Chapter 6 The Integumentary system

Question 1

What are the 7 functions of the skin?

Answer 1

1. Protection 2. Body Temperature Regulation 3. Cutaneous Sensations 4. Metabolic functions 5. Blood Reservoir 6. Excretion 7. Nonverbal communication

Question 2

What are the three protective barriers of the skin?

Answer 2

Question 3

The Integumentary systems metabolic function synthesis ______

Answer 3

Vitamin D

Question 4

The Integumentary system contains a blood reservoir up to 5% of the body’s _____-

Answer 4

Blood volume

Question 5

What are the nonverbal communication of the intergumentary system?

Answer 5

Facial expressions

Question 6

What are the three major regions of the skin?

Answer 6

Question 7

What are the thick and thin layers of the epidermis?

Answer 7

Question 8

What are the cells of the epidermis and their functions?

Answer 8

Question 9

What are the layers of the Epidermis?

Answer 9

Come Lets Get Sunburned

Question 10

The Dermis is mainly composed of ___

Answer 10

Collagen

Question 11

The dermis is supplied with?

Answer 11

blood vessels, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, nerve endings, hair follicles, and nail roots

Question 12

What are the two layers of the dermis and their functions?

Answer 12

Question 13

What is the function of the hypodermis?

Answer 13

Question 14

The hypodermis contains more _ and _ than the dermis

Answer 14

adipose and areolar

Question 15

What is the function of subcutaneous fat?

Answer 15

Question 16

____ is the most significant factor in skin color, produed by __ accumulates in ___

Answer 16

Melanin, Melanocytes, keratinocytes

Question 17

What are the two types of sudoriferous glands?

Answer 17

Apocrine ( found in hair follicles) and Merocrine (eccrine) glands (found in most of the body and open directly into the skins surface)

Question 18

What is the location and function of the apocrine sweat gland?

Answer 18

Question 19

What is the location and function of the merocrine glands?

Answer 19

Question 20

Contract in response to stimulation by sympathetic nervous system and squeeze perspiration up the duct of glands

Answer 20

Myoepithelial cell ( found in both apocrine and eccrine glands

Question 21

Myoepithelial cells are found in what glands?

Answer 21

apocrine and merocrine glands

Question 22

Begins as a protein-free filtrate of blood plasma produced by deep secretory portion of gland

Answer 22

sweat

Question 23

What is the function of sweat?

Answer 23

Question 24

What is the function and location of sebaceous glands?

Answer 24