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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 integumentary system has ____ that can detect heat, cold, touch, pressure, and pain.
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_____ is richly supplied with nerve fibers, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
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The skin rests on the ____ which is a layer of loose connective tissue
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The____ is deeper and account for 80% of the thickness of the dermis.
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The skin prevents the entry of microorganisms and prevents ____by reducing water loss from the body
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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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___ 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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There are ____ types of sweat glands
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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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_____ is extracellular connective tissue protein
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Reduced blood flow through the skin during a heart attack can cause a ____appearance
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Melanocytes are stimulated by sunlight which causes substantial melanin buildup, which helps protect the DNA of viable skin cells from ____ by absorbing the light and dissipating the energy as heat.
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_____ cells that form the fibers of connective tissue
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The skin protects against ____ and ultraviolet light.
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Small amounts of waste products are lost through the skin and in___
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The ____ rests on the hypodermis which is a layer of loose connective tissue.
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17. _____ fibers provide the stretchrecoil properties of skin.
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The ____ is responsible for most of the structural strength of the skin.
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Dermis is richly supplied with nerve fibers, _____, and lymphatic vessels.
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The skin rests on the hypodermis which is a layer of ____ connective tissue.
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Increased blood flow as a result of fever can cause a ____ appearance.
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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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When exposed to ultraviolet light, the skin produces a ____ that can be transformed into vitamin D.
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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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When exposed to ultraviolet light, the skin produces a molecule that can be transformed into____.
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_____ is a supporting framework tissue
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The epidermis is the most superficial layer of the skin; it consists of____ tissue.
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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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Which cells are for body protection?
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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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____ is regulated through the control of blood flow through the skin and the activity of sweat glands.
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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 skin is made up of ____ major tissue layers.
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When exposed to____, the skin produces a molecule that can be transformed into vitamin D.
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The reticular layer is deeper and account for 80% of the thickness of the_____.
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The skin of the heel contains which pigment?
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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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There are three types of skin markings:____, Cleavage lines, Flexure lines
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The two types of sweat glands are ____ and apocrine
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____ is your hide and corresponds exactly to animal hides used to make leather products.
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There are three types of skin markings: Finger prints, Cleavage lines, ___
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People prevent ____ with antiperspirants
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Skin colour is determined by three pigments: Melanin, Hemoglobin and____
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Disorders such as ____affect just the integumentary system.
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Skin without ____ is considered attractive
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Dermis is richly supplied with nerve fibers, blood vessels, and____
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_____ blood flow through the skin during a heart attack can cause a pale appearance
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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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The appearance of the ____ system can indicate physiological imbalances in the body.
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The skin protects against abrasion and____.
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