1. Skin and Body Membranes4
Skin and Body Membranes

2. This membrane lines the inside of the thoracic cavity.
Peritoneum
Pleural
Pericardial
Integumentary
Answer: b) Pleural

3. These membranes line bursa and the fibrous capsules surrounding joints.
Serous
Peritoneal
Pleural
Synovial
Answer: d) Synovial

4. Third-degree burns involve the
epidermis.
dermis.
epidermis and dermis.
epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.
Answer: d) epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.

5. This layer of the epidermis is found only in thicker skin.
Stratum basale
Stratum spinosum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidium
Answer: d) Stratum lucidium

6. This type of gland is numerous and produces sweat.
Eccrine
Apocrine
Holocrine
Endocrine
Answer: a) Eccrine

7. The lining of the lungs is called the
peritoneum.
pericardium.
pleural membrane.
serous membrane.
Answer: c) pleural membrane.

8. These cells waterproof the outer surface of the skin.
Melanocytes
Lipocytes
Keratinocytes
Integumentocytes
Answer: c) Keratinocytes

9. These projections of the upper dermal layer contribute to the formation of fingerprints.
Microvilli
Dermal inclusions
Stratum lucidium
Dermal papillae
Answer: d) Dermal papillae

10. These smooth muscles contract to give you goose bumps.
Dermal papillae
Arrector pili
Skeletal muscles
Dermal sheaths
Answer: b) Arrector pili

11. This skin problem occurs frequently in children and forms water-filled lesions that crust over.
Impetigo
Dermatitis
Psoriasis
Carbuncles
Answer: a) Impetigo

12. This is a condition in which both the blood and skin appear blue.
Pallor
Jaundice
Cyanosis
Erythema
Answer: c) Cyanosis

13. Sebaceous glands are ____ glands.
oil
sweat
apocrine
eccrine
Answer: a) oil

14. The volume of fluid lost because of a burn can be determined indirectly by using the
rule of nines.
ABCD rule.
solar limitation rule.
SDR rule.
Answer: a) rule on nines.

15. This is the least malignant and most common skin cancer.
Malignant melanoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Cuboidal cell carcinoma
Answer: b) Basal cell carcinoma

16. This cancer increases rapidly and is often fatal.
Malignant melanoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Cuboidal cell carcinoma
Answer: a) Malignant melanoma

17. The American Cancer Society suggests applying this rule to recognizing melanomas.
Rule of nines
ABCD rule
Solar limitation rule
SDR rule
Answer: b) ABCD rule

18. This is a chronic condition believed to be an autoimmune disorder and showing dry, silvery scales that itch.
Herpes simplex
Dermatitis
Impetigo
Psoriasis
Answer: d) Psoriasis