The Skin (Integumentary System) Part 1

The Skin (Integumentary System) Part 1

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The epidermis has

• blood vessels

• no blood vessels

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This function of the skin allows  the body to retain or lose heat.

• body temperature regulation
• storage
• excretion
• absorption

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Melanin:

• Helps protect skin from UV radiation
• Is found in almost every human being
• Is responsible for skin color
• All of the above

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Which layer of the Integumentary System is the deepest / 3rd layer?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Callouses

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How many layers are there in the Integumentary System?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

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Where does the vitamin D process start in the body?

• Kidneys

• GI tract

• Liver

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The top layer of the epidermis is made of:

• flat, dead cells
• melanin
• collagen
• healthy, living cells

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function as sensory receptors for touch

• keratinocytes

• melanocytes

• Langerhans' cells

• Merkel cells

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macrophages that help activate our immune system

• melanocytes

• keratinocytes

• Langerhans' cells

• Merkel cells

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These cells synthesize skin pigment to give skin and hair its color; found in the deepest layer of the epidermis:

• keratinocytes

• melanocytes

• Langerhans' cells

• Merkel cells

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These cells give the epidermis its protective properties

• keratinocytes

• melanocytes

• Langerhans' cells

• Merkel Cells

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How does melanin protect cell's DNA from the damaging effects of Ultraviolet light?

• It relies on folate

• It doesn't you must use sunscreen

• it activates vitamin D3 production which takes care of that

• Forms a protective cap over the nucleus of skin cells

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What kind of cells create melanin?

• Keratinocyte
• Melanocyte
• Leukocyte
• Erythrocyte

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Glands and hair follicles grow in the 

• epidermis
• connective ttissue
• dermis
• fibrous tissue

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Condition in which the body does not produce melanin and the skin does not have color.

• Impetigo

• Ringworm

• Necrotizing Fasciitis

• Albinism

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The epidermis is composed of _____.

• stratified squamous epithelium
• simple columnar epithelium
• adipose tissue
• connective tissue

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Glands and hair follicles grow in the 

• epidermis
• connective ttissue
• dermis
• fibrous tissue

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Which layer of the dermis contains pain and touch receptors and epidermal ridges?

• papillary

• reticular

• collagen

• adipose

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Which of the following gives us our fingerprints?

• epidermal ridges

• flexure lines

• collagen

• lymphatic vessels

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The hypodermis is ____ to the dermis.

• Interior

• Superficial

• Deep

• Inferior

• Superior

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To take an impact.

• Subcutaneous Layer

• Adipose Tissue

• Insulation

• Anchoring

• Shock Absorption

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To keep attached.

• Subcutaneous Layer

• Adipose Tissue

• Insulation

• Anchoring

• Shock Absorption

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To keep warm.

• Subcutaneous Layer

• Adipose Tissue

• Insulation

• Anchoring

• Shock Absorption

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Another name for the hypodermis

• Subcutaneous Layer

• Adipose Tissue

• Insulation

• Anchoring

• Shock Absorption

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Another name for the hypodermis

• Subcutaneous Layer

• Adipose Tissue

• Insulation

• Anchoring

• Shock Absorption

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In which order do the layers of skin occur from the outside to the inside

• Dermis, Epidermis, Hypodermis
• Hypodermis, Dermis, Epidermis
• Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
• Epidermis, Hypodermis, Dermis

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Melanin is a type of cell that produces ________ within our skin.

• Texture
• Color
• Hair
• Vitamin D