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Anatomy Ch4 Pretest

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show Stratum corneum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale  
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show false  
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show stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, and basale  
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After several months of extensive weight training, Nick has noticed pinkish, depressed furrows with jagged edges in his axillary region. These markkns are a result:   show
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show increase melanin production  
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show dermis  
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show in general, the dermis is thinner on the dorsal side of the body than on the ventral side  
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A geneticist informs the parents that their newborn infant does not have the enzyme tyrosinase. The lack of this enzyme will result in:   show
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show lubrication, buffering of caustic irritants, and antibacterial and antifungal activity  
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show germinativum  
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Which cells of the skin are filled with a rough, fibrous protein called keratin and accounts for most of the epidermal cells of the skin?   show
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show stratum granulosum  
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show subcutaneous  
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show Kaposi sarcoma  
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the most prevalent sweat gland   show
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show decubitus ulcer  
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show albinism  
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crescent-shaped white area at the base of the nale   show
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The time required for the completion of mitosis, differentiation, and the movement of new cells from the stratum basale to the surface of the skin is about:   show
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Matt is admitted to the hospital with burns to the deep epidermal layers and injury to the upper layers of the dermis. The physician treats Matt's condition as a:   show
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show epidermis and dermis  
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The degree of environmental temperature seems hotter in humid climates than it does in dry ones because:   show
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show corrosive chemicals, unltraviolet light, electrical current  
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show increasing blood flow to the skin called vasodillation  
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show improper function of the sebaceous glands  
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What increase in body temperature would be caused by pyrogens?   show
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Apocrine sweat glands can be found in all of the following areas except the:   show
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The fibers in which layer make it possible for skin to stretch and be elastic?   show
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show false  
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show is formed from cells of the germinal matrix, consists of keratinized cells, alternates between periods of growth and rest  
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The body's temperature control center is located in the:   show
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show true  
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show connects the dermis to the underlying tissues  
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When the skin looks cyanotic, it is because:   show
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show heat stroke  
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show trauma to long fingernails  
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show stratum corneum  
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The type of cancer associated with changes in a mole is:   show
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show keratin  
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show subcutaneous layer, superficial fascia, and hypodermis  
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show integumentary system  
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Melanocytes account for approximately 55% of the epidermal cells.   show
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Sebum:   show
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The superficial layer of skin the hair, and the nails are:   show
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Which statement best explains the importance of the dendritic cells?   show
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show stratum spinosum  
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show False  
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show arrector pili muscles  
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show evaporation  
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show severe pain, generalized swelling, and edema  
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another name for the first or second degree burn   show
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destroys both epidermis and all of dermis; may include underlying tissue; also called a third degree burn   show
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show second-degree burn  
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involves only the epidermis   show
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The most common type of skin cancer is:   show
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The darkest of the skin pigments is:   show
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show sweat, sebaceous, and ceruminous glands  
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In what area of the body would you expect to find an especially thick stratum corneum?   show
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show ceruminous  
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show does not contain blood vessels  
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