Chapter 5 NU 110

Which skin layer does not contain blood vessels

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Subcutaneous Layer

• All of these layers contain blood vessels

New Cells grow from the deepest layer of the epidermis, the

• adipose tissue

• stratum basale

• stratum corneum

• dermis

Adipose tissue is most abundant in what layer of the skin?

• hypodermis

• epidermis

• dermis

• turgor

The outer most layer of the skin is the

• dermis

• epidermis

• follicle layer

• subcutaneous layer

Which of the following is not a function of skin

• breathing

• excretion

• sensation

• regulation of body temperature

A coiled, tube like structure that secretes directly into the hair follicle is

• an apocrine sweat gland

• A glandular duct

• an eccrine gland

• an endocrine gland

Hair is composed entirely of

• keratin

• collagen

• fibrinogen

• fibrocartilage osteoclasts

Just thinking about this accessory organ of the skin gives me goose bumps

• arrector pili

• papilla

• follicle

• pacinian corpuscle