Skin Structure and Function Quiz

Match the following

• hair shaft

• muscle that pulls hair upright

• artery

• produces hair

• arrector pili

• carries blood away from the skin

• vein

• carries blood toward the skin

• hair follicle

• dead part of hair that projects from the surface

Match the following

• hypodermis

• thick layer of skin that contains nerves, blood vessels, and other structures

• pore

• upper layer of skin composed mostly of dead, flat cells

• papillary layer

• anchors the skin to underlying organs

• epidermis

• has fingerlike projections that penetrate into epidermis to provide nutrients

• dermis

• opening of sweat duct on the skin's surface

Match the following

• sweat gland

• detect pain

• Pacinian corpuscle

• produces sebum

• nerve endings

• nerve receptor that detects touch

• sebaceous gland

• produces sweat

• Meissner's corpuscle

• receptor that detects deep pressure

Match the following terms to the appropriate skin structure on the diagram.

• A

• hair follicle

• D

• arrector pili

• B

• epidermis

• G

• hair shaft

• E

• dermis

Match the following terms to the appropriate skin structure on the diagram.

• O

• hypodermis

• J

• Pacinian corpuscle

• H

• papillary layer

• K

• nerve endings

• C

• Meissner’s corpuscle