INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Integumentary System Functions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protection, temperature regulation,
sensation, metabolic functions, blood reservoir, and excretion.



Protection Function of Skin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protects against pathogens, UV radiation,
dehydration, and physical injury.



Temperature Regulation Function - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Regulates body temperature through sweat
glands and blood vessel dilation or constriction.



Sensory Function of Skin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Detects touch, pressure, pain, vibration, and
temperature.



Metabolic Function of Skin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Synthesizes Vitamin D3.



Blood Reservoir Function - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stores blood within dermal blood vessels.



Excretion Function - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Eliminates small amounts of waste through sweat.



Free Nerve Endings - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Detect pain and temperature; found in epidermis and
dermis.



Meissner's Corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Detect light touch; found in dermal papillae.



Pacinian Corpuscles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Detect deep pressure and vibration; found in deep dermis
and hypodermis.



Merkel Discs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Detect light touch and texture; found in basal layer of epidermis.