6. When we are tiny in stature and carry very little muscle or fat, we are likely to have a relatively
Minimal surface area
Small surface area to volume ratio
Large surface area to volume ratio
Equal surface area to volume
7. The consistency of the tissues that grow from the skin (hair, nails in humans and hooves, claws and horns in other animals) depends on
The hydration of the tissue
The presence of mineral
The closeness and arrangement of the protein fibres
The presence and proportion of elastic fibres
8. The epidermis is
A relatively static tissue undergoing little mitosis, it is composed of connective areolar and dense connective tissue and housed with many exocrine glands.
A rapidly changing epithelial tissue, renewed regularly by stratum spinosa cells dividing and pushing older dying cells further upwards toward the skin surface where the thicker dead keratinized cells lie.
A rapidly changing epithelial tissue, renewed regularly by stratum basale cells dividing and pushing older dying cells further upwards toward the skin surface, where the thinner dead keratinized cells lie.
A rapidly changing connective tissue, renewed regularly by granulosa cells dividing and pushing older dying cells further upwards toward the skin surface where the thinner dead keratinized cells lie.
9. Which of the following lists show the correct order of the layers of the epidermis - order from superficial to deep.
