Practice Questions on the Integumentary System
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1. Which of the following is NOT a component of the epidermis of thin skin?
   1. Melanosomes
   2. Keratinized cells
   3. Capillaries
   4. Keratin
   5. All of the above
   
   
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2. Keratohyalin granules are most apparent in which of the following layers of the epidermis?
   1. Stratum basale
   2. Stratum spinosum
   3. Stratum granulosum
   4. Stratum lucidum
   5. Stratum corneum
   
   
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3. Mitotic activity in the epidermis can be observed in which of the following?
   1. Stratum basale only
   2. Stratum spinosum only
   3. Stratum basale and stratum spinosum
   4. Stratum spinosum and stratum granulosum
   5. Stratum basale and stratum granulosum
   
   
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4. Which of the following cells has been implicated in playing a role in immunological reactions in the skin?
   1. Melanocyte
   2. Capillary epithelial cell
   3. Langerhans cell
   4. Hair follicle cell
   5. Arrector pili smooth muscle cell
   
   
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5. Which of the following best describes sebaceous glands?
   1. Apocrine
   2. Holocrine
   3. Merocrine
   4. Endocrine
   
   
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6. The basic tissue types found in the skin include:
   1. Muscle
   2. Nerve
   3. Connective
   4. Epithelium
   5. All of the above
   6. 2 of the above
   
   
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   For the next 6 questions, use the following answer choices.
   Answers can be used once, more than once, or not at all.
   1. Epidermis
   2. Dermis
   3. Hypodermis
   4. A, b, and c
   5. A and b only
   6. B and c only
   
   
7. Part(s) of the skin
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8. Contain(s) blood vessels
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9. Contains the largest number of adipocytes
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10. May contain hair bulbs
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    For the next 7 questions, use the following 4 answer choices.
    Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
    1. Papillary dermis
    2. Reticular dermis
    3. Both a and b
    4. Neither a nor b
    
    
11. Dense irregular connective tissue
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12. Dense regular connective tissue
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13. Location of Meissner's corpuscles
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14. Contain(s) the capillaries that nourish the epidermis
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15. Thicker layer
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16. Contain(s) blood vessels
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