Portage Learning Anatomy and Physiology
(41)-compressed Exam Questions and
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Updated 2026
The integumentary system is Hair, skin, and nails
comprised of what three parts
of the body?
List the three layers of the skin Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
from superficial to deep.
Describe three functions of Production of vitamin D; contain sense
the integumentary system. organs for protection of skin and
underlying tissue; protection from
pathogens
True or false: False
Thermoreceptors detect fine
touch.
Merkel's cells and Meisner's False
corpuscles are
thermoreceptors
True or false: Pacinian True
corpuscles detect pressure.
, Describe what an exocrine Exocrine glands contain secretions which
gland contains and how its are released through a duct (opening)
contents reach the surface of into an epithelial surface or lining.
the skin.
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Basement Membrane Layer between epithelium
and underlying connective
tissue
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Epidermis Outer layer of skin
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Dermis middle layer of skin
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
subcutaneous Fat layer of fat cells beneath the
skin that helps conserve
body heat
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Subcutaneous Tissue Tissue, largely fat, that lies
and directly under the dermis
the serves as an insulator of
body.
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Merkel Cell receptor cell in the stratum
touch basale of the epidermis that
responds to the sense of
(41)-compressed Exam Questions and
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
The integumentary system is Hair, skin, and nails
comprised of what three parts
of the body?
List the three layers of the skin Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
from superficial to deep.
Describe three functions of Production of vitamin D; contain sense
the integumentary system. organs for protection of skin and
underlying tissue; protection from
pathogens
True or false: False
Thermoreceptors detect fine
touch.
Merkel's cells and Meisner's False
corpuscles are
thermoreceptors
True or false: Pacinian True
corpuscles detect pressure.
, Describe what an exocrine Exocrine glands contain secretions which
gland contains and how its are released through a duct (opening)
contents reach the surface of into an epithelial surface or lining.
the skin.
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Basement Membrane Layer between epithelium
and underlying connective
tissue
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Epidermis Outer layer of skin
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Dermis middle layer of skin
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
subcutaneous Fat layer of fat cells beneath the
skin that helps conserve
body heat
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Subcutaneous Tissue Tissue, largely fat, that lies
and directly under the dermis
the serves as an insulator of
body.
TERM DEFINITION LOCATION
Merkel Cell receptor cell in the stratum
touch basale of the epidermis that
responds to the sense of
