Integumentary System

What percent of body weight is the skin?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin?

• Maintain internal temperature.
• Protect the body from infection.
• Receive stimuli for pressure, pain, heat, and cold.
• Movement.

Which layer of the epidermis is a layer of single cells that lays on the basement membrane of the dermis, continually dividing and pushing up toward the surface of the skin?

Which layer of the epidermis is the outer layer that we see, made of layers of dead keratinized cells?

Scenario: you are a doctor and your patient is complaining of hives, congestion, itchy eyes, and other symptoms of allergies. Which test would you order for your patient? Options: Skin biopsy, Patch test, Skin culture, X-ray

Scenario: you are a doctor and your patient has a possible skin infection. You are trying to determine what antibiotics to prescribe. Which test would you order for your patient?

Scenario: you are a doctor and suspect a patient may have skin cancer. Which test would you order for your patient? Options: Skin biopsy, Patch test, Skin culture, X-ray

Which structure is indicated by letter "C"? Options: Stratum germinativum (basale), Stratum spinosum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum corneum

Which structure is indicated by letter "D"? Options: Stratum germinativum (basale), Stratum spinosum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum corneum

Which structure is labeled "I" in this figure? Options: Eponychium, Root of nail, Nail bed, Phalanx