The epithelial tissue root sheath is the _________ layer of the concentric layers making up the hair follicle wall; it derives from the ________.
A. inner; epidermis
B. inner; dermis
C. outer; epidermis
D. outer; dermis
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Question 2) The part of the hair that extends beyond the skin surface is called the
A. shaft.
B. root.
C. bulb.
D. papilla.
E. alopecia.
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Question 3) The structure responsible for pulling on the follicle and causing goose bumps is the
A. external root sheath.
B. internal root sheath.
C. epithelial root sheath.
D. arrector pili muscle.
E. papilla.
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Question 4) While most of the cells in a hair are dead, the living epithelial cells are found in
A. the cuticle of the hair shaft.
B. the cortex of the hair shaft.
C. the hair bulb.
D. the hyponychium.
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Question 5) Which type of hair forms the beard on the faces of males?
A. Terminal
B. Lanugo
C. Vellus
D. Nonpigmented
E. Pilus
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Question 6) Fingernails are helpful in protecting the distal tips of fingers and in grasping small objects.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 7) Another name for the cuticle is the
A. eponychium.
B. hyponychium.
C. nail bed.
D. nail matrix.
E. nail root.
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Question 8) The white crescent at the proximal end of the nail plate is called the _________.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Question 9) Fine hair called _________, which is unpigmented or lightly pigmented, is the primary human hair and is found on the upper and lower limbs.
A. terminal
B. lanugo
C. vellus
D. cuticle
E. phalanx
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Question 10) Nails are hard derivatives formed from the stratum ______ of the epidermis.
A. granulosum
B. basale
C. lucidum
D. corneum
E. spinosum
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