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BSC 215 exam 2 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Which of the following is a characteristic of the epidermis?
a. contains collagen fivers
b. consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
c. is well vascularized
d. contains fat stored in adipose tissue Answer: b. consists of keratinized
stratified squamous epithelium
The most superficial component of the skin is the:
a. epidermis
b. dermis
c. loose connective tissue
d. hypodermis Answer: a. epidermis
Tommy fell and skinned his knee. The scrape did not bleed. He must have only
damaged the:
a. subcutaneous layer
b. dermis
c. hypodermis
d. epidermis Answer: d. epidermis
The epidermis is:
a. keratinized mucous membrane
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b. keratinized cutaneous membrane
c. nonkeratinized mucous membrane
d. nonkeratinized cutaneous membrane Answer: b. keratinized cutaneous
membrane
How do nutrients reach the epidermis of the skin?
a. diffusion transports nutrients from blood vessels in the dermis into the
epidermis
b. solute pumping transports nutrients into the epidermis
c. nutrients migrate in vesicles from the hypodermis into the epidermis
d. blood vessels carry nutrients directly into the epidermis Answer: a. diffusion
transports nutrients from blood vessels in the dermis into the epidermis
Which of the following describes the effector response of sweat glands and
blood vessels?
a. sweat glands release sweat and blood vessels dilate
b. sweat glands stop releasing sweat and blood vessels dilate
c. sweat glands release sweat and blood vessels constrict
d. sweat glands stop releasing sweat and blood vessels constrict Answer: a.
sweat glands release sweat and blood vessels dilate
Laura has a fever and her body temperature is elevated above normal. What is
the role of the cutaneous membrane in thermoregulation when body
temperature is elevated?
a. the thermoreceptors can directly stimulate sweat glands to release sweat and
remove excess heat from the body
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b. the thermoreceptors contact the blood vessels and cause vasoconstriction in
order to lower body temperature
c. blood vessels act as effectors and undergo vasodilation when body
temperature is elevated
d. sweat glands are thermoreceptors that release sweat when body temperature
is elevated Answer: c. blood vessels act as effectors and undergo vasodilation
when body temperature is elevated
Which type of sensory receptor in Laura's skin will respond to the doctor lightly
touching her foot?
a. tactile (Meissner's) corpuscles in the dermis
b. dendritic cells in the epidermis
c. merkel cells in the dermis
d. Pacinian corpuscles in the epidermis Answer: a. Tactile (Meissner's)
corpuscles in the dermis
The skin surrounding Laura's wound is much warmer than the unaffected skin.
Heat radiates from the infected tissue due to increased blood flow. Blood
vessels, specifically capillaries, are found in which of the following layers and
structures of the dermis?
a. epidermal ridges in the papillary layer of the dermis
b. dermal papillae in the papillary layer of the dermis
c. dermal papillae in the reticular layer of the dermis
d. Pacinian corpuscles in the papillary layer of the dermis Answer: b. dermal
papillae in the papillary layer of the dermis
The surgical resident has examined Laura's legs and feet, and used his
knowledge of skin coloration to help him make recommendations for her
BSC 215 exam 2 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Which of the following is a characteristic of the epidermis?
a. contains collagen fivers
b. consists of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
c. is well vascularized
d. contains fat stored in adipose tissue Answer: b. consists of keratinized
stratified squamous epithelium
The most superficial component of the skin is the:
a. epidermis
b. dermis
c. loose connective tissue
d. hypodermis Answer: a. epidermis
Tommy fell and skinned his knee. The scrape did not bleed. He must have only
damaged the:
a. subcutaneous layer
b. dermis
c. hypodermis
d. epidermis Answer: d. epidermis
The epidermis is:
a. keratinized mucous membrane
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b. keratinized cutaneous membrane
c. nonkeratinized mucous membrane
d. nonkeratinized cutaneous membrane Answer: b. keratinized cutaneous
membrane
How do nutrients reach the epidermis of the skin?
a. diffusion transports nutrients from blood vessels in the dermis into the
epidermis
b. solute pumping transports nutrients into the epidermis
c. nutrients migrate in vesicles from the hypodermis into the epidermis
d. blood vessels carry nutrients directly into the epidermis Answer: a. diffusion
transports nutrients from blood vessels in the dermis into the epidermis
Which of the following describes the effector response of sweat glands and
blood vessels?
a. sweat glands release sweat and blood vessels dilate
b. sweat glands stop releasing sweat and blood vessels dilate
c. sweat glands release sweat and blood vessels constrict
d. sweat glands stop releasing sweat and blood vessels constrict Answer: a.
sweat glands release sweat and blood vessels dilate
Laura has a fever and her body temperature is elevated above normal. What is
the role of the cutaneous membrane in thermoregulation when body
temperature is elevated?
a. the thermoreceptors can directly stimulate sweat glands to release sweat and
remove excess heat from the body
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b. the thermoreceptors contact the blood vessels and cause vasoconstriction in
order to lower body temperature
c. blood vessels act as effectors and undergo vasodilation when body
temperature is elevated
d. sweat glands are thermoreceptors that release sweat when body temperature
is elevated Answer: c. blood vessels act as effectors and undergo vasodilation
when body temperature is elevated
Which type of sensory receptor in Laura's skin will respond to the doctor lightly
touching her foot?
a. tactile (Meissner's) corpuscles in the dermis
b. dendritic cells in the epidermis
c. merkel cells in the dermis
d. Pacinian corpuscles in the epidermis Answer: a. Tactile (Meissner's)
corpuscles in the dermis
The skin surrounding Laura's wound is much warmer than the unaffected skin.
Heat radiates from the infected tissue due to increased blood flow. Blood
vessels, specifically capillaries, are found in which of the following layers and
structures of the dermis?
a. epidermal ridges in the papillary layer of the dermis
b. dermal papillae in the papillary layer of the dermis
c. dermal papillae in the reticular layer of the dermis
d. Pacinian corpuscles in the papillary layer of the dermis Answer: b. dermal
papillae in the papillary layer of the dermis
The surgical resident has examined Laura's legs and feet, and used his
knowledge of skin coloration to help him make recommendations for her
