Integumentary System Overview

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Questions and Answers

Which component of the skin contains modified sweat glands that secrete cerumen?

  • Hair follicle
  • Apocrine sweat gland
  • Sebaceous gland
  • Ceruminous gland (correct)

What type of sweat glands open into hair follicles?

  • Sebaceous glands
  • Eccrine sweat glands
  • Apocrine sweat glands (correct)
  • Ceruminous glands

Which structure is responsible for producing new nails through cell division?

  • Root
  • Matrix (correct)
  • Lunula
  • Cuticle

What is the main function of eccrine sweat glands?

<p>To help regulate body temperature (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the nail covers the terminal portions of the fingers and toes?

<p>Body (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the principal parts of the skin?

<p>Epidermis and dermis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cells are included in the epidermal layer of the skin?

<p>Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What gives skin its color?

<p>Melanin, carotene, and hemoglobin (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What structures develop from the epidermis of an embryo?

<p>Hair, skin glands, and nails (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does continuous cell division occur in the skin?

<p>Stratum basale (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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