Unit 5 Integumentary System

The integumentary system only consists of your skin.

• True

• False

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The integumentary system helps regulate the body's temperature and serves as a protective covering.

• True

• False

The accessory organs of the integumentary system are the oil and sweat glands, sensory receptors, hair and nails.

• True

• False

The function of the integumentary system includes all of these except what?

• Homeostasis

• Cooling system

• Synthesis of Vitamin A

• Excretion of wastes

The epidermis is composed of what kind of cells?

• Simple squamous epithelial

• Stratified cuboidal epithelial

• Stratified squamous epithelial

• Transitional epithelial

What types of cells found in the epidermis contain nerve endings that are touch receptors?

• Keratinocytes

• Langerhans cells

• Melanocytes

• Merkel cells

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What layer of the skin contains sweat glands?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Subcutaneous

What part of a hair can be seen?

• Follicle

• Matrix

• Root

• Shaft

What is the top layer of the skin called?

• Dermis
• Hypodermis
• Epidermis
• Subcutaneous

Nails are made out of what?

• All of the Above 
• Terminal 
•  Vellus 
  
• Keratin