Integumentary System Quiz

What makes up the integumentary system?

• Skin, hair, nails, and glands

• Bones and muscles

• Heart and blood vessels

• Lungs and airways

What are the functions of the integumentary system?

• Protection, regulation, and sensation

• Digestion and absorption

• Circulation and respiration

• Movement and support

Which of the following are toxic chemicals that can affect the integumentary system?

• Mercury

• Lead

• Arsenic

• All of the above

True or False: Skin can absorb medications.

• True

• False

Describe the characteristics of skin in terms of thickness.

What are the layers of the skin (cutaneous membrane)?

• Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis

• Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous tissue

• Epidermis, Dermis, Subdermis

• Epidermis, Dermis, Endodermis

Which layer of skin is considered the first line of defense?

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

• Subcutaneous layer

Epidermis is the outermost layer of the

• Skin

• Heart

• Liver

• Brain

What is the purpose of cell turnover?

• To replace old cells with new ones

• To increase the number of cells

• To decrease the number of cells

• To maintain the same number of cells

What are the 4 layers of the epidermis?

• Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum

• Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum basale

• Stratum corneum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum basale

• Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum basale