Integumentary System Test Review

Individuals at risk for hypothermia include?

• Homeless

• Very old

• very thin

• all of the above

The nerve fibers scattered throughout the dermis are associated with

• Muscles, glands and sensory receptors

• bone and tendons

• Hair Melanocytes

The human integumentary system includes:

• hair follicles, nails, sweat glands, and skin

• bones and muscles

• the epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer

Exposure to ultraviolet light darkens skin by synthesizing

• carotene

• Hemoglobin

• Melanin

• Cyanin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Where the epidermis is thin, the ____ may be absent

• Stratum lucidum

• Stratum granulosum

• Stratum basale

What does your body do in response to stress and injury?

• produce more insulin

• inflamation

• shuts down

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The subcutaneous layer is part of the skin

• True

• false

Skin cell play an important role in producing vitamin C

• True

• False

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation greatly increases the risk of developing....

• diabetes

• Skin cancer

• Acne

• heart disease

Blood vessels in the epidermis supply cells with nutrients

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1