Exam 5: The Integumentary System

Which statement is NOT true of melanocytes?

During stressful situations,blood is shunted to vital organs by ____________________ in the dermis.

The part of the integumentary system that connects the skin to the muscles is the:

Which of the following statements are true of vitamin D? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Which statement is NOT true of the subcutaneous tissue?

The living part of a nail is the ____________________.

The major proteins of the dermis are:

The subcutaneous tissue layer is also called the ____________________.

A function of sebum is to:

The cutaneous receptors for pain are:

The layer of the skin that is made of stratified squamous epithelium is the:

Prevention of the entry of pathogens is a function of the stratum ____________________ of the epidermis.

The dermis is the ____ layer of the skin and is made of ____ tissue.

Which of the following statements are true of the cutaneous senses? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Vasoconstriction in the dermis is important to ____________________ heat in a ____________________ environment.

The subcutaneous tissue that stores potential energy is:

All of the following are made of keratin except the:

The part of a cow's integument that we know as leather is:

The glands in the dermis that are most important for temperature regulation are the:

When the arterioles in the dermis dilate,the loss of body heat will be ____________________.