HESI A2 AP: SKIN EXAM QUESTIONS

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HESI A2 A&P: SKIN EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: What does the Dermis layer rest on?

Answer:

Rest on the subcutaneous tissue that connects to the superficial muscles.

Question 2: What is the dermis (innermost layer) composed of?

Answer:

Fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles and glands.

Question 3: What are the layers of the Epidermis? (outer layer to inner layer)

Answer:

(outer layer to inner layer) Stratum Coreneum Stratum Granulosum Stratum Germinativum: which contains the Stratum basale and stratum spinosum, mitosis also occurs here

Question 4: What is the largest organ in the body?

Answer:

Skin

Question 5: What is a special characteristic of sebum?

Answer:

produced by the holocrine secretion, in which the whole cells of gland is apart of secretion. SO, they can easily be clogged

Question 6: What are the two prominent sweat glands in the body?

Answer:

Eccrine and Apocrine

Question 7: Can disease change the appearance of skin?

Answer:

YES, hair, nails, and skin may show changes in disease that may be used in the diagnosis of clinical conditions.

Question 8: What are the two layers of the skin?

Answer:

The epidermis (outer protective layer made of dead keratinized epithelial cells) & The dermis ( the underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings and the associated skin structures)

Question 9: What are appendages?

Answer:

this includes hair and nails, both are composed of a strong protein called keratin

Question 10: What does the sebaceous gland do?

Answer:

release oily secretion (sebum) through hair follicles that lubricates the skin and prevents it from drying.

Question 11: What do epidermal cells contain?

Answer:

They contain melanin, which protects against radiation from the sun and gives color to our skin

Question 12: What is the function of the Apocrine?

Answer:

Mainly in the groin and armpits region, secretion includes bits of cytoplasm from the secreting cells.

Question 13: What is the function of Eccrine?

Answer:

most widely distributed gland in the body, regulates body temperature by releasing a watery secretion that evaporates from the surface of the skin