Skin – Set 1 – Anatomy of Skin
1. Desmosomes are helpful in connecting
a) Keratinocytes
b) Melanocytes
c) Dermis and Epidermis
d) Langerhans cells
2. True about stratum lucidum
a) Sandwitched between S. spinosum and S.granulosum
b) Sandwitched between S. corneum and S.granulosum
c) Contain hair follicle
d) Also known as prickle cell layer
e) Contain degenerated cells
3. Which layer of epidermis is underdeveloped in the VLBW infants in the initial 7 days
a) Stratum germinativum
b) Stratum granulosum
c) Stratum lucidum
d) Stratum corneum
4. Melanocytes are present in
a) Stratum corneum
b) Stratum basale
c) Stratum granulosum
d) Dermis
5. All statements are true regarding skin except –
a) Skin is stratified squamous epithelium
b) Melanocyte & merkel cells are immigrant cells
c) Keratin filaments are a hallmark of epidermal cells
d) Keratinization process cause hydration of cells
e) Spines of spinous cells are formed from house keeping organelle
6.Basal cell degeneration seen in
a) Lichen planus
b) Psoriasis
c) Pemphigus
7. Acantholysis involves
a) Epidermis
b) Dermis
c) Dermo-epidermal junction
d) Subcutaneous tissue
8. Acanthosis involves
a) Strispinosufn
b) Strigranuolosum
c) Str Basale
d) Str corneum
9. Dyskeratosis is characteristic feature of
a) Darriers ds
b) Pemphigus vulgaris
c) Psoriasis
d) Bowen’s disease
e) Hailey-Hailey ds
10. In which of the following conditions Parakeratosis most frequently occurs
a) Actinic keratoses
b) Seborrheic keratoses
c) Molluscum contagiosum
d) Basal cell carcinoma
