Integumentary Review

Skin color is due to a pigment called

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

The sweat gland that produces "stinky" sweat is the 

• Apocrine gland
• Eccrine gland
• Sudoriferous gland
• Sebaceous gland

The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called

• keratin
• melanin
• carotene
• mucus

The epidermis is composed of _____.

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

The function of sebum is:

• Keeps skin soft and moist
• Help to regulate body temperature
• Produce vitamin D
• Protect skin from mechanical damage

Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the ______ muscle

• Arrector pili
• Apocrine
• Eccrine
• Sebaceous

In which layer of the skin are melanocytes located?

• Dermis
• Subcutaneous/ hypodermis
• Epidermis
• None of the above

Where are hair roots located within the skin?

• In the epidermis
• In the subcutaneous/hypodermis
• in the dermis
• None of these

What is the function of melanin?

• To protect the DNA in cells from UV radiation.
• To protect the skin from bug bites
• To produce fat

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• below
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