Integumentary System
Practice Quiz
1. What tissue type is commonly found in the subcutaneous layer of the skin?
2. What tissue type makes up the epidermis?
3. List the 5 layers of the epidermis from outermost to innermost.
4. Where is the only places you will find the stratum lucidum?
5. What significant event begins in the stratum granulosum?
6. Name the 3 layers of a hair. Name the 2 layers of a hair follicle. Name the layer that surrounds
the follicle. What is the unique characteristic of the cuticle?
7. Name the 4 accessory cell types found in the epidermis and the function & location (if
indicated) of each.
8. Describe the stratum basale. Describe the stratum corneum.
9. Name the 4 types (one has two subtypes) of glands discussed in class. What does each
produce? Where is each located? What is unique concerning the apocrine glands?
10. List and describe the integumentary disorders discussed in lecture.
11. List the functions of the skin.
12. Identify the characteristics of the 3 types of burns.
13. What do Pacinian corpuscles detect and where are they located in the dermis? What do
Meissner’s corpuscles detect and where are they located in the dermis?
14. Identify the 3 pigments responsible for skin color. Which one ultimately determines a
person’s skin color?
15. Label the structures indicated on the diagram below.
16. List and describe the parts of the nail.
17. Describe the arrector pili muscle.
18. List the 2 layers of the dermis from outermost to innermost and indicate the prominent tissue
type in each one.
19. Describe the characteristics of perspiration.