AP Moab Exam 2 Updated Actual
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Layers of the epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER stratum corneum, stratum lucidum,
stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale
Where can I find a keratinocyte? - CORRECT ANSWER Stratum basale
Where can I find a melanocyte? - CORRECT ANSWER Stratum basale
Where can I find dendritic cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Stratum spinosum
What is the difference between an acne pus gland and apocrine suderiferous gland? -
CORRECT ANSWER Eccrine Suderiferous glands come from sweat and apocrine
suderiferous comes from hair follicles
Where can I find Meisner corpuscles? - CORRECT ANSWER Meissner corpuscles are
ellipsoid mechanoreceptors located superficially within the dermal papillae at a depth of
approximately 150 micrometers
Where can I find the Pacinian corpuscle? - CORRECT ANSWER The corpuscles are
present in skin (both glabrous and hairy) - notably both surfaces of the hands and feet, arms,
neck, nipple, and external genitalia - as well as certain internal structures (joints, periosteum
and interosseous membranes of bone, and mesenteries).
Which layers of the epidermis are considered thin skin? - CORRECT
ANSWER Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale
Which layers of the epidermis is considered thick skin? - CORRECT
ANSWER Stratum lucidum
, Dermis: Papillary Layer tissue - CORRECT ANSWER Loose aereolar connective
tissue
Dermis: Reticular Layer tissue - CORRECT ANSWER dense irregular connective
tissue
dermal papillae - CORRECT ANSWER A small, cone-shaped elevation at the base of
the hair follicle filled with blood vessels.
Meissner's corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER sensitive touch receptors in the dermis
Pacinian corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER respond to deep pressure and vibration
suderiferous glands - CORRECT ANSWER sweat glands (eccrine and apocrine)
apocrine glands _ - CORRECT ANSWER Sweat glands in the pubic and underarm
areas that secrete thicker sweat, that produce odor when come in contact with bacteria on the
skin
Eccrine glands _ - CORRECT ANSWER glands that produce sweat; found over most
of the body
Hair root - CORRECT ANSWER The part of the hair contained within the follicle,
below the surface of the scalp.
hair papilla - CORRECT ANSWER a peg of connective tissue containing capillaries
and nerves
sebaceous glands - CORRECT ANSWER secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles
where the hair shafts pass through the dermis
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Layers of the epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER stratum corneum, stratum lucidum,
stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale
Where can I find a keratinocyte? - CORRECT ANSWER Stratum basale
Where can I find a melanocyte? - CORRECT ANSWER Stratum basale
Where can I find dendritic cells? - CORRECT ANSWER Stratum spinosum
What is the difference between an acne pus gland and apocrine suderiferous gland? -
CORRECT ANSWER Eccrine Suderiferous glands come from sweat and apocrine
suderiferous comes from hair follicles
Where can I find Meisner corpuscles? - CORRECT ANSWER Meissner corpuscles are
ellipsoid mechanoreceptors located superficially within the dermal papillae at a depth of
approximately 150 micrometers
Where can I find the Pacinian corpuscle? - CORRECT ANSWER The corpuscles are
present in skin (both glabrous and hairy) - notably both surfaces of the hands and feet, arms,
neck, nipple, and external genitalia - as well as certain internal structures (joints, periosteum
and interosseous membranes of bone, and mesenteries).
Which layers of the epidermis are considered thin skin? - CORRECT
ANSWER Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale
Which layers of the epidermis is considered thick skin? - CORRECT
ANSWER Stratum lucidum
, Dermis: Papillary Layer tissue - CORRECT ANSWER Loose aereolar connective
tissue
Dermis: Reticular Layer tissue - CORRECT ANSWER dense irregular connective
tissue
dermal papillae - CORRECT ANSWER A small, cone-shaped elevation at the base of
the hair follicle filled with blood vessels.
Meissner's corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER sensitive touch receptors in the dermis
Pacinian corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER respond to deep pressure and vibration
suderiferous glands - CORRECT ANSWER sweat glands (eccrine and apocrine)
apocrine glands _ - CORRECT ANSWER Sweat glands in the pubic and underarm
areas that secrete thicker sweat, that produce odor when come in contact with bacteria on the
skin
Eccrine glands _ - CORRECT ANSWER glands that produce sweat; found over most
of the body
Hair root - CORRECT ANSWER The part of the hair contained within the follicle,
below the surface of the scalp.
hair papilla - CORRECT ANSWER a peg of connective tissue containing capillaries
and nerves
sebaceous glands - CORRECT ANSWER secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles
where the hair shafts pass through the dermis
