Test Bank For The Human Body in Health and Disease 8th
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Rationals
What are appendages? - ANSWER: Hair, nails, and skin glands as an organ system.
What is the integumentary system? - ANSWER: The skin system and the skin as a principle organ.
What are membranes? - ANSWER: Thin, sheetlike structures with important functions in the body.
What are epithelial membranes? - ANSWER: Tissues composed of epithelial tissue and underlying
fibrous connective tissue.
What are connective tissue membranes? - ANSWER: Membranes composed exclusively of various
types of connective tissue.
What is the cutaneous membrane/skin? - ANSWER: The primary organ of the integumentary system.
What are serous membranes? - ANSWER: Cavities found on the surface within closed cavities.
What is the basement membrane? - ANSWER: A very thin, gluelike connective tissue layer.
What is the parietal layer? - ANSWER: The serous membrane layer that lines the wall of a body cavity.
What is the visceral layer? - ANSWER: The serous membrane layer that folds inward to cover the
surface of organs within a body cavity.
What is the pleura? - ANSWER: The serous membrane in the thoracic cavity.
What is the peritoneum? - ANSWER: The serous membrane in the abdominal cavity.
What is the parietal pleura? - ANSWER: The layer that lines the body cavities.
What is the visceral pleura? - ANSWER: The layer that covers the surface of organs within the body
cavities.
What is the parietal peritoneum? - ANSWER: The layer that lines the body cavities.
What is the visceral peritoneum? - ANSWER: The layer that covers the surface of organs within the
body cavities.
What is the pericardium? - ANSWER: The serous membrane around the heart.
What is parietal? - ANSWER: A painful pathological condition characterized by inflammation of a
serous membrane.
What is peritonitis? - ANSWER: A serious complication of an infected appendix.
What is a mucous membrane? - ANSWER: An epithelial membrane that contains both an epithelial
layer and a fibrous or connective tissue layer.
What is mucus? - ANSWER: A thick, slimy substance secreted by epithelial cells of most mucous
membranes.
, What is the lamina propria? - ANSWER: The underlying epithelium in the mucous membrane.
What is the mucocutaneous junction? - ANSWER: The transitional area where the skin and mucous
membrane meet.
What is the synovial membrane? - ANSWER: Lunging in the joints capsules that surround and attach
the ends of articulating bones in the moveable joints.
What is synovial fluid? - ANSWER: A smooth, slick, thick and colorless lubricating fluid secreted by the
synovial membrane.
What are bursae? - ANSWER: Small, cushion-like sacs in the synovial membrane between body parts.
What are sebaceous glands? - ANSWER: Oil glands.
What is the epidermis? - ANSWER: The outermost layer of the skin.
What is the dermis? - ANSWER: A thicker and deeper layer of the skin, composed of connective tissue.
What is subcutaneous tissue? - ANSWER: The layer of the skin supported by a thick layer of loose
connective tissue and adipose tissue.
What is the stratum germinativum? - ANSWER: The innermost layer of the epidermis, responsible for
cell growth.
What is keratin? - ANSWER: A tough, waterproof protein that provides cells in the outer layer of the
skin with a hoary, abrasion-resistant, and protective quality.
What is the stratum corneum? - ANSWER: The tough, keratinized outer layer of the epidermis.
What is pigment? - ANSWER: The deepest cell layer of the stratum germinativum responsible for the
production of color in the skin.
What is melanin? - ANSWER: A class of pigment responsible for skin color.
Where are pigments produced? - ANSWER: In the basal layer of the skin where melanocytes are
located.
What is cyanosis? - ANSWER: A condition where the skin turns a blue-gray color.
What is vitiligo? - ANSWER: A condition characterized by patchy areas of light skin resulting from the
acquired loss of epidermal melanocytes.
What is albinism? - ANSWER: A hereditary condition characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin
pigment in the skin and eyes.
What is areola? - ANSWER: An increased skin pigmentation caused by hormonal changes.
What are freckles? - ANSWER: Common variations in skin pigmentation, small light brown or red
spots.
What are macules? - ANSWER: Small, flat freckle-like spots usually confined to the face, upper
extremities, and back.
What is the dermal-epidermal junction? - ANSWER: The basement membrane that exists between the
thin epidermal layer of the skin above and the dermal layer below.
Edition, 9780323734165 | All Chapters with Answers and
Rationals
What are appendages? - ANSWER: Hair, nails, and skin glands as an organ system.
What is the integumentary system? - ANSWER: The skin system and the skin as a principle organ.
What are membranes? - ANSWER: Thin, sheetlike structures with important functions in the body.
What are epithelial membranes? - ANSWER: Tissues composed of epithelial tissue and underlying
fibrous connective tissue.
What are connective tissue membranes? - ANSWER: Membranes composed exclusively of various
types of connective tissue.
What is the cutaneous membrane/skin? - ANSWER: The primary organ of the integumentary system.
What are serous membranes? - ANSWER: Cavities found on the surface within closed cavities.
What is the basement membrane? - ANSWER: A very thin, gluelike connective tissue layer.
What is the parietal layer? - ANSWER: The serous membrane layer that lines the wall of a body cavity.
What is the visceral layer? - ANSWER: The serous membrane layer that folds inward to cover the
surface of organs within a body cavity.
What is the pleura? - ANSWER: The serous membrane in the thoracic cavity.
What is the peritoneum? - ANSWER: The serous membrane in the abdominal cavity.
What is the parietal pleura? - ANSWER: The layer that lines the body cavities.
What is the visceral pleura? - ANSWER: The layer that covers the surface of organs within the body
cavities.
What is the parietal peritoneum? - ANSWER: The layer that lines the body cavities.
What is the visceral peritoneum? - ANSWER: The layer that covers the surface of organs within the
body cavities.
What is the pericardium? - ANSWER: The serous membrane around the heart.
What is parietal? - ANSWER: A painful pathological condition characterized by inflammation of a
serous membrane.
What is peritonitis? - ANSWER: A serious complication of an infected appendix.
What is a mucous membrane? - ANSWER: An epithelial membrane that contains both an epithelial
layer and a fibrous or connective tissue layer.
What is mucus? - ANSWER: A thick, slimy substance secreted by epithelial cells of most mucous
membranes.
, What is the lamina propria? - ANSWER: The underlying epithelium in the mucous membrane.
What is the mucocutaneous junction? - ANSWER: The transitional area where the skin and mucous
membrane meet.
What is the synovial membrane? - ANSWER: Lunging in the joints capsules that surround and attach
the ends of articulating bones in the moveable joints.
What is synovial fluid? - ANSWER: A smooth, slick, thick and colorless lubricating fluid secreted by the
synovial membrane.
What are bursae? - ANSWER: Small, cushion-like sacs in the synovial membrane between body parts.
What are sebaceous glands? - ANSWER: Oil glands.
What is the epidermis? - ANSWER: The outermost layer of the skin.
What is the dermis? - ANSWER: A thicker and deeper layer of the skin, composed of connective tissue.
What is subcutaneous tissue? - ANSWER: The layer of the skin supported by a thick layer of loose
connective tissue and adipose tissue.
What is the stratum germinativum? - ANSWER: The innermost layer of the epidermis, responsible for
cell growth.
What is keratin? - ANSWER: A tough, waterproof protein that provides cells in the outer layer of the
skin with a hoary, abrasion-resistant, and protective quality.
What is the stratum corneum? - ANSWER: The tough, keratinized outer layer of the epidermis.
What is pigment? - ANSWER: The deepest cell layer of the stratum germinativum responsible for the
production of color in the skin.
What is melanin? - ANSWER: A class of pigment responsible for skin color.
Where are pigments produced? - ANSWER: In the basal layer of the skin where melanocytes are
located.
What is cyanosis? - ANSWER: A condition where the skin turns a blue-gray color.
What is vitiligo? - ANSWER: A condition characterized by patchy areas of light skin resulting from the
acquired loss of epidermal melanocytes.
What is albinism? - ANSWER: A hereditary condition characterized by a partial or total lack of melanin
pigment in the skin and eyes.
What is areola? - ANSWER: An increased skin pigmentation caused by hormonal changes.
What are freckles? - ANSWER: Common variations in skin pigmentation, small light brown or red
spots.
What are macules? - ANSWER: Small, flat freckle-like spots usually confined to the face, upper
extremities, and back.
What is the dermal-epidermal junction? - ANSWER: The basement membrane that exists between the
thin epidermal layer of the skin above and the dermal layer below.
