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Integumentary System- Ayre

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the integumentary system include?

a)

Skin, sweat, oil glands, hair, and nails

b)

Bones, muscles, and tendons

c)

Heart, blood, and vessels

d)

Lungs and trachea

2.

The skin is the 1st barrier to keep good things, such as water in, and bad things, such as harmful bacteria out.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Multiple layers of skin protect the body, help regulate body temperature, and help excrete waste via sweat.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Name the two major groups that make up the body membranes in the integumentary system.

a)

Epithelial membranes (cutaneous and serous membranes) and connective tissue membranes (synovial membranes)

b)

Muscular membranes and nervous membranes

c)

Adipose membranes and lymphatic membranes

d)

Respiratory membranes and digestive membranes

5.

Cutaneous membranes are also known as the ________.

a)

Skin or Integumentary System

b)

Mucous Membranes

c)

Serous Membranes

d)

Synovial Membranes

6.

Serous membranes are made of ________ epithelium and layers of thin serous fluid.

a)

Simple squamous

b)

Stratified cuboidal

c)

Transitional

d)

Pseudostratified columnar

7.

Connective tissue membranes are also called ________ membranes and contain loose areolar connective tissue with no epithelial cells.

a)

Synovial

b)

Mucous

c)

Serous

d)

Cutaneous

8.

Which of the following is NOT a property of the integumentary system?

a)

Waterproof

b)

Stretchable

c)

Washable

d)

Conducts electricity

e)

Invisibly repairs self

9.

What are the main functions of the skin?

a)

Digestion, absorption, and excretion

b)

Protection, insulation, and cushion

c)

Respiration, movement, and support

d)

Circulation, filtration, and secretion

10.

Which system controls the capillary network and sweat glands in the skin?

a)

Digestive system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Respiratory system

d)

Circulatory system

11.

Fill in the blank: The skin regulates ________ loss.

a)

heat

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

nutrient

12.

What is the acidic secretion of the skin called that protects against bacterial infection?

a)

Acid mantle

b)

Sebum

c)

Melanin

d)

Keratin

13.

Which layer of the skin is capable of being hard or tough?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Adipose tissue

14.

A blister is trapped between which two layers of the skin?

a)

Between the epidermis and dermis

b)

Between the hypodermis and dermis

c)

Between the stratum corneum and subcutaneous tissue

d)

Between the epidermis and hypodermis

15.

What type of tissue is responsible for curves in women?

a)

Muscle tissue

b)

Adipose tissue

c)

Connective tissue

d)

Nervous tissue