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  • December 21, 2023
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PRACTICE QUIZ PART 1 a. Evaporation of sweat from the surface of the skin to
1. Which of the following statements regarding homeostasis is reduce body temperature
false? b. Dilation of dermal blood vessels to decrease loss by
a. In order to maintain homeostasis, a person’s body radiation and convection
temperature must remain precisely at its set point. c. Constriction of dermal blood vessels to help remove
b. For a cell to function normally, its variables must remain excess heat
with a normal range. d. Constriction of dermal blood vessels to prevent tissue
c. Sweating is an example of homeostasis occuring. damage when skin temperature drops too low
d. Homeostasis is defined as the existence and e. All of the choices are correct.
maintenance of a relatively constant environment within In some areas of the skin, the boundary between the dermis and
the body. epidermis is irregular. The wavy upward projections of the dermis
2. Why does your skin feel hot when you have a fever? are called __________.
a. Blood vessel dilation in the dermis is allowing a. areola
increased blood flow from the deeper tissues to the skin. b. dermal papillae
b. The body is attempting to maintain homeostasis by c. striae
increasing heat loss through the skin. d. the reticular layers
c. Both "The body is attempting to maintain homeostasis by 12. Some drugs for treating acne include peroxides, which
increasing heat loss through the skin" and "Blood vessel increase “peeling” or shedding of skin. This drug’s side effects
dilation in the dermis is allowing increased blood flow include drying of the skin, redness, rashes, bleaching, and
from the deeper tissues to the skin" are correct. possible loss of hair in areas in contact. Do peroxides have an
d. Vasoconstriction of the vessels in the dermis is causing effect on sebum production?
the body to lose heat. a. Yes, the effect is on the epidermis, and the sebaceous
e. Both "Vasocontriction of the vessels in the dermis is glands are located there.
causing the body to lose heat" and "Blood flow from the b. No, the effect is on the dermis, and the sebaceous
deeper tissues to the skin is decreased" are correct. glands are located there.
f. Blood flow from the deeper tissues to the skin is c. No, the effect is on the epidermis, and the sebaceous
decreased. glands are located there.
3. Which of the sections below separates the body into dorsal and d. Yes, the effect is on the dermis, and the sebaceous
ventral parts? glands are located there.
a. Longitudinal section 13. Peritonitis is
b. Frontal section a. inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the pelvic
c. Transverse section organs.
d. Sagittal section b. inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the
e. Oblique section abdominal organs.
4. Squamous cell carcinoma arises from c. inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the heart.
a. cells superficial to the stratum basale. d. inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the lungs.
b. subcutaneous tissue. 14. One of the most immediately life-threatening results of burns to
c. cells in the stratum basale. large areas of the body is
d. melanocytes. a. depression of overall metabolic rate.
4. The part of the feedback mechanism that processes information, b. dangerously high systemic blood pressure.
relates it to other information, and makes a decision of action is the c. decreased systemic blood pressure and development of
__________. cardiovascular shock.
a. receptor d. decreased permeability of remaining capillaries in
b. effector organ damaged area.
c. control center e. total suppression of the immune system.
6. The chemical level of organization involves which of the 15. Which of the following is NOT true of the epidermis?
following? a. It is keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.
a. Molecules b. It has many blood vessels.
b. Organs and organ systems c. The cells of the most superficial layer are surrounded by
c. Tissues lipids.
d. Cells d. It resists abrasion.
7. In the anatomical position, a person is ________ with the upper 16. The subcutaneous tissue
limbs ________ and the palms facing ________. a. can be used to estimate total body fat.
a. standing erect; hanging against the sides; forward b. is usually considered to be part of the skin itself.
b. standing erect; at a 90 degree angles to the torso; c. is a layer of dense connective tissue.
forward d. is the layer between the dermis and epidermis.
c. supine; flat against the sides; forward e. All of the choices are correct.
d. prone; flat against the sides; backward 17. Indicate which statement is not an accurate representation of
8. Match the parts of the body with their associated region. the relationship between structure and function.
Central region – Head, Neck, Trunk a. Decreased strength of a muscle is a result of lifting
Thoracic region – Chest weights.
Abdominal region – Region between the Chest and Hips b. The shape of the lungs allows for ease of expansion with
Pelvic region – Hips and Associated Trunk the intake of air.
9. A group of tissues that work together for a specialized function c. A bone’s mineralized outer structure allows it to provide
is called a(n) __________. support to the musculature.
a. cell d. The convoluted tubules of the kidneys allow for filtration
b. organelle of the blood.
c. organ system 18. Sweat glands that are simple, coiled, tubular glands opening
d. organ directly onto the surface of the skin of the palms of the hands and
10. Which of the following processes might be involved in the soles of the feet through sweat pores are __________ sweat
temperature regulation by the integumentary system? glands.
a. ceruminous

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, b. eccrine 27. The essential characteristics of life include all of the following
c. apocrine except __________.
d. sebaceous a. growth
19. Knowledge of the structure of body parts helps us to b. multicellularity
understand their functions. Which of the following is an accurate c. organization
example of that principle? d. responsiveness
a. Negative feedback is not homeostatic. e. metabolism
b. Movable joints allow us to bend our fingers to perform 28. Which of the following ovarian hormones is involved in a
many different actions. positive-feedback loop with the hypothalamus and the anterior
c. Each tissue type is composed of cells that have a similar pituitary?
structure and function. a. Estrogen
d. The internal environment of the body is maintained in a b. Gonadotropin releasing hormone
relatively stable condition. c. Progesterone
e. The basic structural unit of the body is the cell. d. Gonadotropin
20. Epigastric pain is located ________. e. Luteinizing hormone
a. Inferior to the umbilical region 29. Which of the following statements is a correct usage of
b. medial to lumbar region directional terminology?
c. medial to hypochondriac region a. The knee is superior to the thigh.
d. lateral to the hypogastric region b. The chin is inferior to the nose.
e. medial to umbilical region c. The umbilicus (belly button) is anterior to the chest.
21. What term is used for body conditions that can change? d. The ear is medial to the nose.
a. Variable 30. As a person ages, the skin undergoes the following change(s):
b. Receptor a. All of the choices are correct.
c. Set point b. the epidermis thins.
d. Homeostasis c. the subcutaneous tissue loses adipose tissue.
22. At the end of Cara's pregnancy, she noticed significant stretch d. the amount of collagen in the dermis decreases.
marks on her abdomen and breasts. A friend recommended a 31. Match the description with the specific type of injection.
topical cream that would not only eliminate the marks themselves Short needle, into adipose tissue - Subcutaneous injection
but correct any damage to the skin. Would this cream really work? Used for most vaccines - Intramuscular injection
a. Yes, the damage is due to damage in the epidermal layer Small needle, below the surface layers of the skin - Intradermal
and can be corrected by creams. injection
b. No, the damage is due to damage in the dermal layer Long needle, below the subcutaneous tissue - Intramuscular
and cannot be corrected by creams. injection
c. Yes, the damage is due to damage in the dermal layer Used for TB (tuberculin) skin test - Intradermal injection
and can be corrected by creams. Used for insulin injections - Subcutaneous injection
d. No, the damage is due to damage in the epidermal layer Used for certain antibiotics - Intramuscular injection
and cannot be corrected by creams. 32. Which portion of a feedback mechanism carries out a response
23. __________ is a viral infection that shows signs on the skin. to change a body variable?
a. Acne a. Receptor
b. Ringworm b. Effector
c. Shingles c. Control center
d. Psoriasis 33. Organize the following structural levels of the human body from
e. Eczema simplest to most complex.
24. Dark-skinned children are more susceptible to rickets (weak (1) Cell
bones, bowed legs) than fair-skinned children because.. (2) Tissue
a. dark skin has more melanin; therefore more UV radiation (3) Chemical
penetrates the skin and less vitamin D is produced. (4) Organ system
b. dark skin has more melanin; therefore less UV radiation (5) Organ
penetrates the skin and less vitamin D is produced. a. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
c. dark skin has more melanin; therefore more UV radiation b. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
penetrates the skin and more vitamin D is produced. c. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
d. dark skin has less melanin; therefore more UV radiation d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
penetrates the skin and more vitamin D is produced. e. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
e. dark skin has less melanin; therefore less UV radiation 34. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
penetrates the skin and less vitamin D is produced. a. The nail consists of layers of living cells from the stratum
25. Melanin production can be influenced by corneum.
a. genetics. b. Nails grow continually and do not have a resting stage.
b. exposure to sunlight. c. The cells of a nail are filled with a special hard type of
c. All of the choices are correct. keratin.
d. pregnancy. d. The production of cells within the nail matrix results in the
e. hormones. growth of the nail.
26. Given the cavities: e. The nail matrix and nail bed have a stratum basale.
1) Abdominal cavity 35. The appearance of age spots is typified by
2) Pelvic cavity a. a collection of abnormal pigment (not melanin) in the
3) Oral cavity skin.
4) Pericardial cavity b. an increased number of active melanocytes.
Which of these cavities are lined with serous membranes? c. altered blood flow to the skin (overall or in small areas).
a. 1, 2, 3 d. an increased production of melanin by normal number of
b. 1, 2, 3, 4 melanocytes.
c. 2, 3, 4 e. decreased oxygen content of blood.
d. 1 and 2 only 36. Studies at the biochemical and molecular levels would be most
e. 1, 2, 4 appropriate for learning about the __________.

GABRIELLE RAZON & LEO ABELLON — 1NUR-2

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