Exam 5: The Integumentary System

Vitamin ____________________ is produced in skin that is exposed to ____________________.

Langerhans cells are found in the ____________________ of the skin, where they ____________________.

Keratin is a ____________________ (type of molecule) that helps make the skin relatively waterproof.

The growth of some bacteria on the skin surface is inhibited by:

In the superficial fascia, the tissue that contains many white blood cells is ____________________.

In the skin, mitosis takes place continuously in:

Vasodilation in the dermis is important to:

The layer of the integumentary system that cushions some bones is the ____________________.

Drying of the skin is prevented by ____________________.

The purpose of sweating is to increase the loss of ____________________, but it has the disadvantage of leading to ____________________.

Superficial fascia is another name for the:

A nail grows by the process of ____________________ in the ____________________.

The subcutaneous tissue that stores potential energy is:

The stratum corneum is made of several layers of ____________________, which in turn are made of ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of human hair?

The cutaneous receptors may be stimulated internally by:

Vitamin D is important for the absorption of ____________________ in the ____________________.

The Langerhans cells of the integumentary system are important for:

For the cutaneous senses of pain and heat, the receptors are ____________________.

Sweating promotes heat loss by means of the process of ____________________.