Chpt 6 integ sx practice

Psoriasis

A common chronic skin disease that is characterized by silvery white scalelike plaques

Tinea

A general term used to describe fungal infections of the skin

Impetigo

A highly contagious skin infection that occurs most often in young children

Scleroderma

An autoimmune disease that affects blood vessels and connective tissues in the skin

Decubitus ulcer

Another term for a pressure sore

Lunula

Crescent shaped white area of the nail

The skin is an example of a _______ membrane

Cutaneous

Another name for pressure sore

Decubitus

A blister forms at the junction of the

Dermis and epidermis

A separation of the dermis from the subcutaneous tissues results in a blister

False

A typical sunburn causes a second degreeburn

False

Apocrine glands greatly outnumber the eccrine glands

False

Blisters, severe pain, and swelling are characteristics of a third degree burn

False

Connective tissue membranes contain both epithelial and connective tissue

False

Lanugo is the fine hair that a newborn begins to grow at about 3 months of age

False

Male pattern baldness is a type of alopecia

False

Most of the skin covering the body is thick skin; thin skin is found only on the face and on the fingertips

False

Mucous membranes are found only in the closed cavities of the body

False

Serous membranes line the digestive and respiratory tracts

False

Synovial membranes are connective tissue membranes

False

The bursae contain both epithelial and connective tissue

False

The contraction of the arrector pili muscles cause the skin to recoil back of it is pulled away from underlying tissue

False

The hypodermis is another term for the epidermis

False

The nail root is hidden because it is covered by a cold of skin called lunula

False

Wheals are characteristic signs of scleroderma

False

A membrane that lines a body surface that opens to the exterior of the body is most likely a _____membrane

Mucous

The lining of the mouth is an example of a _____membrane

Mucous

Which type of membrane contains connective tissue?

Mucous membrane Serous Synovial

Arrector pili

Muscle attached to the side of the hair follicle

Which of the following is not a connective tissue membrane

Neither cutaneous or mucous

The visceral peritoneum covers the ______of the ____cavity

Organs;abdominal

Stratum corneum

Outer layer of the epidermis made mostly of dead cells

Dermal papillae

Parallel rows of peg like projections in the dermis

Melanin

Pigment that gives the skin it's color

Which of the following is not true of apocrine glands

They are found distributed over most of the body surface

The general name given to mycotic skin infection is

Tinea

Visceral pleura

Tissue that covers the organs in the chest cavity

Visceral peritoneum

Tissues that covers the organs in the abdominal cavity

Albinism and vitiligo occur because of the same direct cause

True

Antiperspirants are used to suppress the functioning of the apocrine glands

True

Both keratin and melanin assist the skin in its function of protection

True

Both pleurisy and peritonitis are inflammations of parietal serous membranes

True

Eccrine glands contribute to the temperature regulating function of the skin

True

Epithelial membranes contain both epithelial and connective tissue

True

Lying in one position too long can cause a pressure sore called a decubitus ulcer

True

Mucocutaneous junctions are the meeting place of two epithelial membranes

True

One of the most damaging effects of a major burn is its affect on fluid and electrolyte balance of the body

True

The arrangement of the dermal papillae can be used as a method of identification

True

The dermis is thicker than the epidermis

True

The fingernails can be used to evaluate whether the blood is carrying enough oxygen

True

The membranes lining the thoracic and abdominal cavities are both parietal serous membranes.

True

The rule of nines divides the body into nines to estimate body surface

True

The skin is considered to be a cutaneous epithelial membrane

True

The skin more effectively cools the body on drier days than on days with humidity

True

The temperature regulating function of the skin can only be accomplished by a high concentration of blood vessels in the skin

True

The upper layer of stratum corneum is made up mostly of dead cells

True

Melanoma

Virulent skin cancer that can develop from a mole

Which skin infection is caused by a papillomavirus

Warts

Mucous membrane

Membrane that lines the tubes of respiratory and digestive systems

Parietal peritoneum

Membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity

Parietal pleura

Membrane that lines the walls of the chest cavity

Which is the most serious form of skin cancer that can develop from a mole

Melanoma

Cutaneous membrane

Membrane of which the skin is made

Synovial membrane

Membrane that lines the spaces between bones in joints

A rule of nines is used to determine the

Body surface area that has been burned

Which skin infection is also called furnuncles

Boils

Warts

Condition caused by a papillomavirus

Acne

Condition that usually occurs between ages 10-19 and results from a fivefold increase in production of sebum

Which of the following is not a function of the hypodermis?

Contains receptors for deep pressure touch

The arrector pili muscle causes

Goose pimples

Hair growth begins from small cup shaped cluster of cells called the

Hair papilla

Boils

Infections of the hair follicles that are called furnuncles

Stratum germinativum

Inner layer of the epidermis that is in constant mitosis

The stratum corneum

Is composed of dead cells

Which statement is not true of the dermis

It contains the stratum germinativum

Which statement is not true of the epidermis

It is composed of mostly connective tissue

Hypodermis

Layer of fat below the dermis also called subcutaneous tissue

The crescent shaped white area near the root of the nail is called

Lunula

The skin tan in response to sunlight because of the _______in the stratum_____

Melanin; germinativum

Which of the following is not found in the dermis of the skin

Melanocytes which gives the skin color

Which skin disorder results from an autoimmune disease

Scleroderma

Which of the following is not an example of a eccrine gland?

Sebaceous gland

Which type of glands secretes oils for the skin and hair

Sebaceous gland

Burns that are characterized by blisters severe pain and swelling are classified as ______degree burn

Second

A membrane that lines a closed body cavity is most likely a ____ membrane.

Serous

The pleura in the thoracic cavity is an example of a _____membrane

Serous

Kaposi sarcoma

Skin cancer most commonly seen in people with immune deficiencies

Scabies

Skin condition caused by itch mites

Sebaceous glands

Skin glands that secretes an oil called sebum

Meissner corpuscle

Skin receptor that detects light touch

Hair papilla

Small cup like clusters of cells from which hair growth begins

Bursae

Small cushion like sacs that are lined with synovial membrane

Langugo

Soft, fine hair that is found on newborn infants

Which is the most common type of skin cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma

Eccrine gland

Sweat gland that is the most numerous

Which is not an epithelial membrane

Synovial

Which of the following membranes doesn't contain epithelial tissue

Synovial

Which type of membrane lines the space between bones in joints that move?

Synovial membrane

Squamous cell carcinoma

The most common form of skin cancer; a slow growing cancer of the epidermis