Chapter 3 Physiology and Histology of the Skin Questions & Answers A+ Graded

Chapter 3 Physiology and Histology of the Skin Questions & Answers A+ Graded What forms peptides? - CORRECT ANSWER-amino acids What is a characteristic of healthy skin? - CORRECT ANSWER-slightly acidic If amino acids form peptides, what do peptides form? - CORRECT ANSWER-proteins What term refers to the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER-skin histology What are the building blocks of body tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER-proteins Skin is also known as the integumentary system. - CORRECT ANSWER-True Appendages of the skin include hair, nails, sweat glands, and oil glands. - CORRECT ANSWER-True Skin is thickest on the knees and elbows. - CORRECT ANSWER-False Skin histology is the study of the structure and composition of the skin tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER-True Hormones, growth factors, and other biochemicals control the skin's intricate functions. - CORRECT ANSWER-True Healthy skin is highly acidic. - CORRECT ANSWER-False The building blocks of body tissue are fats. - CORRECT ANSWER-False Skin is the largest organ in the body. - CORRECT ANSWER-True glands that produce sebum - CORRECT ANSWER-sebaceous glands that excrete perspiration, regulate body temperature, and detoxify the body - CORRECT ANSWER-sudoriferous the average pH of the acid mantle - CORRECT ANSWER-5,5 the hormone that stimulates cells to reproduce and heal - CORRECT ANSWERepidermal growth factor protects the body from overheating - CORRECT ANSWER-perspiration