Skin Structure and Function Quiz

Match the following

• hair shaft

• dead part of hair that projects from the surface

• hair follicle

• muscle that pulls hair upright

• arrector pili

• produces hair

• vein

• carries blood toward the skin

• artery

• carries blood away from the skin

Match the following

• hypodermis

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

• 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

• pore

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

Match the following

• sweat gland

• detect pain

• nerve endings

• produces sweat

• Pacinian corpuscle

• produces sebum

• sebaceous gland

• nerve receptor that detects touch

• Meissner's corpuscle

• receptor that detects deep pressure

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

• B

• hair shaft

• D

• hair follicle

• A

• epidermis

• E

• dermis

• G

• arrector pili

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

• C

• nerve endings

• O

• Pacinian corpuscle

• K

• hypodermis

• H

• papillary layer

• J

• Meissner’s corpuscle