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Structure of Skin

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Quiz on Structure of Skin , created by MPusey on 29/12/2014.
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Question 1

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What are the functions of skin?
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  • Protection
  • Thermoregulation
  • Fat store
  • Sensation
  • Produce vitamin C
  • Produce vitamin D

Question 2

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What is the most superficial layer of skin?
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  • Dermis
  • Epidermis
  • Subcutis

Question 3

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How many layers make up the epidermis?
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  • 5 in normal skin, 4 in thick skin
  • 4 in normal skin, 5 in thick skin

Question 4

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What is the deepest layer of the epidermis?
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  • Stratum corneum
  • Stratum lucidum
  • Stratum Granulosum
  • Stratum Spinosum
  • Stratum Basale

Question 5

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What is the most superficial layer of the epidermis?
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  • Stratum Corneum
  • Stratum Lucidum
  • Stratum Granulosum
  • Stratum Spinosum
  • Stratum Basale

Question 6

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Which layer of the epidermis is only found in thick skin?
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  • Stratum corneum
  • Stratum lucidum
  • Stratum granulosum
  • Stratum spinosum
  • Stratum basale

Question 7

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Where on the body would you find thick skin?
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  • Soles of the feet
  • Knees
  • Fingertips
  • Palms of the hands
  • Lips

Question 8

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Between which layers of the epidermis is the stratum lucidum found?
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  • Between the stratum corneum and the stratum granulosum
  • Between the stratum granulosum and the stratum spinosum
  • Between the stratum spinosum and the stratum basale

Question 9

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What is the function of the stratum basale?
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  • Endure the normal wear and tear of everyday life
  • Produce keratin and hydrophobic substances which keep the skin waterproof
  • Allow keratinocytes to mature and play a role in immune function
  • Constantly produce keratinocytes

Question 10

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What is the function of the stratum granulosum?
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  • Endure the normal everyday wear and tear
  • Produce keratin and hydrophobic substances that keep skin waterproof
  • Allow keratinocytes to mature and have a role in immunity
  • Constantly produce keratinocytes

Question 11

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What is the function of the stratum corneum?
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  • Endure the everyday wear and tear of everyday life
  • Produce keratin and hydrophobic substances that help to keep skin waterproof
  • Allow keratinocytes to mature and has a role in immune function
  • Constantly produce keratinocytes

Question 12

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What is the function of the stratum spinosum?
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  • Endures the normal everyday wear and tear
  • Produces keratin and hydrophobic substances that help to keep skin waterproof
  • Allow keratinocytes to mature and has a role in immunity
  • Constantly produces keratinocytes

Question 13

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How many days, on average, does it take for cells produced in the stratum basale to reach the stratum corneum?
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  • 2 days
  • 5 days
  • 10 days
  • 20 days
  • 50 days

Question 14

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In what dermatological disease is the turnover of keratinocytes increased?
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  • Atopic eczema
  • Psoriasis
  • Impetigo
  • Tinea

Question 15

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Which of the following are non-keratinising cells that can be found in the epidermis?
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  • Merkel cells
  • Beta cells
  • Langerhan cells
  • Melanocytes
  • Kpuffer cells
  • Keratinocytes

Question 16

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What are Langerhan cells
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  • Phagocytes
  • Antigen Presenting Cells
  • Pigment Producing Cells

Question 17

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What are Merkel Cells thought to do?
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  • Act as sensory receptors
  • Produce the pigment that gives skin its colour
  • Produce collagen

Question 18

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What keeps the dermis and the epidermis separate?
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  • A layer of fat
  • A layer of type II collagen
  • A basement membrane

Question 19

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What is the name of the upper layer of the dermis?
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  • Papillary dermis
  • Reticular dermis

Question 20

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What is the name of the lower layer of the dermis?
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  • Papillary dermis
  • Reticular dermis

Question 21

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Which of the following is not found within the dermis?
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  • Fibroblasts, fibrocytes and their extracellular products
  • Collagen and elastin
  • Melanocytes
  • Glycosaminoglycans
  • Blood vessels and nerves
  • Some immune cells

Question 22

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Where is the deep vascular plexus?
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  • Stratum basale of the epidermis
  • Reticular dermis only
  • Reticular dermis, with small branches entering the papillary dermis

Question 23

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Where is the superficial vascular plexus?
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  • Stratum basale of the epidermis
  • Reticular dermis only
  • Reticular dermis, with branches running into the papillary dermis

Question 24

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Why does blood flow within the skin need to be variable?
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  • To allow sensation
  • To allow blood to be directed to other areas of the body when they functioning more than usual
  • For thermoregulation

Question 25

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What nervous system allows the blood flow to the skin to be changed by constricting some of the anastamoses?
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  • Sympathetic nervous system
  • Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 26

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What are the four different types of nerve endings found in the dermis?
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  • Free nerve endings
  • Fixed nerve endings
  • Pacinian corpuscles
  • Meissner's corpuscles
  • Merkel cellls
  • Langerhan cells

Question 27

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What is the subcutis predominantly made up of?
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  • Type II collagen
  • Type I collagen
  • Adipose tissue
  • Melanocytes

Question 28

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What are the functions of the subcutis?
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  • Heat insulator
  • Produce vitamin D
  • Act as a food store
  • Produce melanin
  • Produce type II collagen
  • Act as a shock absorber

Question 29

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Which of the following are associated with hair follicles?
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  • Apocrine sweat glands
  • Eccrine sweat glands
  • Sebaceous glands
  • Arrector pili muscles

Question 30

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What do sebaceous glands produce?
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  • Watery substances
  • Sebum
  • Kertain for hair formation

Question 31

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What is the function of sebum?
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  • It has antibiotic functions and protects us from bacteria
  • It moisturizes skin and hair
  • It allows us to lose heat when we are too hot

Question 32

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Hair and nails are made out of the same substance: keratin. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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What does soft keratin contain that hard keratin does not?
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  • Granular layer
  • Adipose tissue
  • Type II collagen

Question 34

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What are the two types of sweat gland found in skin?
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  • Sebaceous
  • Apocrine
  • Eccrine

Question 35

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Which of these sweat glands produces smelly sweat?
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  • Apocrine
  • Eccrine

Question 36

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What is the mechanism of secretion for eccrine sweat glands?
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  • Holocrine
  • Apotosis
  • Merocrine

Question 37

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How are eccrine sweat glands innervated?
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  • Sympathetic cholenergic control
  • Sympathetic adrenergic control
  • Parasympathetic cholenergic control

Question 38

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Where on the body are apocrine sweat glands found?
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  • Hands and feet
  • Armpits
  • Genitalia and groin
  • Everywhere that there is thick hair on the body

Question 39

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What is the innervation of apocrine sweat glands?
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  • Sympathetic adrenergic control
  • Sympathetic cholenergic control
  • Parasympathetic cholenergic control

Question 40

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What is the function of vitamin D?
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  • Regulates calcium and phosphate metabolism
  • Regulates sodium and calcium metabolism
  • Regulates sodium and potassium metabolism

Question 41

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How much vitamin D is produced by our skin?
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  • 25%
  • 55%
  • 70%
  • 90%

Question 42

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Lack of vitamin D in adults can cause what disease?
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  • Osteomalacia
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rickets
  • Osteoporosis

Question 43

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Where in the body is vitamin D activated?
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  • Blood vessels
  • Kidneys
  • Spleen

Question 44

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In what layer of the epidermis are melanocytes found?
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  • Stratum corneum
  • Stratum lucidum
  • Stratum granulosum
  • Stratum spinosum
  • Stratum basale

Question 45

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What is the histological appearance of melanocytes?
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  • Dark, flat cells resting on the basement membrane
  • Cells with many dendrites which mostly penetrate the basale layer
  • Round cells with visible granules inside

Question 46

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What does melanin do?
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  • Gives skin its colour
  • Protects the skin from harmful UV radiation
  • All of the above

Question 47

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What are the two types of melanin?
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  • Eumelanin
  • Pheomelanin
  • Fibromelanin
  • Neomelanin

Question 48

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How do these two types of melanin cause the wide range of skin colours seen in humans?
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  • They are mixed in different ratios
  • Darker skinned people have more melanin than lighter skinned people
  • Lighter skinned people only have one type of melanin
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