Deck 7: Integumentary System and Body Temperature

Question 1

Both the mammary glands and ceruminous glands

A) are sebaceous glands.
B) are modified sweat glands.
C) are concerned with temperature regulation.
D) secrete earwax.

Answer 1

are modified sweat glands.

Question 2

Which glands are most responsible for body odor?

A) apocrine
B) arrector pili
C) eccrine
D) sebaceous glands

Answer 2

apocrine

Question 3

The stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum are layers of the

A) epidermis.
B) hypodermis.
C) subcutaneous tissue.
D) dermis.

Answer 3

epidermis.

Question 4

Which of the following is associated with tanning?

A) sudoriferous glands
B) apocrine glands
C) arrector pili muscles
D) melanocytes

Question 5

Freckles and moles are due to an accumulation of

A) bilirubin.
B) vernix caseosa.
C) melanin.
D) keratin.

Question 6

What is the color of skin that is supplied by oxygen-poor blood?

A) flushed
B) jaundiced
C) cyanotic
D) pink

Question 7

Who or what is covered with vernix caseosa?

A) a pregnant woman
B) a toddler
C) a fetus
D) the pregnant uterus

Question 8

Which of the following is associated with the conservation of heat?

A) The person appears flushed.
B) The person sweats.
C) Melanin is secreted.
D) Blood vessels constrict.

Question 9

Which type of gland secretes vernix caseosa in the fetus?

A) sudoriferous
B) apocrine
C) eccrine
D) sebaceous

Question 10

Ceruminous glands

A) secrete vernix caseosa.
B) are sebaceous glands.
C) secrete wax in the outer ear.
D) are responsible for the summer tan.

Question 11

Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?

A) yellow
B) sweat
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C) hot
D) tan

Question 12

If the blood vessels of the skin dilate,the person appears

A) jaundiced.
B) flushed.
C) cyanotic.
D) pale and washed out.

Question 13

Which of the following is a consequence of a congenital absence of eccrine glands?

A) jaundice
B) vitiligo
C) acne vulgaris
D) inability to regulate body temperature

Question 14

A person sweats and becomes flushed while exercising in order to

A) decrease heat production.
B) keep the heat in the core or center of the body.
C) lose heat.
D) prevent hypothermia.

Question 15

Which gland is most likely to develop a blackhead or pimple?

A) sebaceous
B) apocrine
C) eccrine
D) sudoriferous

Question 16

Radiation,conduction,convection,and evaporation are terms that are concerned with

A) heat loss.
B) skin color.
C) sweat glands.
D) exocrine secretions.

Question 17

Which of the following substances makes the skin water-resistant?

A) melanin
B) iron pigments
C) keratin
D) carotene

Question 18

Which of the following lies upon the subcutaneous layer?

A) stratum corneum
B) epidermis
C) dermis
D) stratum germinativum

Question 19

Hives are called

A) impetigo.
B) urticaria.
C) psoriasis.
D) vitiligo.

Question 20

What is the result of the contraction of the arrector pili muscles?

A) nail growth
B) goosebumps
C) sweating
D) tanning

Question 21

Which of the following occurs as a result of the secretion of fetal sebaceous glands?

A) Amniotic fluid surrounds the fetus.
B) The fetus is covered by vernix caseosa.
C) The fetus raises its body temperature.
D) Melanin is released and the fetus attains its natural skin color.

Question 22

What is the layer that insulates the body from extreme temperature changes in the external environment?

A) epidermis
B) subcutaneous
C) stratum germinativum
D) dermis

Question 23

Which of the following structures is avascular?

A) epidermis
B) subcutaneous layer
C) dermis
D) underlying muscle

Question 24

Nonshivering thermogenesis is accomplished by

A) involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles.
B) constriction of the dermal blood vessels.
C) metabolism associated with brown fat.
D) involuntary contraction of the arrector pili muscles.

Question 25

Which action is most likely to lower body temperature?

A) shivering
B) vasoconstriction
C) cyanosis
D) vasodilation

Question 26

What is the name of the yellow pigment found in skin?

A) keratin
B) collagen
C) carotene
D) vitamin D

Question 27

What is the name of the thickening of the epidermis that develops in response to constant pressure or irritation?

A) nevus
B) vitiligo
C) callus
D) blister

Question 28

Which of the following has the poorest prognosis?

A) freckles
B) vitiligo
C) melanoma
D) albinism

Question 29

What is the name of the sweat glands usually associated with hair follicles and found in the axillary and genital areas?

A) ceruminous
B) eccrine
C) sebaceous
D) apocrine

Question 30

What substance is produced by the skin and is necessary for the absorption of calcium from the digestive tract?

A) keratin
B) vitamin D
C) carotene
D) collagen

Question 31

Which of the following best characterizes the stratum germinativum?

A) dead
B) mitotically active
C) dermal
D) subcutaneous

Question 32

The hypodermis

A) contains the stratum germinativum and stratum corneum.
B) gives rise to the hair follicle.
C) is also called the subcutaneous layer.
D) is the cutaneous membrane.

Question 33

Anticancer drugs often cause hair loss,a condition called

A) alopecia.
B) hirsutism.
C) vitiligo.
D) keratinization.

Question 34

The sebaceous,apocrine,and eccrine glands are

A) sweat glands.
B) endocrine glands.
C) sebum-secreting glands.
D) exocrine glands.

Question 35

What is the effect of shivering?

A) increases heat production
B) increases heat loss
C) causes the blood vessels of the skin to dilate
D) decreases sweating