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Skin Quiz
1. Which of the following plays an important role in thermoregulation?
a. Fingerprint
b. Sebaceous gland
c. Merkel cell
d. Sweat gland

2. Which type of cell found in the epidermis protects by absorbing UV damaging waves?
a. melanocytes
b. keratinocytes
c. Langerhans cells
d. basal cells

3. Which layer of the epidermis undergoes rapid cell division to regenerate the skin?
a. Stratum lucidum
b. Stratum basale
c. Stratum granulosum
d. Stratum corneum

4. This layer is filled with flat dead cells with keratin and surrounded by lipids
a. Stratum lucidum
b. Stratum basale
c. Stratum granulosum
d. Stratum corneum

5. This is another name for the subcutaneous layer.

a. Dermis
b. Corpuscle
c. Hypodermis
d. Stratum basale

6. Which of the following is true concerning the skin and the production of Vitamin D?
a. The role of calcitrol is to convert calcium to Vitamin D.
b. Vitamin D is manufactured on the skin.
c. Synthesis of Vitamin D requires activation of a precursor molecule called calcium.
d. Calcitriol is the active form of Vitamin D and is necessary for the absorption of
gastrointestinal calcium.

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7. _________ carry out protective immunological functions for the skin.

a. Melanocytes
b. Keratinocytes
c. Langerhans cells and macrophages
d. Merkel cells

8. Which function of the skin commonly explains a pink hue found in the skin?
a. protection
b. thermoregulation
c. blood reservoir
d. cutaneous sensation

9. The skin conserves body heat by

a. reducing secretion of sweat
b. producing heat tolerant hormones
c. undergoing mitosis rapidly
d. producing cerumin in its ceruminous glands

10. The pigment melanin

a. is essential for Vitamin D production
b. protects the skin against ultraviolet rays from the sun
c. is essential for synthesis of the stratum basale
d. is used in the synthesis of keratin.

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Answers

1. d
2. a
3. b
4. d
5. c
6. d
7. c
8. b
9. a
10. b

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