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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions and diseases, is:dermatologyphysiologyanatomyhistology
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe largest organ of the human body is the:liverskinlungsheart
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the:surfaceepidermissubcutaneousdermis
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe epidermis layer of the skin is also known as the:dermis layerpapillary layercuticle layersubcutaneous layer
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe layer of skin that we see and is treated by the practitioner is the:melanincorneumkeratinspinosum
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe clear, transparent layer just under the stratum corneum that consists of small cells through which light can pass is the:stratum spinosumstratum granulosumstratum lucidiumstratum corneum
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe deepest layer of the epidermis, the basal cell layer, is also known as the:stratum germinativumstratum corneumstratum spinosumkeratin dermis
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe stratum germinativum is composed of several layers with special cells that produce a dark skin pigment called:granulesmelaninelongatedkeratin
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the derma corium, cutis, or true skin, is the:dermispapillarydermalepidermis
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe dermis layer is made up of two layers, which are the:papillary and reticularpapillary and dermaldermal and tactiletactile and reticular
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe top of the papillary layer where it joins the epidermis is the:epidermal-dermal connectiondermis corpusclesepidermal-dermal junctionepidermis junction
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe layer of the dermis that houses the nerve endings which provide the body with the sense of touch is found in the:secretory layerreticular layerdermal layerpapillary layer
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients is the:basal layersubcutaneous layerreticular layerpapillary layer
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFatty tissue found below the dermis is:papillaepapillary layertactilesubcutaneous tissue
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe tiny grains of pigment deposited in cells that provide skin with its color are:keratinproteinmelanincollagen
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