ATI Teas Human Anatomy & Physiology questions with
detailed verified answers 100%correct (The Integumentary
System)
1.What is the largest organ in the body?: Skin (integumentary system)
2.What is the outer layer of the skin?: Epidermis
3.What is the middle layer of the skin?: Dermis
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4.What is the inner layer of the skin?: Hypodermis or Subcutan
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5.What does the epidermis contain?: Dead skin cells, keratin, and
melanocytes
6.Keratin: Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails
7.Melanocytes: Cells that produce melanin which is a skin pigment
8.What does the dermis contain?: collagen, blood vessels, glands, hair
follicles, and nerve endings
9.Collagen: tough, flexible connective tissue found in parts of the body
such as the ear
10.Sebaceous glands: accessory structures originating in the dermis that
secrete sebum onto hair emerging from the hair follicle
11.Sudoriferous glands: also known as sweat glands; there are two types
of sweat glands
12.Apocrine sweat glands: accessory structures of the dermis that are in
physical association with hair follicles, producing a secretion with an
odor (possibly a sex pheromone to humans)
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detailed verified answers 100%correct (The Integumentary
System)
1.What is the largest organ in the body?: Skin (integumentary system)
2.What is the outer layer of the skin?: Epidermis
3.What is the middle layer of the skin?: Dermis
eou
4.What is the inner layer of the skin?: Hypodermis or Subcutan
s
5.What does the epidermis contain?: Dead skin cells, keratin, and
melanocytes
6.Keratin: Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails
7.Melanocytes: Cells that produce melanin which is a skin pigment
8.What does the dermis contain?: collagen, blood vessels, glands, hair
follicles, and nerve endings
9.Collagen: tough, flexible connective tissue found in parts of the body
such as the ear
10.Sebaceous glands: accessory structures originating in the dermis that
secrete sebum onto hair emerging from the hair follicle
11.Sudoriferous glands: also known as sweat glands; there are two types
of sweat glands
12.Apocrine sweat glands: accessory structures of the dermis that are in
physical association with hair follicles, producing a secretion with an
odor (possibly a sex pheromone to humans)
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