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NSG530 - CHAPTER 13: INTEGUMENTARY FUNCTION EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
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Why is the skin important? Because it provides a layer of protection between us & our environment
The skin keeps _____ &______out of our - Bacteria
bloodstream - Viruses
The skin acts as a_________between us & Physical barrier
the environment
T/F: The skin is thin F: The skin is several layers thick
The skin helps to keep_____in the body Fluids
- It protects the body from pathogen invasions
What are the functions of the - It regulates temperature
integumentary system? - It senses environmental changes
- It maintains water balance
- Skin
- Nails
What is the integumentary system
- Hair
composed of?
- Mucous membranes
- Glands
What are mucous membranes? Moist membranes that are essentially exposed to the external environment
- Mucous glands
Which glands of the body are glands - Oil glands
of the integumentary system? - Serous glands
- Sweat glands
Our bodies have layers of cells inside We have these layers of cells to protect us from the environmental pathogens that
of the mouth, on the lining of the we encounter everyday
intestines, & all the way through the GI
system; why do we have these
layers?
How many layers of the skin are there? 3
- Hypodermis
What are the 3 layers of the skin? - Dermis
- Epidermis
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- The lowest, innermost layer of the skin
What is the hypodermis?
- Inner fat
The dermis is the_____, connective tissue Middle
layer of the skin
Which layer of the skin contains many of The dermis
the structures that allow the skin to --> The dermis has got it going on!
function, such as sweat glands, oil glands,
blood vessels, & nerves?
Stratified squamous epithelial cells
What type of cells make up the
epidermis?
What are stratified squamous Cells that are stacked on each other that look like eggs
epithelial cells?
T/F: Stratified squamous epithelial cells T: Stratified squamous epithelial cells help the skin provide protection
help the skin provide protection
The_____is the outermost layer of the skin Epidermis
& the outer squamous epithelium
What is melanin? The pigment that protects the skin from UV rays
Melanin is the pigment that Freckles
gives coloration to in
our skin
We produce more/less melanin when we More
are in the sun
We produce more/less melanin if we have Less
very pale skin
The________of the skin is the hardened Keratinized layer
part of the skin that we can touch
Keratinized skin cells have no _____ Nucleus
The keratinized cells form a_____layer on Waterproof
the surface of the skin
T/F: The top layers of the skin will slough T: The top layers of the skin will slough off & the bottom layers will push up; we are
off & the bottom layers will push up; we constantly replacing skin cells
are constantly replacing skin cells
- Hair follicles
- Sweat glands
- Arrector pili
What is the dermis made up of?
- Blood vessels
- Nerves
- Collagen fibers
Small muscles that make our hair stand up; they function when we have
What are arrector pili?
goosebumps
How do blood vessels help our bodies to Blood vessels can help to cool the body by dilating & releasing heat from the
control temperature? skin's surface causing us to sweat
________make our skin resilient Collagen fibers
T/F: As we get older, collagen wears T: As we get older, collagen wears down & we develop wrinkles & saggy skin
down
What is the hypodermis made of? Fat
Because the hypodermis is made of Warmth
fat, the hypodermis provides the body
with
_____
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NSG530 - CHAPTER 13: INTEGUMENTARY FUNCTION EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
Terms in this set (249)
Why is the skin important? Because it provides a layer of protection between us & our environment
The skin keeps _____ &______out of our - Bacteria
bloodstream - Viruses
The skin acts as a_________between us & Physical barrier
the environment
T/F: The skin is thin F: The skin is several layers thick
The skin helps to keep_____in the body Fluids
- It protects the body from pathogen invasions
What are the functions of the - It regulates temperature
integumentary system? - It senses environmental changes
- It maintains water balance
- Skin
- Nails
What is the integumentary system
- Hair
composed of?
- Mucous membranes
- Glands
What are mucous membranes? Moist membranes that are essentially exposed to the external environment
- Mucous glands
Which glands of the body are glands - Oil glands
of the integumentary system? - Serous glands
- Sweat glands
Our bodies have layers of cells inside We have these layers of cells to protect us from the environmental pathogens that
of the mouth, on the lining of the we encounter everyday
intestines, & all the way through the GI
system; why do we have these
layers?
How many layers of the skin are there? 3
- Hypodermis
What are the 3 layers of the skin? - Dermis
- Epidermis
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- The lowest, innermost layer of the skin
What is the hypodermis?
- Inner fat
The dermis is the_____, connective tissue Middle
layer of the skin
Which layer of the skin contains many of The dermis
the structures that allow the skin to --> The dermis has got it going on!
function, such as sweat glands, oil glands,
blood vessels, & nerves?
Stratified squamous epithelial cells
What type of cells make up the
epidermis?
What are stratified squamous Cells that are stacked on each other that look like eggs
epithelial cells?
T/F: Stratified squamous epithelial cells T: Stratified squamous epithelial cells help the skin provide protection
help the skin provide protection
The_____is the outermost layer of the skin Epidermis
& the outer squamous epithelium
What is melanin? The pigment that protects the skin from UV rays
Melanin is the pigment that Freckles
gives coloration to in
our skin
We produce more/less melanin when we More
are in the sun
We produce more/less melanin if we have Less
very pale skin
The________of the skin is the hardened Keratinized layer
part of the skin that we can touch
Keratinized skin cells have no _____ Nucleus
The keratinized cells form a_____layer on Waterproof
the surface of the skin
T/F: The top layers of the skin will slough T: The top layers of the skin will slough off & the bottom layers will push up; we are
off & the bottom layers will push up; we constantly replacing skin cells
are constantly replacing skin cells
- Hair follicles
- Sweat glands
- Arrector pili
What is the dermis made up of?
- Blood vessels
- Nerves
- Collagen fibers
Small muscles that make our hair stand up; they function when we have
What are arrector pili?
goosebumps
How do blood vessels help our bodies to Blood vessels can help to cool the body by dilating & releasing heat from the
control temperature? skin's surface causing us to sweat
________make our skin resilient Collagen fibers
T/F: As we get older, collagen wears T: As we get older, collagen wears down & we develop wrinkles & saggy skin
down
What is the hypodermis made of? Fat
Because the hypodermis is made of Warmth
fat, the hypodermis provides the body
with
_____
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