Question 1

Stretch marks occur when

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A)   the skin is so extensively stretched that its elastic limits are exceeded.
B)   surgical incisions are made perpendicular to the skin's lines of cleavage.
C)   the hair follicles cease to produce hairs.
D)   the skin is stretched in normal movements.
E)   athletes overextend a muscle.

Question 2

Each of the following statements concerning hair is true, except one. Identify the exception.

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A)   Scalp hairs grow constantly throughout life.
B)   The medulla is the soft core of the hair.
C)   The cortex of the hair is composed of hard keratin.
D)   Club hair is hair that has ceased growing.
E)   Terminal hairs are heavy and more darkly pigmented than other types of hair.

Question 3

When the hair follicles of the scalp shift from producing terminal hairs to producing club hairs, ________occurs.

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A)   puberty
B)   senility
C)   baldness
D)   hirsutism
E)   albinism

Question 4

Why is regional infection or inflammation of the skin usually very painful?

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Inflammation of the skin is pa...

Question 5

Why would an elderly person be more prone to skin infections than a younger person?

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A)   There are fewer dendritic cells in the skin of the elderly.
B)   Skin repairs take longer in the elderly.
C)   The epidermis is thicker in the elderly.
D)   all of the above
E)   A and C only

Question 6

The layer of the epidermis that contains abundant desmosomes is the

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A)   stratum germinativum.
B)   stratum granulosum.
C)   stratum lucidum.
D)   stratum spinosum.
E)   stratum corneum.

Question 7

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?

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A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4
E)   5

Question 8

A thickened area of scar tissue that is covered by a shiny, smooth epidermal surface is called an)_______ .

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Question 9

Variations in hair color reflect differences in the pigment produced by

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A)   soft keratin.
B)   carotene cells.
C)   melanocytes.
D)   keratinocytes.
E)   dermal papillae.

Question 10

Scar tissue is the result of

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A)   a lack of sebaceous glands in the injured area.
B)   increased numbers of epidermal layers in the area of the injury.
C)   a thickened stratum germinativum in the area of the injury.
D)   large numbers of collagen fibers and relatively few blood vessels in the injured area.
E)   increased numbers of fibroblasts in the injured area.

Question 11

Rickets can be prevented by

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A)   adequate sunlight.
B)   dietary intake of cholecalciferol.
C)   avoiding sunlight.
D)   A or B
E)   B or C

Question 12

Hairs are produced within organs called _______

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Question 13

All of the following are true of perspiration produced by merocrine sweat glands, except that it

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A)   helps cool the body when it evaporates.
B)   helps to prevent bacteria from colonizing the skin.
C)   produces the body odor characteristic of "sweating."
D)   contains electrolytes and waste products.
E)   is more than 99 percent water.

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Each of the following statements concerning hair is true, except one. Identify the exception.

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When the hair follicles of the scalp shift from producing terminal hairs to producing club hairs, ________occurs.

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