Functions and Importance of the Skin
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What is the main function of the skin described in the text?

  • Providing a barrier from environmental assaults (correct)
  • Synthesizing vitamin D from cholesterol
  • Regulating body temperature
  • Allowing nonverbal communication
  • Which function does NOT belong to the skin as mentioned in the text?

  • Facilitating sensory perception
  • Allowing excretion of metabolic wastes
  • Regulating body temperature
  • Synthesizing insulin for glucose regulation (correct)
  • What is one of the sensory perceptions enabled by the skin?

  • Taste
  • Smell
  • Touch (correct)
  • Hearing
  • Which part of the skin plays a role in wound repair?

    <p>Dermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which function involves the skin's appendages?

    <p>Synthesizing vitamin D</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a role of the subcutaneous tissues in the skin?

    <p>Providing insulation for heat storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outermost layer of the skin called?

    <p>Horny layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which pigment of the skin is primarily genetically determined?

    <p>Melanin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes the skin to have a bluish cast known as cyanosis?

    <p>Elevated deoxyhemoglobin concentration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is carotene, the golden yellow pigment, primarily found in the skin?

    <p>In subcutaneous fat and heavily keratinized areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it indicate when a patient shows central cyanosis?

    <p>Decreased oxygenation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer of the skin depends on the dermis for nutrition?

    <p>Epidermis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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