Spencer_Elisabeth quiz: skin Flashcards

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3. What is subcutaneous tissue? And where is it?

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Forms a connection between the skin and underlying of the body such as muscle and bone. It is in the area beneath the dermis

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2. What is the sebaceous gland?

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Secretes oil for the hair and skin and it’s in the dermis

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10. How does the skin protect the body the body from disease?

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by keeping disease-causing microorganisms from entering the body

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12. How does your body make new skin?

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Through the division of existing skin cells

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18. The forehead, eyelids and the shin are missing which part of the integumentary system?

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subcutaneous tissue

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21. Which bodily system - parts of which can be found in the skin - is responsible for your sense of touch?

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The nervous system

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27. What’s the epidermis?

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Protects the body’s surface

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30. The substances that waterproofs and lubricates your hair and skin is

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Sebum

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32. How does the skin help regulate body temperature?

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by enabling excess heat to escape from the body

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#33. Place the following parts of the skin in order, from innermost to
outermost: A) Dermis; B) Epidermis; C) Hypodermis
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CAB

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20. The karotinocytes in the skin functions to?

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keep water within the skin.

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