Download Anatomy Worksheet Chapter 4 The Skin and Body Membranes

Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 4 Worksheet: The Skin and Body Membranes
1.
Name the epidermal layers that are described below.
a. the outermost layer
b. the layer which is the source of new epidermal cells
c. the layer in which keratin synthesis begins and cells begin to die
d. named because the cells look like miniature pincushions
e. cells have eleidin, found only in thick skin
f. layer of dead cells that are filled with keratin
2. What type of vitamin can be produced by the skin?
3. Give another name for the skin.
4. Where are mucus membranes found?
5. Why don’t we get water logged when we go swimming?
6. What causes cold sores?
7. What layer of the skin does not have a blood supply of its own?
8. How is “tanning” somewhat protective?
9. Where are pain and touch receptors located?
10. Name the pigments responsible for skin color. What is an albino?
11. How does the epidermis get nutrients if it doesn’t have a blood supply?
12. What is acne?
13. What anatomically are fingernails and from what layer do the nails form?
14. When do eccrine glands become active?
15. Where are apocrine glands found?
16. What is the first threat to life from a massive third- degree burn?
17. Describe how a physician uses the “rule of nines”
18. Describe contact dermatitis.
19. What are the two most life threatening concerns about severe burns?
20. What produces “goose bumps?”
Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 4 Worksheet: The Skin and Body Membranes
1. Name the epidermal layers that are described below.
a. the outermost layer
b. the layer which is the source of new epidermal cells
c. the layer in which keratin synthesis begins and cells begin to die
d. named because the cells look like miniature pincushions
e. cells have eleidin, found only in thick skin
f. layer of dead cells that are filled with keratin
2. What type of vitamin can be produced by the skin?
3. Give another name for the skin.
4. Where are mucus membranes found?
5. Why don’t we get water logged when we go swimming?
6. What causes cold sores?
7. What layer of the skin does not have a blood supply of its own?
8. How is “tanning” somewhat protective?
9. Where are pain and touch receptors located?
10. Name the pigments responsible for skin color. What is an albino?
11. How does the epidermis get nutrients if it doesn’t have a blood supply?
12. What is acne?
13. What anatomically are fingernails and from what layer do the nails form?
14. When do eccrine glands become active?
15. Where are apocrine glands found?
16. What is the first threat to life from a massive third- degree burn?
17. Describe how a physician uses the “rule of nines”
18. Describe contact dermatitis.
19. What are the two most life threatening concerns about severe burns?
20. What produces “goose bumps?”