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What makes up about 16 percent of your total body weight?
What makes up about 16 percent of your total body weight?
- The dermis
- The integumentary system (correct)
- The accessory structures
- The epidermis
Where are the accessory structures primarily located?
Where are the accessory structures primarily located?
- In the epidermis and extend into the dermis
- Only in the hypodermis
- In the dermis and protrude through the epidermis to the skin surface (correct)
- Only in the epidermis
What is the function of the integumentary system?
What is the function of the integumentary system?
- Regulating body temperature
- Producing hormones for growth and development
- Protection of underlying tissues and organs against impact, abrasion, fluid loss, and chemical attack (correct)
- Facilitating gas exchange in the body
What are the components of the cutaneous membrane?
What are the components of the cutaneous membrane?
Where is the place where you and the outside world meet?
Where is the place where you and the outside world meet?
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Body weight percentage of the integumentary system?
Body weight percentage of the integumentary system?
The integumentary system makes up about 16 percent of your total body weight.
Location of accessory structures?
Location of accessory structures?
Accessory structures (like hair follicles and glands) are primarily located in the dermis and protrude through the epidermis to the skin surface.
Function of the integumentary system?
Function of the integumentary system?
The integumentary system protects underlying tissues and organs against impact, abrasion, fluid loss, and chemical attack.
Components of the cutaneous membrane?
Components of the cutaneous membrane?
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Interface between you and the outside world?
Interface between you and the outside world?
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