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1. 
The function of the lymphatic capillaries is to:
A.
Prevent back flow of lymph
B.
Receive lymph from the tissue fluids
C.
Ingest foreign particles
D.
Fight infection
2. 
What key function does the dermal papilla have?
A.
It attaches the erector pili muscle to the skin
B.
It supplies nourishment to the hair follicle
C.
It produces colour pigment in the hair
D.
It secretes sebum into the follicle
3. 
What is the function of fibroblasts?
A.
To produce testosterone
B.
To produce white blood cells
C.
To produce collagen
D.
To produce melanin
4. 
What do eccrine glands excrete?
A.
Hormones
B.
Milky fluid
C.
Watery sweat
D.
Serum
5. 
Which of the following is a function of the sebaceous glands?
A.
To control temperature
B.
To act as nerve receptors
C.
To remove waste from the skin
D.
To produce sebum
6. 
Where can the stratum germinativum be found?
A.
In the epidermis
B.
In the dermis
C.
Beneath the subcutaneous layer
D.
Beneath the reticular layer
7. 
Which of the following is a layer of the epidermis?
A.
Dermal papilla
B.
Stratum lucidum
C.
Adipose layer
D.
Subcutaneous layer
8. 
What type of nerve endings in the skin are triggered in response to touch?
A.
Motor
B.
Olfactory
C.
Efferent
D.
Sensory
9. 
What is the function of the erector pili muscle?
A.
To help secrete sweat
B.
To help control body temperature
C.
To form the acid mantle
D.
To supply the hair with nutrients
10. 
Which of the following is correct?
A.
The skin allows absorption of water into the dermis
B.
The skin excretes perspiration through the sebaceous glands
C.
The skin acts as a waterproof barrier
D.
The skin secretes melanin from the eccrine glands
11. 
What are the characteristics of normal skin?
A.
Thin epidermis
B.
Underactive sebaceous glands
C.
Soft and supple to the touch
D.
Translucent appearance
12. 
Which of the following client groups tends to be more sensitive to UV rays?
A.
White
B.
Asian
C.
Black
D.
Mixed
13. 
How would you recognise an oily skin?
A.
Dryness, dull appearance
B.
Fine texture with a tendency towards broken capillaries
C.
Orange peel texture, thin/transparent
D.
Open pores, sallow appearance
14. 
How would you recognise skin ageing?
A.
Tighter skin on the face and neck
B.
Fine wrinkling around the eye
C.
Smooth skin
D.
Clear skin
15. 
With age the skin will lose?
A.
Muscle tone
B.
Pigmentation
C.
Moles
D.
Open pores
16. 
What is the action of the depressor anguli oris?
A.
Raises the corner of the mouth
B.
Raises the jaw
C.
Rotates the head
D.
Pulls down the corner of the mouth
17. 
Where would you find the deltoid muscle?
A.
Neck
B.
Shoulder
C.
Chest
D.
Face
18. 
Drawing the arm forwards and medially is the action of which of the following muscles?
A.
Temporalis
B.
Mentalis
C.
Pectoralis
D.
Frontalis
19. 
What is the action of the corrugator?
A.
Closes the eyes
B.
Lifts the skin on the chin
C.
Draws eyebrows together causing vertical furrows
D.
Raises the jaw
20. 
What is the action of the mentalis?
A.
Retracts angle of the mouth and lifts upper lip
B.
Lifts skin on the chin, turns lower lip outwards
C.
Pulls down the corners of the mouth
D.
Moves the angle of the mouth up and back
21. 
'Grinning' is the action created from which of the following muscles?
A.
Risorius
B.
Orbicularis Oris
C.
Frontalis
D.
Corrugator
22. 
Which of the following is the action of the platysma?
A.
Wrinkles the skin of the neck
B.
Wrinkles the skin of the forehead
C.
Rotates the scapula
D.
Rotates the head
23. 
Where would you find the orbicularis oculi?
A.
Around the mouth
B.
Around the eyes
C.
Around the nose
D.
Around the ear
24. 
What is the position of the frontalis muscle?
A.
The side of the neck
B.
In the chest
C.
The forehead
D.
The bottom of the skull
25. 
Which of the following is the action of the buccinator muscle?
A.
Aids in chewing
B.
Aids in swallowing
C.
Pulls the corner of the mouth downwards
D.
Draws the corner of the mouth upwards
26. 
Which of the following muscles crosses the wrist?
A.
Gastrocnemius
B.
Peroneus brevis
C.
Flexor digitorum longus
D.
Flexor carpi ulnaris
27. 
Where is the soleus muscle?
A.
In the toes
B.
On the sole of the foot
C.
In the lower leg
D.
On the top of the foot
28. 
Which of the following muscle/s are found in the hand?
A.
Brachioradialis
B.
Extensor carpi ulnaris
C.
Flexor carpi radialis
D.
Hypothenar muscles
29. 
Where is the tibialis anterior?
A.
In the calf
B.
In the front of the lower leg
C.
In the side of the foot
D.
In the front of the foot
30. 
Which of the following is the only movable bone in the skull?
A.
Maxilla
B.
Parietal
C.
Temporal
D.
Mandible
31. 
Which of the following are bones of the face?
A.
Temporal, sphenoid
B.
Occipital, parietal
C.
Frontal, ethmoid
D.
Maxilla, zygomatic
32. 
Which of the following is found in the cranium?
A.
Lacrimal
B.
Occipital
C.
Nasal
D.
Maxilla
33. 
What is the position of the nasal bones?
A.
Base of the skull
B.
Behind the ear
C.
Bridge of the nose
D.
Cheek
34. 
What type of bone is the frontal bone?
A.
Long
B.
Short
C.
Irregular
D.
Flat
35. 
What is the position of the mandible bone?
A.
The forehead
B.
The bottom of the nose
C.
The upper jaw
D.
The lower jaw
36. 
Where would you find the sternum?
A.
The neck
B.
The head
C.
The shoulders
D.
The chest
37. 
Which of the following is a bone of the foot?
A.
Tibia
B.
Metatarsal
C.
Metacarpal
D.
Ulna
38. 
What do the carpal bones form?
A.
The wrist
B.
The fingers
C.
The elbow
D.
The collar bone
39. 
Which of the following bones form the wrist?
A.
Ulna
B.
Metacarpal
C.
Radius
D.
Carpal
40. 
How many tarsal bones are there in each foot?
A.
6
B.
7
C.
8
D.
9