Exam 3 (Chapters 6-9) A&P I (Dr Tiangco,
ECPI) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Dermis - CORRECT ANSWER - Deepest layer of skin
Stratum Corneum - CORRECT ANSWER - Most superficial layer of the epidermis
Function of skin - CORRECT ANSWER - Excretes waste, secretory, protection, cosmetic
scalp, armpit, face, arms, legs, pubic area, - CORRECT ANSWER - common locations of
hair growth
Function of hair - CORRECT ANSWER - sunshade, bug sensor, protection
Dermis - CORRECT ANSWER - thickest layer of skin
smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - The arrector pili muscle is made of ________muscle
UV radiation - CORRECT ANSWER - stimulates melanocytes to make more melanin
Melanocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - The epidermis contains
blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWER - the dermis contains
skin blood vessels tend to dilate - CORRECT ANSWER - in response to hyperthermia
, skin blood vessels tend to constrict - CORRECT ANSWER - in response to hypothermia
hypodermis or subcutaneous layer - CORRECT ANSWER - not a true layer of skin
stratum basale - CORRECT ANSWER - the deepest layer of the epidermis whose cells are
alive and actively mitotic
hair follicle - CORRECT ANSWER - pouch-like depression (invagination) of the
epidermis and dermis where the hair root exist
apocrine - CORRECT ANSWER - type of sweat gland found in the axillary and groin
region whose secretions are metabolized by bacteria thereby creating body odor
Eccrine - CORRECT ANSWER - the most common type of sweat gland whose secretions
are watery-like and are mainly involved with thermoregulation
muscle function - CORRECT ANSWER - move body parts, generate body heat, protect
against trauma
perimysium - CORRECT ANSWER - connective tissue layer that surrounds fascicles in a
muscle
fascicles - CORRECT ANSWER - bundles of muscle fibers
myofibrils - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that is a bundle of actin and myosin
filaments
T-tubule - CORRECT ANSWER - Sarcolemma invagination that helps internalize the
muscle impulse
ECPI) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Dermis - CORRECT ANSWER - Deepest layer of skin
Stratum Corneum - CORRECT ANSWER - Most superficial layer of the epidermis
Function of skin - CORRECT ANSWER - Excretes waste, secretory, protection, cosmetic
scalp, armpit, face, arms, legs, pubic area, - CORRECT ANSWER - common locations of
hair growth
Function of hair - CORRECT ANSWER - sunshade, bug sensor, protection
Dermis - CORRECT ANSWER - thickest layer of skin
smooth - CORRECT ANSWER - The arrector pili muscle is made of ________muscle
UV radiation - CORRECT ANSWER - stimulates melanocytes to make more melanin
Melanocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - The epidermis contains
blood vessels - CORRECT ANSWER - the dermis contains
skin blood vessels tend to dilate - CORRECT ANSWER - in response to hyperthermia
, skin blood vessels tend to constrict - CORRECT ANSWER - in response to hypothermia
hypodermis or subcutaneous layer - CORRECT ANSWER - not a true layer of skin
stratum basale - CORRECT ANSWER - the deepest layer of the epidermis whose cells are
alive and actively mitotic
hair follicle - CORRECT ANSWER - pouch-like depression (invagination) of the
epidermis and dermis where the hair root exist
apocrine - CORRECT ANSWER - type of sweat gland found in the axillary and groin
region whose secretions are metabolized by bacteria thereby creating body odor
Eccrine - CORRECT ANSWER - the most common type of sweat gland whose secretions
are watery-like and are mainly involved with thermoregulation
muscle function - CORRECT ANSWER - move body parts, generate body heat, protect
against trauma
perimysium - CORRECT ANSWER - connective tissue layer that surrounds fascicles in a
muscle
fascicles - CORRECT ANSWER - bundles of muscle fibers
myofibrils - CORRECT ANSWER - organelle that is a bundle of actin and myosin
filaments
T-tubule - CORRECT ANSWER - Sarcolemma invagination that helps internalize the
muscle impulse
