Integumentary System
Answer the following questions.
1. What are the 3 main layers of the skin?
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2. What are the 5 layers of the epidermis of thick skin and briefly describe each layer.
List them in order from the most superficial to the deepest.
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3. What specific layer gives rise to fingerprints and in which main layer of skin is it found?
4. What are the 5 main functions of the integumentary system?
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5. What are the 2 appendages of the skin?
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7. What are the types of glands found in and under the skin and what do they each secrete? In
which layer are the glands found? In what area(s) of the body are each found?
What vitamin can be synthesized by the skin?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B.
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin D
What role does fat play in the body?
a. Insulation
b. Protects organs c. Energy storage. d. All of the above
What type of cells detect pressure in the skin?
a. Keratinocytes
b. Melanocytes
c. Mechanoreceptors
d. Thermoreceptors
Arrector pili muscles are attached to:
a. Sebaceous glands
c. Nails
b. Oil glands
d. Hair follicles