Integumentary System

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

• Homeostasis

• Cooling system

• Synthesis of Vitamin A

• Excretion of wastes

What layer of skin produces melanin?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Subcutaneous

The epidermis is composed of what kind of cells?

• Simple squamous epithelial

• Stratified cuboidal epithelial

• Stratified squamous epithelial

• Transitional epithelial

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 part of the hair provides cells for new growth?

• Bulb

• Matrix

• Papilla

• Root

Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the ______ muscle

• Arrector pili
• Apocrine
• Eccrine
• Sebaceous

Skin color is due to a pigment called

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

The layer of the epidermis that is capable of dividing is

• Stratum basale
• Stratum corneum
• Stratum lucidum
• Stratum spinosum

The sweat gland that produces "stinky" sweat is the 

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