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The integumentary system is composed of a complex set of organs that includes the skin and its derivatives_____
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Acne is a source of ____ for many people.
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Dermis is richly supplied with nerve fibers, blood vessels, and____
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Skin colour is determined by three pigments: Melanin, Hemoglobin and____
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Skin without ____ is considered attractive
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A peglike projections is called____
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_____ is largely confined to the axillary and anogenital areas, larger than eccrine glands.
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Acne is a source of embarrassment for many people.
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The strength of the ____ is seen in leather, which is produced from the hide (skin) of an animal.
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The ____ rests on the hypodermis which is a layer of loose connective tissue.
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When exposed to ultraviolet light, the skin produces a ____ that can be transformed into vitamin D.
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_____ protective cell capable of phagocytosis
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The appearance of the integumentary system can indicate ____ imbalances in the body.
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The skin rests on the ____ which is a layer of loose connective tissue
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The reticular layer is deeper and account for 80% of the ____ of the dermis.
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The ____ prevents the entry of microorganisms and prevents dehydration by reducing water loss from the body.
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A lower osmotic pressure than a reference is called_____
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_____ 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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The ____ is familiar to most people because it covers the outside the appearance of the system
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_____ is extracellular connective tissue protein
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The skin protects against ____ and ultraviolet light.
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The skin prevents the entry of microorganisms and prevents dehydration by___
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Reduced blood flow through the skin during a ____ attack can cause a pale appearance
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When exposed to____, the skin produces a molecule that can be transformed into vitamin D.
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Small amounts of waste products are lost through the skin and in___
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Dermis is richly supplied with nerve fibers, _____, and lymphatic vessels.
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_____ are stimulated by sunlight 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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The ____ of the integumentary system can indicate physiological imbalances in the body.
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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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Sweat (Sudoriferous) glands are distributed over the entire skin surface except___
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The epidermis rests on the dermis, which is a layer of____ tissue.
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The integumentary system is familiar to most people because_____
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The development of ____and the graying or loss of hair are signs of aging that some people find unattractive.
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Secretion commonly called sweat is a _____ (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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___ immune cell that initiates inflammation
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On the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, the papillae lie atop larger mounds called __
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The epidermis rests on the____, which is a layer of connective tissue.
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Melanocytes are stimulated by sunlight 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____
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The two types of sweat glands are eccrine and____
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The skin ____ on the hypodermis which is a layer of loose connective tissue.
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Small amounts of waste products are lost through the ____ and in gland secretions.
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____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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The dermis is responsible for most of the structural ____ of the skin.
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____is a yellow to orange pigment found in certain plant products such as carrots.
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Increased blood flow as a result of fever can cause a ____ appearance.
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Body temperature is regulated through the control of blood flow through the skin and the activity of____.
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When exposed to ultraviolet light, the skin produces a molecule that can be transformed into____.
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_____ is distributed over the entire skin surface except the nipples and parts of the external genitalia.
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The skin of the heel contains which pigment?
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Disorders of other parts of the body can be reflected there, and thus the integumentary system is useful for____.
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