Saturday, September 25, 2010

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM TEST

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
1. The ____________________is a smooth muscle found in the dermis that causes the
hair to stand on end.

2. _________________________are when collagen fibers are orientated in one
direction.
3. ____________________(more/less) tension is produced in the same direction
as these. Physicians should make incisions ________________ to these.
4. Fingerprints and footprints are produced by projections that extend into the epidermis
from the dermis called ___________________.

5. The dermis is composed of ______________________. (connective tissue)

6. Adipose tissue is largely found in the ____________________.

7. ___________________glands produce oil and originate in the _________ layer of the skin.

8. The ______________ is a layer that varies with age, gender, and diet and is also used for estimating body fat.

9. The top layer of the epidermis is called the _____________, and is composed of _________________ epithelium.

10. The bottom layer of the epidermis is called the __________, and is composed of
_________________epithelium.

11. As the cells from the bottom layer push their way to the top layer, they are filled
with the protein called ______________________.


12. Freckles are produced as result of an increase in ________________.


13. List 3 factors that affect skin color and explain each.

1.


2.


3.




14. Hair grows from the _____________________.

15. The ___________of the hair is the part that you see above the surface of the skin.

16. Why is pulling on hair painful, yet cutting your hair is not?

List 3 functions or purposes of the skin and explain each.
1.

2.

3.

17. A decrease in _______________ is the reason for easy bruising as one ages.

18. Give 2 reasons why older people have paler skin?

19. Give 2 reasons why the skin sags and wrinkles as one gets older.

20. Why are older individuals more likely to have dry skin?

21. _____________________ burns can cause damage to the dermis and epidermis.
They are red and painful and edema is usually present.

22. _____________________burns cause damage to the entire dermis and epidermis.
They are not painful.

23. _____________________burns damage the epidermis only. The sun can cause
this type of burn.

24. Give 2 reasons why third-degree burns can be fatal?

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