Exam
Question 1
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 and Nails
2.Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
3.Works to produce vitamin D form ultraviolet radiation, contains
sensory receptors and glands for protection and input from world
to CNS, protects internal tissues from pathogens or changes in
environment.
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
Question 2
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, temperature
5.false, sense light touch and vibration.
6.true
7.ok
Sense Organs
4.False
5.False
6.True
7.Review figure of sensory organs