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What is the main function of the skin described in the text?
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?
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?
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?
Which part of the skin plays a role in wound repair?
Which function involves the skin's appendages?
Which function involves the skin's appendages?
What is a role of the subcutaneous tissues in the skin?
What is a role of the subcutaneous tissues in the skin?
What is the outermost layer of the skin called?
What is the outermost layer of the skin called?
Which pigment of the skin is primarily genetically determined?
Which pigment of the skin is primarily genetically determined?
What causes the skin to have a bluish cast known as cyanosis?
What causes the skin to have a bluish cast known as cyanosis?
Where is carotene, the golden yellow pigment, primarily found in the skin?
Where is carotene, the golden yellow pigment, primarily found in the skin?
What does it indicate when a patient shows central cyanosis?
What does it indicate when a patient shows central cyanosis?
Which layer of the skin depends on the dermis for nutrition?
Which layer of the skin depends on the dermis for nutrition?
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