A&P Skin and Body Membranes

Which of the following is not a type of epithelial membrane

• cutaneous
• mucous
• Serous
• nervous

The only dry membrane is

• Serous membrane
• Cutaneous
• Synovial
• Mucous

Synovial membranes are found in the:

• covering of the heart
• joint cavities

• lining the cavity of the stomach
• covering of the brain

Although you get wet while swimming, a tough protein within the skin prevents it from soaking up moisture like a sponge. This substance is:

• Melanin
• Glycogen
• Mucous
• Keratin

What type of tissue is found in the epidermis?

• Simple columnar epithelium
• Stratified squamous epithelium
• pseudostratified  cilitaed epithelium
• Adipose tissue

A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of of the femoral area in which order
1. stratum basale 2. stratum corneum 3. stratum granulosum 4. stratum lucidum 5. stratum spinosum

• 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
• 2, 3, 5, 1
• 1, 5, 3, 4, 2
• 1, 3, 5, 2, 

Serous membrane around the lungs.

• Pericardium
• Peritoneum
• Pleura
• Cutaneous

What are melanocytes and where are they found?

• Cells that produce melanin; Stratum Corneum
• Cells that produce keratin;Stratum  granulosum
• Cells that produce melanin ;stratum lucidium
• Cells that produce melanin; Stratum basale

The hypodermis is composed of:

• Loose connective tissue
• Epithelial tissue
• Dense fibrous tissue
• adipose tissue

Finger-like upward projections of the dermis into the epidermis are called:

• dermal papillae
• Meissner's corpuscles
• Pacinian corpuscles
• Stratum basale