More chapter 7 study statemtnts

Question 1

vitamin D3 is converted to calcidiol in the

Answer 1

liver.

Question 1

Profilaggrin is converted to __________) as epidermal cells move superficially

Answer 1

filaggrin (filament aggregating protein

Question 2

Keratin is synthesized in the

Answer 2

nail matrix.

Question 3

_________ are avascular

Answer 3

Epidermal pegs

Question 4

Hair follicles are

Answer 4

not avascular

Question 5

Calbindin is synthesized at ribosomes within the ___________ cells

Answer 5

intestinal mucosal

Question 6

Which type of cells are abundant in the dermis and play a role in connective tissue formation?

Answer 6

fibroblasts

Question 7

Which layer of the skin does not undergo fibrosis?

Answer 7

Epidermis

Question 8

What does fillagrin do in the epidermis?

Answer 8

Filaggrin can help maintain optimal pH of the epidermis.

Question 9

163. Vitamin D3 is aka

Answer 9

cholecalciferol

Question 10

The number of separate anagen phases experienced by a hair matrix in one year ________ affects the hair’s length.

Answer 10

negatively(because that means it’s interrupted more)

Question 11

What type of immune cells are Langerhans cells classified as?

Answer 11

Dendritic

Question 12

terminal hairs are _______- than vellus hairs

Answer 12

coarser

Question 13

No cell division occurs in the hair matrix cells during the _______ phase.

Answer 13

telogen

Question 14

173. Fibroblasts are not in the _______

Answer 14

epidermis.

Question 15

174. Eleidin is a stage of ________ in the stratum ______ cells.

Answer 15

keratin processing, lucidum

Question 16

Why can’t you see eleidin in thin skin?.

Answer 16

Eleidin does not accumulate enough in thin skin to make a visible stratum

Question 17

From which type of cells do skin derivatives arise?

Answer 17

Epidermal

Question 18

About how long after formation do squame cells typically exfoliate from the skin?

Answer 18

4 weeks

Question 19

What is the activity status of Vitamin D3?

Answer 19

Inactive

Question 20

UV radiation converts ______________- in the skin to ______________

Answer 20

dehydrocholesterol, cholecalciferol

Question 21

What is another name for Vitamin D3?

Answer 21

Cholecalciferol

Question 22

165. __________- do not contain pilosebaceous units.

Answer 22

palms and soles

Question 23

166. Langerhans cells are _______important to the body’s defense.

Answer 23

dendritic cells

Question 24

167. __________s surround vascularized hair papillae

Answer 24

Avascular hair bulb