The Integumentary System

Multiple Choice

Why is the integumentary system considered your body's shield, thermostat, and sensor?

• Because it helps with digestion, movement, and breathing

• Because it acts as a barrier, regulates temperature, and senses the environment

• Because it produces hormones, stores energy, and fights infections

• Because it controls thoughts, emotions, and memory

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the skin is primarily responsible for sensation and contains sweat glands, hair follicles, nerves, and blood vessels?

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

• Stratum corneum

Multiple Select

Which of the following processes help cool down the body when it gets too hot? Select all that apply.

• Sweat glands release water onto the skin surface

• Blood vessels constrict to reduce heat loss

• Sweat evaporates, taking heat away from the skin

• Blood vessels widen to release more heat

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a major function of the integumentary system?

• Protection

• Regulation

• Digestion

• Sensation