The Integumentary System, Part 1 - Skin Deep: Crash Course A&P #6

The integumentary contributed to all the following except:

• excretion

• temperature regulation

• vitamin D production

• hematopoiesis

All of the following are components of the integumentary system except

• nails

• hair 

• bone

• sweat and oil glands

• epidermis

Your skin 

• is a non specific immune defense that helps prevent infection

• does not allow for regeneration of cells

• is not very strong

• is not porous

The epidermis is composed of 

• adipose tissue

• loose connective tissue

• pseudo stratified columnar epithelial tissue

• stratified squamous epithelial tissue

The epidermis

• is not able to be seen by the naked eye

• contains all living cells

• contains keratinocytes

• is permanent

Skin color is dependent on the amount of ______ contained in cells.

• carotene

• melanin

• steroids

• adipose tissue

Cells help to perceive touch are known as

• Merkel

• Nocioceptors

• Langerhans

• Free nerve endings

Thick skin has ____ epidermal layers.

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 3

Thin skin typically lacks

• stratum lucidum

• stratum spinosum

• stratum corneum

• stratum basale

The epidermis is

• connective tissue

• vascular

• avascular

• completely non living cells