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What is the major function of the skin?
What is the major function of the skin?
- Regulating body temperature
- Maintaining homeostasis and protecting the body from environmental assaults (correct)
- Providing nonverbal communication
- Synthesizing vitamin D
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin?
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin?
- Excretion of metabolic wastes
- Storing heat in the body (correct)
- Providing identity through skin color
- Synthesizing vitamin D
What do the hair, nails, and sebaceous glands represent in relation to the skin?
What do the hair, nails, and sebaceous glands represent in relation to the skin?
- Layers of the skin
- End sensory organs
- Appendages of the skin (correct)
- Detoxification organs
How does the skin prevent dehydration?
How does the skin prevent dehydration?
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Which layer of the skin contains sensory organs for touch, pain, temperature, and pressure perception?
Which layer of the skin contains sensory organs for touch, pain, temperature, and pressure perception?
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What role do sweat glands play in skin function?
What role do sweat glands play in skin function?
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What is the primary function of the epidermis in the skin?
What is the primary function of the epidermis in the skin?
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Which pigment is responsible for the brownish color of the skin?
Which pigment is responsible for the brownish color of the skin?
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What causes jaundice in the skin?
What causes jaundice in the skin?
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Which condition leads to central cyanosis?
Which condition leads to central cyanosis?
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What causes peripheral cyanosis?
What causes peripheral cyanosis?
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Why does oxyhemoglobin change into deoxyhemoglobin in cutaneous blood vessels?
Why does oxyhemoglobin change into deoxyhemoglobin in cutaneous blood vessels?
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