Unit 5, Integumentary System, Test Review

Question 1

Ecrine glands are all over the body & excrete sweat that includes all of these except:

Accepted Answer

Oils

Question 2

The Integumentary System is divided into how many main layers?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 3

Melanin, pigment colored from yellow - brown - black, is produced by these spider shaped cells?

Accepted Answer

Melanocytes

Question 4

These membranes line internal surfaces exposed to air & excrete a gooey substance.

Accepted Answer

Mucus

Question 5

The Integumentary System protects the body from ...

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 6

Deep pressure receptors, those towards the bottom of the dermis, are called:

Accepted Answer

Pacinian Corpuscles

Question 7

Jaundice, a yellowish cast to skin tone, is treated by exposure to ...

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

Question 8

Which of these three skin pigments is also responible for transporting oxygen in your body?

Accepted Answer

Hemoglobin

Question 9

Which internal membrane provides protection for joints?

Accepted Answer

Synovial

Question 10

Most of the cells in the epidermis are flat & full of fibers, and are found in which stratum?

Accepted Answer

Corneum

Question 11

Meissner's Corpuscles, located in dermal projections called papillae, are receptors for ...

Accepted Answer

Feeling Pressure

Question 12

The dermis is divided into two layers, which is closest to the epidermis?

Accepted Answer

Papillary

Question 13

Which of the two layers of the dermis is the thickest?

Accepted Answer

Reticular

Question 14

Which body system extends into the Integumentary System to provide sensors for the brain?

Accepted Answer

Nervous

Question 15

What happens to epidermal cells as they migrate to the surface of your skin?

Accepted Answer

Both (a) & (b)

Question 16

Homeostatic Imbalances of the skin include all of these except ...

Accepted Answer

Lunula

Question 17

Which stratum of the epidermis receives the most nutrients from the dermal blood vessels?

Accepted Answer

Basale

Question 18

This structure supplies nutrients from blood to grow a protein fiber sticking out of your skin.

Accepted Answer

Hair Follicle

Question 19

What are the 2 major groups of protective membranes covering entire body & internal cavities?

Accepted Answer

Connective Tissue Membranes, Epithelial Membranes

Question 20

Which layer of the epidermis is full of keratin, cornified to help prevent water loss

Accepted Answer

Stratum Corneum

Question 21

Produced by sebaceous glands, this substance is a lubricant & includes cell fragments.

Accepted Answer

Sebum

Question 22

Which stratum of the epidermis is responsible for creating new cells?

Accepted Answer

Basale

Question 23

Which tissue layer in the skin is also known as subcutaneous tissue & contains fat?

Accepted Answer

Hypodermis

Question 24

These structures are made of muscle cells and are responsible for standing hair on ends.

Accepted Answer

Arrector Pili

Question 25

Genetically determined patterns found on hands & feet are formed by the arrangement of ...

Accepted Answer

Papillae

Question 26

Keratinocytes (Keratin Cells) are full of these fibrous molecules to make them tough.

Accepted Answer

Proteins

Question 27

Most of the skin structures and appendages are found or formed in which layer?

Accepted Answer

Reticular

Question 28

Appendages of the skin include all the following except:

Accepted Answer

Melanocytes

Unit 5, Integumentary System, Test Review

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Unit 5, Integumentary System, Test Review

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