Integumentary System

The main components of the integumentary system are:

• Skin, hair, nails, glands

• Bones, muscles, tendons

• Heart, blood, vessels

• Lungs, trachea, bronchi

The primary function of the integumentary system is:

• protection against environmental hazards

• digestion of food

• circulation of blood

• transmission of nerve impulses

Name the three layers of the skin.

• Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis

• Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous

• Epidermis, Subcutaneous, Hypodermis

• Dermis, Hypodermis, Subcutaneous

The outermost layer of the epidermis is called:

• Stratum corneum

• Stratum lucidum

• Stratum granulosum

• Stratum spinosum

The protein responsible for making skin, hair, and nails strong is:

• Collagen

• Keratin

• Elastin

• Fibrin

The function of melanin is:

• to provide energy to cells

• to protect the skin from UV radiation

• to aid in digestion

• to regulate body temperature

Where are new skin cells produced?

• In the epidermis

• In the dermis

• In the hypodermis

• In the hair follicles

The two layers of the dermis are:

• Epidermis and Hypodermis

• Papillary and Reticular

• Stratum Basale and Stratum Corneum

• Subcutaneous and Adipose

The glands that produce oil to keep the skin moisturized are called:

• Sebaceous glands

• Sweat glands

• Endocrine glands

• Salivary glands

What type of glands help regulate body temperature through sweating?

• Sebaceous glands

• Endocrine glands

• Eccrine glands

• Apocrine glands