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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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Disorders of other parts of the body can be reflected there, and thus the integumentary system is useful for____.
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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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Acne is a source of ____ for many people.
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____ is regulated through the control of blood flow through the skin and the activity of sweat glands.
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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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6. People prevent sweating with ____
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The integumentary system has sensory receptors that can ____ heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain.
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Reduced blood flow through the skin during a ____ attack can cause a pale appearance
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The sweat and oil glands, hairs, and nails are referred to as___
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The epidermis resists abrasion on the skin’s surface and reduces water loss through the__
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_____ is richly supplied with nerve fibers, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
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The ____ of the integumentary system can indicate physiological imbalances in the body.
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Acne is a source of embarrassment for many people.
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There are three types of skin markings: ____,____ and____
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The appearance of the integumentary system can indicate ____in the body
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_____ is a strong, fibrous (threadlike) insoluble protein
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The dermis is preserved by a process called ____ when the epidermis is removed
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The____ is deeper and account for 80% of the thickness of the dermis.
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Skin without ____ is considered attractive
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___ is composed of strong and flexible connective tissue
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Skin colour is determined by three pigments: ____, Hemoglobin and carotene
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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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Skin colour is determined by ____ pigments: Melanin, Hemoglobin and carotene
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There are three types of skin markings: Finger prints, ____, Flexure lines
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A lower osmotic pressure than a reference is called_____
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Body temperature is regulated through the control of blood flow through____
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____ without blemishes is considered attractive
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_____ protective cell capable of phagocytosis
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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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People prevent body odor with____, deodorants, and perfumes
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The skin prevents the entry of microorganisms and prevents ____by reducing water loss from the body
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_____ is distributed over the entire skin surface except the nipples and parts of the external genitalia.
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33. _____ fibers provide the stretchrecoil properties of skin.
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The skin of the heel contains which pigment?
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Skin colour is determined by three pigments: Melanin, Hemoglobin and____
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The skin prevents the entry of microorganisms and prevents dehydration by___
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The epidermis rests on the____, which is a layer of connective tissue.
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The development of wrinkles and the graying or loss of_____ are signs of aging that some people find unattractive.
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_____ is extracellular connective tissue protein
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Melanocytes are stimulated by sunlight which causes substantial melanin buildup, which helps protect the _____ of viable skin cells from UV radiation by absorbing the light and dissipating the energy as heat.
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Synthesis of melanin depends on an enzyme in melanocytes called tyrosinase which passes from melanocytes to the____.
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____ fibers give skin strength and resiliency, binds water, helping keep the skin hydrated
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____ is a source of embarrassment for many people.
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The ____ is the most superficial layer of the skin; it consists of epithelial tissue.
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The reticular layer is deeper and account for ____ of the thickness of the dermis.
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There are ____ types of sweat glands
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The strength of the dermis is seen in ____, which is produced from the hide (skin) of an animal.
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The skin rests on the ____ which is a layer of loose connective tissue
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____ is highly vascularized areolar connective tissue containing a woven mat of collagen and elastin fibers.
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Reduced blood flow through the skin during a heart attack can cause a ____appearance
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