil glands. 65 hairs. 1,300 nerve endings. 155
pressure receptors. 12 cold and heat receptors.
Skin is thickest: - CORRECT ANSWER - + On the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
Skin is the thinnest: - CORRECT ANSWER - + On the eyelids
, Skin is also known as the - CORRECT ANSWER - + Integumentary system
Goose bumps result from contraction of this muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - + Arrector pili
The hormone that stimulates cells to reproduce and heal - CORRECT ANSWER -+
Epidermal growth factor
Glands that excrete perspiration, regulate body temperature, and detoxify the body - CORRECT
ANSWER - + Sudoriferous
Protects the body from overheating - CORRECT ANSWER - + Perspiration
The oil that provides protection for the epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER - + Sebum
The process of injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness - CORRECT ANSWER -+
Hyperproduction
The average internal temperature of the human body - CORRECT ANSWER - + 98.6
The items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat, and pressure - CORRECT
ANSWER - + Sensory nerve endings
Glands that produce sebum - CORRECT ANSWER - + Sebaceous
Follicles are - CORRECT ANSWER - + Tube like depressions with oil glands attached to
them.
Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - + Evaporation
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The average pH of the acid mantle - CORRECT ANSWER - + 5.5
What term refers to the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue? - CORRECT
ANSWER - + Skin Histology
What are the building blocks of body tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER - + Proteins
What is a characteristic of healthy skin? - CORRECT ANSWER - + Slightly acidic
+ Healthy skin is slightly moist, soft, smooth, and somewhat acidic.
Appendages of the skin include - CORRECT ANSWER - + Hair, nails, sweat glands, and oil
glands.
Each square inch of skin contains 8 feet of - CORRECT ANSWER - + Blood vessels
Hormones, growth factors, and other biochemicals control: - CORRECT ANSWER - + The
skin's intricate functions
Each square inch of skin contains - CORRECT ANSWER - + Millions of cells. 8 feet of blood
vessels. 32 feet of nerves. 650 sweat glands. 100 oil glands. 65 hairs. 1,300 nerve endings. 155
pressure receptors. 12 cold and heat receptors.
Skin is thickest: - CORRECT ANSWER - + On the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
Skin is the thinnest: - CORRECT ANSWER - + On the eyelids
, Skin is also known as the - CORRECT ANSWER - + Integumentary system
Goose bumps result from contraction of this muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - + Arrector pili
The hormone that stimulates cells to reproduce and heal - CORRECT ANSWER -+
Epidermal growth factor
Glands that excrete perspiration, regulate body temperature, and detoxify the body - CORRECT
ANSWER - + Sudoriferous
Protects the body from overheating - CORRECT ANSWER - + Perspiration
The oil that provides protection for the epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER - + Sebum
The process of injured skin to restore itself to its normal thickness - CORRECT ANSWER -+
Hyperproduction
The average internal temperature of the human body - CORRECT ANSWER - + 98.6
The items in the dermis that respond to touch, pain, cold, heat, and pressure - CORRECT
ANSWER - + Sensory nerve endings
Glands that produce sebum - CORRECT ANSWER - + Sebaceous
Follicles are - CORRECT ANSWER - + Tube like depressions with oil glands attached to
them.
Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - + Evaporation
