A&P - Integumentary System

The _________ is the outermost layer of skin.

• dermis

• hypodermis

• epidermis

• subcutaneous

The deepest layer of the epidermis is the:

• stratum corneum

• stratum basale

• stratum spinosum

• stratum lucidum

Mucous membranes:

• line body cavities closed to the exterior

• line body cavities open to the exterior

• are gross

• don't exist

Serous membranes:

• line body cavities closed to the exterior

• line body cavities open to the exterior

• are AKA the skin

• have glands in them

Cutaneous membranes:

• line body cavities open to the exterior

• line body cavities closed to the exterior

• form what we know as the skin

• are under the dermis

Synovial membranes:

• form what we know as the skin

• are found around joints and tendons

• line body cavities open to the exterior

• line body cavities closed to the exterior

The #1 function of the integumentary system is:

• temperature regulation

• sensory perception

• protection

• Vitamin D production

The deepest layer of the skin is the:

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis/subcutaneous

• stratum corneum

Keratinocytes are cells that make (a)   .

The most superficial layer of the epidermis is the:

• stratum basale

• stratum corneum

• stratum granulosum

• stratum spinosum