Multiple Choice
What type of burn involves the epidermis, the dermis, and the hypodermis?
3rd degree burn
Which cells in the epidermis grow and divide?
Keratinocytes
Dendritic cells are found in what layer of the epidermis?
The stratum spinosum
What is the function of the arrector pili muscle?
Movement
Meaning of oil?
Seb/o
What type of skin cancer starts in the melanocytes?
Malignant melanoma
What is considered the hair's growth center?
Dermal papillae
All of the following have the stratum lucidum layer of the epidermis except which one?
(A) Thin skin
(B) Thick skin
(C) Skin on the palms of hands
(D) Skin with no hair
(A) Thin skin
The attachment of a muscle to the bone or structure that does move when the muscle contracts?
Insertion
Meaning of hard?
Kerat/o
Which skin infection is caused by a bacterium?
Cellulitis
The stratum basale dips into the dermis to form what?
Hair follicle
The dermis is the skin's deepest layer. True or False?
True
What muscle action means to lower the shoulders or open the jaw?
Depression
meyl/o
spinal cord
Functions of the nerve cell endings in the dermis except which one (3)?
Receptors for warm and cold
Receptors for pain and pressure
Receptors for hair movement
An infection of the hair follicle with the formation of pustule
Folliculitis
Which cells in the epidermis grow and divide?
Keratinocytes
What muscle action means to make a circle with part of the body?
Circumduction
What type of hair is very fine unpigmented and forms on the developing fetus?
Lanugo
Wounds that heal by regeneration result in what?
The wound is healed with the same tissue that was damaged and normal function is restored.
Inflammation of the skin and can refer to any form of skin conditions, such as, seborrhea, eczema, contact dermatitis
Dermatitis
Which skin condition is also known as urticaria?
Hives
If a person stands on his or her heels with their toes pointing up, what muscle action is he or she performing?
Dorsiflexion
Which condition is characterized by a malignant tumor of the bone?
Osteosarcoma