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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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The ____ rests on the dermis,
which is a layer of connective
tissue.

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Dermis is richly supplied
with____, blood vessels, and
lymphatic vessels

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The skin is made up of ____ major
tissue layers.

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

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The skin protects against ____ and
ultraviolet light.

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

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Skin colour is determined by three
pigments: Melanin, Hemoglobin
and____

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The ____ protects against abrasion
and ultraviolet light.

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10.

The appearance of the
integumentary system can indicate
____ imbalances in the body.

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11.

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

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12.

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

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13.

The reticular layer is deeper and
account for 80% of the thickness of
the_____.

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14.

Disorders such as ____affect just
the integumentary system.

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15.

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

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16.

Dermis is richly supplied with
nerve fibers, _____, and lymphatic
vessels.

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17.

Sweat (Sudoriferous) glands are
distributed over the entire skin
surface except___

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18.

Reduced blood flow through the
skin during a ____ can cause a pale
appearance

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19.

___ pigment tends to accumulate
in the stratum corneum and in the
tissue of the hypodermis, it is the
color most obvious in the palms
and soles, where the stratum
corneum is thickest (example: the
skin of the heel).

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20.

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

21 / 50

21.

The ____ binds the entire body
together like a body stocking

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22.

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

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23.

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

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24.

____ is a source of embarrassment
for many people.

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25.

The____ is deeper and account for
80% of the thickness of the dermis.

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26.

_____ 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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27.

_____ is extracellular connective
tissue protein

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28.

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

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29.

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

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30.

The two types of sweat glands are
eccrine and____

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31.

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

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32.

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

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33.

_____ 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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34.

The epidermis is removed, and the
dermis is preserved by____.

35 / 50

35.

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

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36.

Body temperature is regulated
through the control of blood flow
through the skin and the activity
of____.

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37.

The skin prevents the entry of
microorganisms and prevents
dehydration by___

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38.

The appearance of the ____ system
can indicate physiological
imbalances in the body.

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39.

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

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40.

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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41.

The integumentary system has
sensory receptors that can
detect__

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42.

Skin without ____ is considered
attractive

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43.

____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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44.

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

45 / 50

45.

_____ is largely confined to the
axillary and anogenital areas,
larger than eccrine glands.

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46.

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

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47.

The ____ is responsible for most of
the structural strength of the skin.

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48.

People prevent ____ with washing,
deodorants, and perfumes.

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49.

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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50.

_____ is a strong, fibrous
(threadlike) insoluble protein

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