Human Body in Health and Illness 6th Edition Herlihy Test Bank
Chapter 07: Integumentary System and Body Temperature
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition .
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum are layers of the
a. epidermis.
b. hypodermis.
c. subcutaneous tissue.
d. dermis.
ANS: A
2. Which of the following is associated with tanning?
a. Sudoriferous glands
b. Apocrine glands
c. Arrector pili muscles
d. Melanocytes
ANS: D
3. Who or what is covered with vernix caseosa?
a. A pregnant woman
b. A toddler
c. A fetus
d. The pregnant uterus
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ANS: C
4. Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?
a. Yellow
b. Sweat
c. Hot
d. Tan
ANS: B
5. If the blood vessels of the skin dilate, the person appears
a. jaundiced.
b. flushed.
c. cyanotic.
d. pale and washed out.
ANS: B
6. Ceruminous glands secrete
a. vernix caseosa.
b. sweat.
c. wax in the outer ear.
d. melanin.
ANS: C
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, Human Body in Health and Illness 6th Edition Herlihy Test Bank
7. Freckles and moles are caused by an accumulation of
a. bilirubin.
b. vernix caseosa.
c. melanin.
d. keratin.
ANS: C
8. Which of the following is a consequence of a congenital absence of eccrine glands?
a. Jaundice
b. Vitiligo
c. Acne vulgaris
d. Inability to regulate body temperature
ANS: D
9. Radiation, conduction, convection, and evaporation are terms that are concerned with
a. heat loss.
b. skin color.
c. sweat glands.
d. exocrine secretions.
ANS: A
10. Hives are called
a. impetigo.
b. urticaria.
c. psoriasis.
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d. vitiligo.
ANS: B
11. The color of skin that is supplied by oxygen-poor blood is described as
a. flushed.
b. jaundiced.
c. cyanotic.
d. pink.
ANS: C
12. Which of the following lies on the subcutaneous layer?
a. Stratum corneum
b. Epidermis
c. Dermis
d. Stratum germinativum
ANS: C
13. Which of the following substances makes the skin water resistant?
a. Melanin
b. Iron pigments
c. Keratin
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Chapter 07: Integumentary System and Body Temperature
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition .
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum are layers of the
a. epidermis.
b. hypodermis.
c. subcutaneous tissue.
d. dermis.
ANS: A
2. Which of the following is associated with tanning?
a. Sudoriferous glands
b. Apocrine glands
c. Arrector pili muscles
d. Melanocytes
ANS: D
3. Who or what is covered with vernix caseosa?
a. A pregnant woman
b. A toddler
c. A fetus
d. The pregnant uterus
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ANS: C
4. Which word is most descriptive of sudoriferous?
a. Yellow
b. Sweat
c. Hot
d. Tan
ANS: B
5. If the blood vessels of the skin dilate, the person appears
a. jaundiced.
b. flushed.
c. cyanotic.
d. pale and washed out.
ANS: B
6. Ceruminous glands secrete
a. vernix caseosa.
b. sweat.
c. wax in the outer ear.
d. melanin.
ANS: C
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, Human Body in Health and Illness 6th Edition Herlihy Test Bank
7. Freckles and moles are caused by an accumulation of
a. bilirubin.
b. vernix caseosa.
c. melanin.
d. keratin.
ANS: C
8. Which of the following is a consequence of a congenital absence of eccrine glands?
a. Jaundice
b. Vitiligo
c. Acne vulgaris
d. Inability to regulate body temperature
ANS: D
9. Radiation, conduction, convection, and evaporation are terms that are concerned with
a. heat loss.
b. skin color.
c. sweat glands.
d. exocrine secretions.
ANS: A
10. Hives are called
a. impetigo.
b. urticaria.
c. psoriasis.
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d. vitiligo.
ANS: B
11. The color of skin that is supplied by oxygen-poor blood is described as
a. flushed.
b. jaundiced.
c. cyanotic.
d. pink.
ANS: C
12. Which of the following lies on the subcutaneous layer?
a. Stratum corneum
b. Epidermis
c. Dermis
d. Stratum germinativum
ANS: C
13. Which of the following substances makes the skin water resistant?
a. Melanin
b. Iron pigments
c. Keratin
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