Integumentary System Quiz

What part of the integumentary system sends and receives messages?

• Glands

• Hair

• Nails

• Nerves

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the order of the layers of skin listed from superficial to deep?

• epidermis, hypodermis, dermis

• dermis, epidermis

• epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

• hypodermis, dermis, epidermis

Skin color is due to a pigment called ________.

• Keratin

• Melanin

• Chromatin

• Epithelium

Which layer of the skin is avascular? (no blood supply)

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

• all of these are avascular

Which layer of skin is keratinized?

• epidermis
• dermis
• hypodermis
• all of these are keratinized

Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?

• epidermis
• dermis
• hypodermis
• hyperdermis

The sweat gland that produces "stinky, milky" sweat is the

• Apocrine gland

• Eccrine gland

• Sudoriferous gland

• Sebaceous gland

Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the ______ muscle

• Arrector pili
• Apocrine
• Eccrine
• Sebaceous

What is the name of tube that our hair grows from?

• Follicle
• Root
• Shaft
• Sebaceous

What gland is responsible for keeping our hair soft and is a barrier for bacteria and fungi?

• Sudoriferous
• Sebaceous
• Melanin
• Carotene