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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.

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Skin colour is determined by ____
pigments: Melanin, Hemoglobin
and carotene

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____ without blemishes is
considered attractive

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Skin without blemishes is
considered_____

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The skin rests on the ____ which is
a layer of loose connective tissue

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The ____ is familiar to most
people because it covers the
outside the appearance of the
system

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The integumentary system has
sensory receptors that can ____
heat, cold, touch, pressure, and
pain.

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Synthesis of melanin depends on
an enzyme in melanocytes called
_____ which passes from
melanocytes to the basal
keratinocytes.

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The ____ of the dermis is seen in
leather, which is produced from
the hide (skin) of an animal.

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The epidermis rests on the____,
which is a layer of connective
tissue.

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10.

There are three types of skin
markings: Finger prints, ____,
Flexure lines

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11.

Dermis is richly supplied with
nerve fibers, blood vessels,
and____

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12.

There are three types of skin
markings: ____,____ and____

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13.

___ blood flow as a result of ____
can cause a flushed appearance.

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14.

Disorders of other parts of the
body can be reflected there, and
thus the integumentary system is
useful for____.

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15.

____ is highly vascularized areolar
connective tissue containing a
woven mat of collagen and elastin
fibers.

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16.

____ fibers give skin strength and
resiliency, binds water, helping
keep the skin hydrated

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17.

There are ____ types of sweat
glands

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18.

The sweat and oil glands, hairs,
and nails are referred to as___

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19.

Reduced blood flow through the
skin during a heart attack can cause
a ____appearance

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20.

Synthesis of melanin depends on
an enzyme in melanocytes called
_____

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21.

When exposed to____, the skin
produces a molecule that can be
transformed into vitamin D.

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22.

Secretion commonly called sweat
is a hypotonic filtrate (lower
osmotic pressure than a reference)
of the blood that passes through the
secretory cells of the sweat glands
and is released by____.

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23.

A lower osmotic pressure than a
reference is called_____

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24.

People prevent body odor with
washing, deodorants, and____.

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25.

Melanocytes are stimulated by
____ which causes substantial
melanin buildup, which helps
protect the DNA of viable skin
cells from UV radiation by
absorbing the light and dissipating
the energy as heat.

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26.

The integumentary system has
____ that can detect heat, cold,
touch, pressure, and pain.

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27.

The skin protects against ____ and
ultraviolet light.

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28.

Secretion commonly called ____ is
a hypotonic filtrate (lower osmotic
pressure than a reference) of the
blood that passes through the
secretory cells of the sweat glands
and is released by exocytosis.

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29.

____ is a source of embarrassment
for many people.

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30.

People prevent body odor
with____, deodorants, and
perfumes

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31.

The ____ resists abrasion on the
skin’s surface and reduces water
loss through the skin.

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32.

_____ sweat glands, or merocrine
sweat glands, produce true sweat,
they are the most numerous of the
sweat glands, and are particularly
abundant on the palms of the
hands, soles of the feet, and
forehead.

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33.

____ is regulated through the
control of blood flow through the
skin and the activity of sweat
glands.

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34.

_____ is richly supplied with nerve
fibers, blood vessels, and
lymphatic vessels

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35.

The development of wrinkles and
the graying or loss of hair are ____
that some people find unattractive.

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36.

The development of wrinkles and
the graying or loss of hair are signs
of ____that some people find
unattractive.

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37.

The dermis is preserved by a
process called ____ when the
epidermis is removed

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38.

A peglike projections is
called____

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39.

On the palms of the hands and
soles of the feet, the papillae lie
atop larger mounds called __

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40.

When exposed to ultraviolet light,
the skin produces a molecule that
can be transformed into____.

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41. _____ fibers provide the stretchrecoil properties of skin.

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42.

The hypodermis is not part of the
skin or the integumentary system
but it does connect the skin to
underlying muscle or bone.

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43.

Body temperature is regulated
through the control of blood flow
through____

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44.

_____ cells that form the fibers of
connective tissue

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45.

The reticular layer is deeper and
account for ____ of the thickness
of the dermis.

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46.

_____ blood flow through the skin
during a heart attack can cause a
pale appearance

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47.

_____ is a strong, fibrous
(threadlike) insoluble protein

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48.

____is the only pigment made in
the skin, it is a polymer of tyrosine
which is an amino acid, ranges in
color from yellow to reddishbrown to black.

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49.

Increased blood flow as a result of
____ can cause a flushed
appearance.

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50.

_____ is composed of a complex
set of organs that includes the skin
and its derivatives (sweat and oil
glands, hairs, and nails).

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