Which tissue is located in the region labeled 2?
A) stratified squamous epithelium
B) areolar connective tissue
C) adipose tissue
D) cartilage and blood
E) reticular connective tissues
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Question 2) The amount of time it takes for a cell to progress from stratum basale to stratum corneum is
A) 7-10 days.
B) 14 days.
C) 5 days.
D) 1 day.
E) 1 minute.
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Question 3) The layer of epidermis where keratohyalin crosslinks keratin fibers is the
A) stratum spinosum.
B) stratum corneum.
C) stratum granulosum.
D) stratum lucidum.
E) stratum basale.
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Question 4) The layer of epidermis where most cells have stopped dividing and started making large amounts of keratin is the
A) stratum spinosum.
B) stratum corneum.
C) stratum granulosum.
D) stratum lucidum.
E) stratum basale.
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Question 5) The sensory cells associated with the deep layers of the epidermis are
A) Pacinian corpuscles.
B) Merkel cells.
C) melanocytes.
D) Meissner's corpuscles.
E) keratinocytes.
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Question 6) All of the following contain blood vessels except the
A) epidermis.
B) papillary layer.
C) reticular layer.
D) subcutaneous layer.
E) hypodermis.
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Question 7) Which of following is not an accessory structure of the integumentary system?
A) sweat glands
B) hair follicles
C) exocrine glands
D) nails
E) dermis
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Question 8) While walking barefoot on the beach, Joe stepped on a thorn that penetrated through the sole of his foot to the dermis. How many layers of epidermis did the thorn penetrate?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
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Question 9) Thin skin contains ________ epidermal layer(s) and thick skin contains ________ layers.
A) 1; 2
B) 2; 3
C) 3; 4
D) 4; 5
E) 5; 6
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Question 10) The protein that reduces water loss at the skin surface is
A) eleidin.
B) collagen.
C) mucin.
D) keratin.
E) melanin.
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