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Chapter 5 Anatomy And Physiology From Science to Life, 2nd Edition

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Chapter 5 Anatomy And Physiology From Science to Life, 2nd Edition

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. The muscle associated with a hair follicle that causes the hair to “stand on end” when contracted is called the:
  A) spinous folliculi D) pili folliculi
  B) arrector pili E) pili folliculus spinous
  C) arrector ceruminae    
  Ans:  B     Difficulty:  easy

 

2. ___________ are the most abundant type of cell found in the epidermis.
  A) Melanocytes D) Langerhan’s cells
  B) Keratinocytes E) Lymphocytes
  C) Merkel cells    
  Ans:  B     Difficulty:  easy

 

3. Which of the following receptors is best suited for pressure reception in the skin?
  A) Meissner’s corpuscles D) Langerhans cells
  B) Pacinian corpuscles E) Root hair plexuses
  C) Merkel discs    
  Ans:  B     Difficulty:  easy

 

4. The __________ layer of the dermis is composed of dense irregular connective tissue.
  A)  Reticular    B)  Papillary    C)  Epithelial    D)  Superficial    E)  Keratinized
  Ans:  A     Difficulty:  medium

 

5. Which layer of the epidermis is the most mitotically active (rapidly dividing)?
  A) Stratum granulosum
  B) Stratum basale
  C) Stratum corneum
  D) Stratum lucidum, but only in thick skin
  E) Stratum spinosum
  Ans:  B     Difficulty:  easy

 

6. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
  A) Cells in the stratum granulosum exhibit a high rate of mitotic division
  B) The epidermis is highly regenerative and richly vascular.
  C) The reticular layer of the dermis is made mostly of dense irregular connective tissue.
  D) The lamellated granules found in keratinocytes contain precursor forms of the protein keratin.
  E) Thin skin has five distinct layers called strata.
  Ans:  C     Difficulty:  medium

 

7. This is another name for the subcutaneous layer.
  A)  Dermis    B)  Epidermis    C)  Corpuscle    D)  Basale    E)  Hypodermis
  Ans:  E     Difficulty:  easy

 

8. This layer of the skin is composed of loose areolar connective tissue.
  A) Epidermis D) Stratum lucidum
  B) Papillary layer of dermis E) Cutaneous
  C) Reticular layer of dermis    
  Ans:  B     Difficulty:  easy

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