Medical English Quiz 3: The Skin

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1. Skin receptors detecting touch are called __

   MERKEL'S DISKS

   MERKEL DISKS

   MERKELS DISKS

   MACKEREL DISKS

2. Skin receptors detecting touch-location are called __

   MEISNER CORPUSCLES

   MEISSNER'S CORPUSCLES

   MINCIR CORPUSCLES

   MEINCER CORPUSCLES

3. Skin reaction to cold, or other stimuli is called __

   CHICKEN FLESH

   HEN FLESH

   GOOSE BUMPS

   CHICK-SHOCK

4. Squamous epithelial cells are __

   SQUALE-SHAPED

   SCALE-SHAPED

   ROD-SHAPED

   MOON-SHAPED

5. Collagen is a protein not found in __

   THE BRAIN

   THE SKIN

   CARTILEGE

   BONE

6. What does the dermis not contain?

   NERVE ENDINGS

   BLOOD VESSELS

   MARROW

   HAIR BULBS

7. Dermis papilae __ from the dermis into the epidermis.

   PROTRUDE

   INTRUDE

   EXTRUDE

   RETRIEVE

8. Which function is not performed by the skin?

   SUNRAYS SHIELD

   REGULATION OF TEMPERATURE

   PROTECTION OF ORGANS

   PRODUCTION OF HORMONES

9. Which function is not performed by the adipose tissue?

   FAT-STORAGE

   THERMAL INSULATION

   JOINT LUBRICATION

   PROTECTIVE PADDING

10. Which function is not performed by the muscle called the 'arrector pili'?

    REACT TO THERMAL STIMULUS

    FACILITATE BLOOD-CIRCULATION

    PULL HAIR ERECT

    RELEASE SKIN-OIL

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