Functions of the Integumentary System

Functions of the Integumentary System

Multiple Choice

What cell type located in the epidermis is scaly and durable?

• collagen

• keratinocytes

• hemocytes

Multiple Choice

What cell type located in the epidermis protects us from UV radiation?

• melanocytes

• keratinocytes

• phagocytes

Open Ended

Describe what you would look or feel like if your skin was not waterproof and you got caught in the rain?

Multiple Choice

Where in the dermis is there an abundance of blood vessels?

• papillary layer

• reticular layer

Multiple Choice

In what layer of the dermis are sweat glands formed?

• papillary layer

• reticular layer

Poll

What do you think is more painful: a tattoo or a piercing?

• tattoo

• piercing

Multiple Choice

Touch receptions are called:

• Miller's corpuscles

• Mayner's corpuscles

• Meissner's corpuscles