Integumentary System

Front

Skin color is due to a pigment called

Back

Melanin

Front

What is the purpose / function of the skin? Options: protection, temperature maintenance, excretion and sensory reception, all of the choices

Back

all of the choices

Front

Deepest layer of the integument that is made of elastic connective tissue and adipose tissue.

Back

hypodermis

Front

The integumentary system does not include.. Hair, Skin, Nails, Liver

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Liver

Front

What is the top layer of the skin called?

Back

Epidermis

Front

When might you get a thermal burn? Options: When your skin comes into contact with chemicals, When you accidentally touch a very hot piece of metal, When your skin is exposed to dangerous radiation, When your skin touches an extraordinarily cold substance, like dry ice

Back

When you accidentally touch a very hot piece of metal

Front

How do first-degree burns differ from second degree burns?

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First-degree burns only affect the epidermis; second-degree burns can extend into the dermis.

Front

If you get a second-degree burn, your skin might blister. What might happen if you squeeze the liquid out of the blisters?

Back

The burn might get infected

Front

Why can you often not feel third-degree burns?

Back

Because they damage the nerve endings in your skin

Front

Place the following layers of skin in order, from outermost to innermost: A) Dermis; B) Epidermis; C) Hypodermis

Back

B, A, C