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Describe 3 functions of the integumentary system. - Correct Answers-production of vitamin D,
contain sense organs for protection of skin and underlying tissue, protection from pathogens
Describe what an exocrine gland contains and how its contents reach the surface of the skin. - Correct
Answers-Exocrine glands contain secretions which are released through a duct into an epithelial surface
or lining.
Each hair follicle is connected to a muscle called ____. - Correct Answers-arrector pili muscle
Fibroblasts secrete what substance to assist in wound healing? - Correct Answers-collagen
Is the nail body the visible or invisible portion of the nail? - Correct Answers-visible
List the layers of the skin superficial to deep. - Correct Answers-epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
Mast cells release what type of chemical? - Correct Answers-histamine
T or F: Cells of the stratum basale have a high rate of cell division. - Correct Answers-true
T or F: Dead cells in the stratum corneum remain for about two weeks before they slough off. -
Correct Answers-true
T or F: Fibroblasts are involved in engulfing foreign bacteria and particles. - Correct Answers-false;
macrophages
T or F: Hair can be impacted by hormones circulating the body. - Correct Answers-true
T or F: Merkel's cells and Meissner's corpuscles are thermoreceptors. - Correct Answers-false;
mechanoreceptors
T or F: Nails are comprised of live skin cells. - Correct Answers-false; dead
T or F: Pacinian corpuscles detect pressure. - Correct Answers-true
T or F: The epidermis is made up of stratified cuboidal epithelium. - Correct Answers-false; stratified
squamous epithelium
T or F: The root of the hair follicle begins at the shaft. - Correct Answers-false; hair bulb