Skin Structure and Function Quiz

Match the following

• hair shaft

• muscle that pulls hair upright

• artery

• produces hair

• hair follicle

• carries blood away from the skin

• vein

• carries blood toward the skin

• arrector pili

• dead part of hair that projects from the surface

Match the following

• papillary layer

• has fingerlike projections that penetrate into epidermis to provide nutrients

• hypodermis

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

• pore

• opening of sweat duct on the skin's surface

• epidermis

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

• dermis

• anchors the skin to underlying organs

Match the following

• nerve endings

• produces sebum

• Meissner's corpuscle

• produces sweat

• sweat gland

• receptor that detects deep pressure

• sebaceous gland

• nerve receptor that detects touch

• Pacinian corpuscle

• detect pain

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

• E

• epidermis

• G

• hair shaft

• D

• hair follicle

• B

• dermis

• A

• arrector pili

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

• C

• hypodermis

• K

• Meissner’s corpuscle

• J

• nerve endings

• O

• Pacinian corpuscle

• H

• papillary layer