Chapter 08: Skin, Hair, and Nails

Chapter 08: Skin, Hair, and Nails

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The skin repairs surface wounds by:

a.	exaggerating cell replacement.
b.	excreting lactic acid.
c.	producing vitamins.
d.	providing a mechanical barrier.

 

 

ANS:  A

The skin’s tissue cells have a rapid rate of turnover and constant renewal, thereby enabling the skin to repair damaged surfaces.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 115

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

2. The adipose tissue in the hypodermis serves to:

a.	provide sensory input.
b.	generate heat and insulate.
c.	create tensile strength.
d.	secrete collagen.

 

 

ANS:  B

The hypodermis layer consists of adipose tissue that serves to generate heat and provide insulation, shock absorption, and a reserve of calories.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 115

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

3. Sweat glands, hair, and nails are all formed from:

a.	basement membranes under cellular strata.
b.	closely packed squamous cells.
c.	invaginations of epidermis into dermis.
d.	papillae that penetrate the epidermis.

 

 

ANS:  C

Skin appendages are formed embryonically when the epidermis invaginates into the dermis.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 115

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

4. The secretory activity of the sebaceous glands is stimulated by:

a.	body heat.
b.	ambient temperature.
c.	sex hormones.
d.	dietary protein.

 

 

ANS:  C

The sebaceous glands, when stimulated by the sex hormones, produce a lipid-rich substance that keeps the skin moist.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)                    REF:   p. 116

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation

 

5. Mrs. Tuber is a 36-year-old patient who comes into the health center with complaints that her fingernails are not growing. Which structure is the site of new nail growth?

a.	Cuticle
b.	Perionychium
c.	Matrix
d.	Nail bed

 

 

ANS:  C

The white crescent-shaped area beyond the proximal nail fold is called the matrix, which is the site of new nail growth.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Applying (Application)                           REF:   p. 116

OBJ:   Nursing process—assessment          MSC:  Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation