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QCHP Nursing Licensing Exam The Integumentary System — practice questions

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The epidermis is made of which epithelium?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer lies beneath the dermis?Read the answer and worked solution →Thin skin has how many epidermal layers?Read the answer and worked solution →Thick skin has how many epidermal layers?Read the answer and worked solution →A cell that makes and stores keratin is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which cell produces melanin?Read the answer and worked solution →The dermis is made of how many layers?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the deepest epidermal layer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which epidermal layer contains dead cells?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer is unique to thick skin?Read the answer and worked solution →Melanin protects epidermal cells from which radiation?Read the answer and worked solution →Melanocytes are scattered throughout which layer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which vesicle carries melanin into keratinocytes?Read the answer and worked solution →Besides melanin and carotene, which pigment colours skin?Read the answer and worked solution →A basal cell is what kind of cell?Read the answer and worked solution →Collagen fibres bonding epidermis to dermis form the:Read the answer and worked solution →A finger like fold in the superficial dermis is a dermal:Read the answer and worked solution →Eumelanin appears black and brown, while pheomelanin appears:Read the answer and worked solution →Too much melanin can interfere with production of:Read the answer and worked solution →Melanin accumulation protects DNA and prevents breakdown of:Read the answer and worked solution →Order the epidermal layersRead the answer and worked solution →Match the skin termRead the answer and worked solution →Which skin layerRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about skinRead the answer and worked solution →Count the skin layersRead the answer and worked solution →Living or dead cellsRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the skin factsRead the answer and worked solution →Integumentary bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The epidermis is made of which epithelium?

  1. Stratified squamous
  2. Stratified cuboidal
  3. Stratified columnar
  4. Stratified glandular
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Correct answer: A. Stratified squamous

1. The surface layer must resist wear. 2. Flattened cells stacked in layers do that. 3. The epidermis is composed of keratinized, stratified squamous epithelium. 4. So the answer is stratified squamous. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 5 'The Integumentary System'_

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Which layer lies beneath the dermis?

  1. Holodermis
  2. Hypodermis
  3. Hyperdermis
  4. Hemidermis
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Correct answer: B. Hypodermis

1. Its prefix means below. 2. It is largely fatty tissue. 3. Beneath the dermis lies the hypodermis. 4. So the answer is the hypodermis. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 5 'The Integumentary System'_

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Thin skin has how many epidermal layers?

  1. Seven
  2. Twelve
  3. Four
  4. Nine
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Correct answer: C. Four

1. Thick skin has one more. 2. The extra one is the stratum lucidum. 3. Skin that has four layers of cells is referred to as thin skin. 4. So the answer is four. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 5 'The Integumentary System'_

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