Learning | 2026–2027 Updated Edition
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Introduction to the Integumentary System
1. The integumentary system is comprised of what three parts of the
body?
2. List the three layers of the skin from superficial to deep.
3. Describe three functions of the integumentary system.
Your Answer:
1) Skin, hair, nails
2) Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
3) Produces vitamin D, protects body from pathogens, contains sensory
organs that protect skin and underlying tissue
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, Introduction to the Integumentary System
1. Hair, skin, and nails
2. Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
3. Production of vitamin D; contain sense organs for protection of
skin and underlying tissue; protection from pathogens
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Sense Organs
4. True or false: Thermoreceptors detect fine touch.
5. Merkel’s cells and Meisner’s corpuscles are thermoreceptors
6. True or false: Pacinian corpuscles detect pressure.
7. Review shape and location of sensory organs in the layers of the skin
(Figure 7.3)
Your Answer:
4) False. Thermoreceptors detect temperature changes
5) False. Merkel's cells and Meisner's corpuscles detect light touch and
vibration.
6) True
7) Done
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