BIOL 250 Quiz 5 V2: Integumentary System Overview and Key Concepts | Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 100% Correct | New Update

BIOL 250 Quiz 5 V2: Integumentary System Overview and Key
Concepts | Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 100%
Correct | New 2025-2026 Update


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Question 1 points

As you are walking down the beach, you see a dead, dry, shriveled-up fish. Which layer of your
epidermis keeps you from drying out?

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Stratum Basale


Stratum Corneum


Stratum Granulosum


Stratum Spinosum

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Correct. This can be found in the OpenStax Overview of Anatomy and Physiology section.

Question 2 points

Fully extends into the epidermis and dermis, destroying the tissue and affecting the nerve endings
and sensory function, describes which of the following?

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First degree burns


Second degree burns

, Third degree burns


Fourth degree burns

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Correct. This can be found in the OpenStax Overview of Anatomy and Physiology section.

Question 3 points

The skin acts as a sense organ that detects which of the following?

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Grit, microbes and chemicals


Infection, swelling, and pain


Sun, sweat, and redness


Touch, temperature, and pain

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Correct. This can be found in the OpenStax Overview of Anatomy and Physiology section.

Question 4 points

One of the following is NOT an accurate description of the integumentary system.

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About sixteen percent of your body weight


Consists of only one true layer


Largest organ system in the body