the tough "horny" superficial layer of the epidermis corneum
is known as the?
1.stratum germinativum
2.stratum corneum
3.stratum lucidum
4.stratum granilosum
5.stratum spinosum
charecteristics of the epidermis include? all correct
1.flexible
2.contains desmosomes
3.serves as UV radiation protection
4.multilayered
5.all correct
the epidermis of the skin is composed of which type keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
of tissue?
1.nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
2.transitional epithelium
3.areopolar connective tissue
4.simple squamous epithelium
5.keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
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the skin contains___layers of keratinocytes, and think 4,5
skin contains ___ layers?
1.3,4
2.5,6
3.2,3
4.1,2
5.4,5
the primary pigments contained in the epidermis carotene and melanin
are?
1.xanthopyll and melanin
2.melanin and chromatin
3.crotene and xanthophyll
4.carotene and melanin
5.melanin and chloropyll
cyanosis signifies that a patient? has oxygen-starved skin
1.has had too much sun
2.has oxygen-starved skin
3.has an allergic reaction
4.has been exposed to cyanide
5.has been kept out of the sun
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exposure to uv light causes the skin to darken by melanin
increasing the production of?
1.carotene
2.collagen
3.melanin
4.keratine
5.hemoglobin
an important vitamin that is formed in the skin when vitamin d
it is exposed to sunlight is?
1.vitamin c
2.vitamin d
3.vitamin b
4.vitamin a
5.vitamin e
which of the following statements is NOT true about is usually genetic
rickets?
1.leads to weak
2.prevanted by sunlight
3.is usually genetic
4.leads to skeletal deformity
5.prevented by vitamin D
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