Pre & Post Quiz

What is the meaning of the medical term epidermal?

• Pertaining to below the skin

• Pertaining to the upon the skin

• Pertaining to the skin

If you have ever experienced a “sunburn” in the past, what layer of skin did you damage?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Subcutaneous tissue

• Muscle

What layer of the skin contains fat to help insulate the body?

• Subcutaneous

• Epidermis

• Dermis

What prefix should be added to the medical term dermis to create a term that means below the skin?

• Epi-

• Hyper-

• Hypo-

• Endo-

Does your skin actually regulate your body’s temperature?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Does your skin actually make Vitamin D when exposed to the sun?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

What layer of skin actually has blood vessels, hair follicles, nerves, sweat glands?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Subcutaneous tissue

• Muscle

Which accessory structure creates oil?

• Sebaceous glands

• Sweat glands

• Hair follicles

• Sensory receptors

What is the root word in the medical term subcutaneous?

• sub-

• cutane-

• -ous

What layer of the epidermis contains living and dividing cells?

• Stratum corneum

• Stratum lucidum

• Stratum granulosum

• Stratum spinosum

• Stratum basale