Chapter 3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Integumentary System

Question 1

primary function of the skin is ___

Answer 1

protection

Question 2

disease-causing organisms

Answer 2

pathogens

Question 3

____ that detects temperature, pain, touch, and pressure

Answer 3

sensory receptors

Question 4

the two types of skin glands that produce fluids

Answer 4

sweat and sebaceous glands

Question 5

assist the body in maintaining its internal temperature by creating a cooling effect as sweat evaporates

Answer 5

sweat glands

Question 6

produces an oily substance that lubricates the skin’s surface; also known as oil glands

Answer 6

sebaceous glands

Question 7

two layers of the skin

Answer 7

epidermis and deeper dermis

Question 8

under the dermis

Answer 8

hypodermis or subcutaneous layer

Question 9

the epidermis is composed of ____

Answer 9

stratified squamous epithelium

Question 10

deepest layer within the epidermis, with cells that continually grow and multiply

Answer 10

basal layer

Question 11

dead cells become filled with a hard protein called ____

Answer 11

keratin

Question 12

special cells that produce melanin

Answer 12

melanocytes

Question 13

referred to as the corium; is the deeper layer of skin, located between the epidermis and the subcutaneous layer

Answer 13

corium

Question 14

unlike the epidermis, ____ is living tissue with an excellent blood supply

Answer 14

dermis

Question 15

what the dermis is composed of

Answer 15

connective tissues and collagen fibers

Question 16

a continuous layer of fat that separates the dermis from deeper tissues; also known as the hypodermis

Answer 16

subcutaneous layer