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