WorksheetsIntegumentary System Anatomy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The two major components of the integumentary system are
the cutaneous membrane and accessory structures
the epidermis and hypodermis
hair and the nails
dermis and the subcutaneous layer
Beginning at the basal lamina and traveling toward the free surface, the epidermis includes the following layers
corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, germinativum
granulosum, lucidum, spinosum, germinativum, corneum
germinativum, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum
lucidum, grandulosum, spinosum, germinativum, corneum
The protein that permits stretch and recoil of the skin is
collagen
melanin
keratin
elastin
The two major components of the dermis are the
superficial fascia and cutaneous membrane
epidermis and hypodermis
papillary layer and reticular layer
stratum germinativum and stratum corneum
The accessory structures of the integument include the
blood vessels, glands, muscles, and nerves
Merkel cells, lamellated corpuscles, and tactile corpuscles
hair, skin and nails
hair follicles, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
The two types of exocrine glands in the skin are
merocrine and sweat glands
sebaceous and sweat glands
apocrine and sweat glands
eccrine and sweat glands
The stratum corneum of the nail root, which extends over the exposed nail, is called the
hyponychium
eponychium
cuticle
cerumen
The portion of the hair follicle where cell divisions occur is the
shaft
matrix
root hair plexus
cuticle
The primary function of sensible perspiration is to
get rid of wastes
protect the skin from dryness
maintain electrolyte balance
reduce body temperature
The cutaneous plexus and papillary plexus consists of
a network of arteries providing the dermal blood supply
a network of nerves providing dermal sensations
specialized cells for cutaneous sensations
gland cells that release cutaneous secretions
