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33.
What is the layer of the epidermis that protects the skin's moisture balance by acting as a barrier to
moisture loss called?
a. stratum lucidum
b. stratum corneum
c. stratum spinosum
d. stratum granulosum
34.
Squamous cells provide protection to the layers of the skin that are located below the stratum:
a. corneum
b. lucidum
c. granulosum
d. germinativum
35.
What is the transparent layer of the epidermis that is thickest on the palms of the hands and soles
of the feet?
a. stratum corneum
b. stratum lucidum
c. stratum spinosum
d. stratum germinativum
36.
Which cells protect the layers of the skin found below the stratum corneum?
a. Merkel
b. epithelial
c. fibroblast
d. squamous
37.
What are the ridges called that provide the palms of your hands and soles of your feet
with traction?
a. whorls
b. desmosomes
c. epidermal cells
d. squamous cells
38.
Which statement listed below is NOT true of the stratum lucidum layer?
a. is transparent
b. contains irregularly shaped cells
c. is the thickest on the palms of the hands
d. contains thick skin areas which have whorls
39.
Grain-like cells are found in the:
a. stratum lucidum
b. stratum corneum
c. stratum spinosum
d. stratum granulosum
40. In the superficial layers of the epidermis all cells are:
a. alive
b. dead
c. dying
d. growing
