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B.Sc Forensic Science Skin Structure and Appendages — practice questions

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Under a microscope, the epidermis is keratinised stratified squamous:Read the answer and worked solution →The epidermis of thick skin, such as the palm, has how many layers?Read the answer and worked solution →The extra layer found only in thick skin is the stratum:Read the answer and worked solution →A cell that manufactures and stores keratin is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Keratin gives skin, hair and nails hardness and resistance to:Read the answer and worked solution →Cells of the outermost stratum corneum are described as:Read the answer and worked solution →The deepest layer of the epidermis is the stratum:Read the answer and worked solution →The cuboidal stem cell that gives rise to keratinocytes is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The cell that produces the pigment melanin is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides giving colour, melanin protects epidermal cells from:Read the answer and worked solution →Too much melanin can interfere with the body's production of:Read the answer and worked solution →Cells of the stratum spinosum look spiny because they are joined by a:Read the answer and worked solution →Below the dermis lies a layer of loose connective and fatty tissue called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The dermis is built from a papillary layer and a:Read the answer and worked solution →Defensive cells in the papillary layer that engulf invading bacteria are:Read the answer and worked solution →Finger like folds strengthening the bond between dermis and epidermis are dermal:Read the answer and worked solution →Accessory structures of the skin include nails, glands and:Read the answer and worked solution →A strand of hair grows from a structure called the hair:Read the answer and worked solution →The visible nail body is made of densely packed dead:Read the answer and worked solution →The fold of skin meeting the base of the nail forms the nail:Read the answer and worked solution →The sweat gland that makes hypotonic sweat for cooling is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Sebaceous glands excrete onto the skin a lipid mixture called:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the skin layersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the skin appendagesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the skin gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the skin wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Epidermis or dermisRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the skin ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Skin bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Under a microscope, the epidermis is keratinised stratified squamous:

  1. Epithelium
  2. Endothelium
  3. Epiphysium
  4. Endosteum
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Correct answer: A. Epithelium

1. It is a covering tissue in many layers. 2. The surface cells are flat and keratin filled. 3. That tissue is epithelium. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 5, The Integumentary System._

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The epidermis of thick skin, such as the palm, has how many layers?

  1. Three
  2. Five
  3. Seven
  4. Eight
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Correct answer: B. Five

1. Thin skin has four layers. 2. Thick skin adds the stratum lucidum. 3. So it has five layers. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 5, The Integumentary System._

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The extra layer found only in thick skin is the stratum:

  1. Lucidum
  2. Ludicrous
  3. Lubricant
  4. Luminance
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Correct answer: A. Lucidum

1. It sits between corneum and granulosum. 2. It is clear in appearance. 3. That layer is the stratum lucidum. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 5, The Integumentary System._

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