Cutaneous Structure and Function
- Previous year questions on Cutaneous Structure and Function for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Dermatology section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 33 live questions in Cutaneous Structure and Function.
- 1 of 33 questions carries a verified exam year: 2018.
- Dermatology is worth about 6 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.Blashco's lines are present along the
- ANerves
- BLymphatics
- CVessels
- DLines of development✓ Correct answer
Q2.What constitutes malpighian layer
- AStratum lucidum
- BStratum spinosum
- CStratum granulosum
- DStratum spinosum and basale✓ Correct answer
Q3.Principal cell of epidermis:
- AMelanocytes
- BLangerhan cell
- CKeratinocytes✓ Correct answer
- DMerkel cell
Q4.Haascheiben cells in epidermis are responsible for?
- ATouch✓ Correct answer
- BTemperature
- CPressure
- DProprioception
Q5.Blaschko's lines refers to lines of:
- AMelanocyte migration
- BEctodermal cell migration✓ Correct answer
- CMesodermal cell migration
- DEndodermal cell migration
Q6.A person starts to sweat on forehead and gets a runny watery nose whenever he eats hot and spicy meals. This kind of sweating is:
- AMental sweating
- BPhysical sweating
- CThermogenic sweating
- DGustatory sweating✓ Correct answer
Q7.Circulating lymphocytes are most sensitive to :
- AUV-A
- BUV-B
- CUV-C✓ Correct answer
- D760-800 mm
Q8.Sweat glands of palm can be defferentiated from others by the following :
- AApocrine glands
- BHigh chloride content
- CSecretion stumulated by emotional stimuli✓ Correct answer
- DChemical mediators mediators control control the sectetion.
Q9.Which layer of epidermis is underdeveloped in the VLBW infants in the initial 7 days?
- AStratum germinativum.
- BStratum granulosum
- CStratum lucidum
- DStratum corneum✓ Correct answer
Q10.Which of the following is responsible for protection from ultraviolet rays: September 2011
- AStratum corneum
- BLangerhans cells
- CApocrine sweat glands
- DMelanocyte✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: D. Lines of development; Q2: D. Stratum spinosum and basale; Q3: C. Keratinocytes; Q4: A. Touch; Q5: B. Ectodermal cell migration; Q6: D. Gustatory sweating; Q7: C. UV-C; Q8: C. Secretion stumulated by emotional stimuli; Q9: D. Stratum corneum; Q10: D. Melanocyte.
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- Dermatitis
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- Drug Eruptions and Reactive Cutaneous Disease
- Papulosquamous Skin Diseases
- Psoriasis
- Blistering Skin Diseases
- Cutaneous Mycobacterial Infections
- Cutaneous Bacterial Infections
- Cutaneous Viral Infections
- Cutaneous Fungal and Protozoal Infections
- Arthropod Bites and Parasitic Infestations
- Syphilis
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Other Than Syphilis
- Inherited Skin Disorders and Nutritional Dermatoses
- Cutaneous Connective Tissue Disease
- Cutaneous Malignancies
- Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease