Module 7 Integumentary System Exam
1. Answer the following two questions.
1. Identify the region and the layer of skin that is highlighted in blue. (Also indicated by
the arrow, below) *NOTE: To receive full credit you must label two regions.: Stratum
Granulosum: Epidermis
2. 2. A- Identify the sensory cell receptor highlighted in blue, below, also indicated by
the arrow.
B- What sensory information is detected by this type of receptor?: A.) Meissner's
Corpuscles
B.) Detects light touch and vibration (Mechanoreceptor)
3. Answer the following multiple choice questions:
1. The layers of the epidermis, from deep to superficial are:
A. Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale.
B. Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum.
C. Stratum basale, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum, Stratum spinosum.
D. Stratum corneum, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum basale.-
: Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum
4. Answer the following multiple choice questions:
2. Exocrine glands secrete ______; Endocrine glands secrete ____.
A. for body-wide distribution, into an epithelial lining
B. into an epithelial lining, for body-wide distribution
C. through a duct, into the bloodstream
D. into the bloodstream, through a duct
E. A&D
F. B&C: B&C.
5. Answer the following multiple choice questions:
3. Which of the following is false regarding the epidermis:
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A. It is avascular.
B. As cells divide they are pushed towards the basement membrane.
C. The cells of the stratum basale cells have a high rate of cell division.
D. Epidermal ridges form a person's fingerprints.: As cells divide they are pushed towards
the basement membrane.
(False, as cells divide they are pushed towards the external surface of the stratum
corneum)
6. 1. Match the cell (#1-4) with its single best description (A-F), using each letter only once.
1. Fibroblasts
2. Keratinocytes
3. Langerhans cells
4. Melanocytes
A. Assists in immune responses
B. Produces collagen
C. Detects light touch
D. Detects pain
E. Produces a protein to protect the skin
F. Produces a pigment that absorbs UV rays: 1. Fibroblasts= B. Produces collagen
2.Keratinocytes= E. Produces a protein to protect the skin
3.Langerhans cells= A. Assists in immune responses
4.Melanocytes= F. Produces a pigment that absorbs UV rays
7. Answer the following three questions:
1. A person touches a hot cup of coffee. What type of sensory organ detects this
information?: Thermoreceptors.
8. Answer the following three questions:
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1. Answer the following two questions.
1. Identify the region and the layer of skin that is highlighted in blue. (Also indicated by
the arrow, below) *NOTE: To receive full credit you must label two regions.: Stratum
Granulosum: Epidermis
2. 2. A- Identify the sensory cell receptor highlighted in blue, below, also indicated by
the arrow.
B- What sensory information is detected by this type of receptor?: A.) Meissner's
Corpuscles
B.) Detects light touch and vibration (Mechanoreceptor)
3. Answer the following multiple choice questions:
1. The layers of the epidermis, from deep to superficial are:
A. Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale.
B. Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum.
C. Stratum basale, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum, Stratum spinosum.
D. Stratum corneum, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum basale.-
: Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum corneum
4. Answer the following multiple choice questions:
2. Exocrine glands secrete ______; Endocrine glands secrete ____.
A. for body-wide distribution, into an epithelial lining
B. into an epithelial lining, for body-wide distribution
C. through a duct, into the bloodstream
D. into the bloodstream, through a duct
E. A&D
F. B&C: B&C.
5. Answer the following multiple choice questions:
3. Which of the following is false regarding the epidermis:
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A. It is avascular.
B. As cells divide they are pushed towards the basement membrane.
C. The cells of the stratum basale cells have a high rate of cell division.
D. Epidermal ridges form a person's fingerprints.: As cells divide they are pushed towards
the basement membrane.
(False, as cells divide they are pushed towards the external surface of the stratum
corneum)
6. 1. Match the cell (#1-4) with its single best description (A-F), using each letter only once.
1. Fibroblasts
2. Keratinocytes
3. Langerhans cells
4. Melanocytes
A. Assists in immune responses
B. Produces collagen
C. Detects light touch
D. Detects pain
E. Produces a protein to protect the skin
F. Produces a pigment that absorbs UV rays: 1. Fibroblasts= B. Produces collagen
2.Keratinocytes= E. Produces a protein to protect the skin
3.Langerhans cells= A. Assists in immune responses
4.Melanocytes= F. Produces a pigment that absorbs UV rays
7. Answer the following three questions:
1. A person touches a hot cup of coffee. What type of sensory organ detects this
information?: Thermoreceptors.
8. Answer the following three questions:
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