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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP CHAP 5 EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -43 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: apocine glands which begin to funtion at puberty under hormonal influence seem to play little role in thermoregulation. where would we find these glands inthe human body?
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inthe axillary and anogenital area Question 2: the major regions ofa hair shaft include all of the following except____
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external rooty sheath Question 3: which type of skin cancer appears as a scaly reddened papule and tends to grrow rapidly and metastasize
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squamous cell carcinoma
Question 4: which statment correctly explains why hair appears the way it does
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kinky hair has a flat ribbon like hair shaft
Question 5: a needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order
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corneum, grandulosum, spinosum,basale Question 6: the papillary layer of the dermis is connective tissue heavily invested with blood vessels the superficial surface has structures called
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dermal papillae Question 7: the sebaceous glands are simple alveolar gland sthat secrete a substance known as sebum. the secretion of sebum is stimulated____
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by hormones, especially androgens Question 8: the integumentary system is protected by the action of cells that arise from bone marrow nad migrate to the epidermis. which of the follwoing cells serve this function?
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macrophages called epidermal dendritic cells Question 9: the dermis has two major layers; which of the following constitues 80% of the dermis and is responsible for the tensions lines in the skin
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reticular layer Question 10: which of the following statments indicates the way in which the body's natural defenses protect the skin from the effects of UV damage?
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prolonged exposure to the sun induces melanin dispersion which in turn acts as a natural sunscreen
Question 11: an epidermal dendritic cell is a specialized ___
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phagocytic cell
Question 12: which of the following cutaneous receptors is specilized for the reception of tough or light pressure
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meissners corpuscles Question 13: the epidermis consists of fiver layers of cells each layer with a distinct role to play in the health well being and functioning of the skin. which of the following layers is responsible for cell division and replacement
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stratum basale
Question 14: nutrients reach the surface of the skin through the process of
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diffusing throug hthe tissue fluid from blood vessels in the dermis
Question 15: the reason the hypodermis acts as a shock abosrber isthat ____
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the major part of its makeup is adipose, which serves as an effective shock absorber
Question 16: the composition of the secretions of the eccrine glands is___
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99%water, sodium choloride, trace amounts of wastes and vitamin c Question 17: sudoriferous glands are catergorized as two disting types which of the follwoing are the two wypes of sweat glands?
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eccrine and apocrine Question 18: changes in the color of skin are often an indication of a homestatic imbalance which of the following changes would suggest that a person is suffering form addisons disease
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the skin takes on a bronze or metallic apperance
Question 19: which of the follwing statments best describes what fingernails actually are
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fingernails are a modification of the epidermis Question 20: although the integument is a covering it is by no means simple and some of its functions include ____
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resident macrophage like cells whose function is to ingrest antigenic invaders and present them to the immunce system Question 21: male pattern baldness has genetic switch that turns on in response to ___
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male hormones
Question 22: keratinocytes are an important epidermal cell because they___
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produce a fibrous protein that gives the skin much of its protective properties
Question 23: vernix caseosa is a ___
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whitish material produced by fetal sebaceous glands
Question 24: which muscles attached to the hair follicles cause goose bumps?
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arrector pili Question 25: wahter loss through the epidermis could cause a serious threat to the health and well being. which of the following protects us against excessive water loss through the skin
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lamellated granules ofthe cells of the stratum granulosum a glycolipid that is secreted into extracellular spaces
Question 26: which of the following is a skin sensory recpetor for touch?
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meissners corpuscle