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What is the primary function of the hypodermis?
What is the primary function of the hypodermis?
- Protection against UV rays
- Regulate body temperature
- Connect skin to underlying tissues (correct)
- Synthesize vitamin D
What type of tissue primarily makes up the epidermis?
What type of tissue primarily makes up the epidermis?
- Loose areolar connective tissue
- Non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- Simple squamous epithelium
- Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium (correct)
Which stratum of the epidermis is primarily responsible for the generation of new skin cells?
Which stratum of the epidermis is primarily responsible for the generation of new skin cells?
- Stratum basale (correct)
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum corneum
- Stratum spinosum
What is the function of melanin in the skin?
What is the function of melanin in the skin?
What type of cells is found in the stratum spinosum?
What type of cells is found in the stratum spinosum?
Which part of the hair contains the cells that produce the hair?
Which part of the hair contains the cells that produce the hair?
What is the role of arrector pili muscles?
What is the role of arrector pili muscles?
What is NOT a function of the skin?
What is NOT a function of the skin?
What is the primary function of the stratum corneum layer?
What is the primary function of the stratum corneum layer?
Which of the following best describes the function of long bones?
Which of the following best describes the function of long bones?
What is the role of the dermis in the skin structure?
What is the role of the dermis in the skin structure?
The stratum lucidum is primarily found in which part of the body?
The stratum lucidum is primarily found in which part of the body?
What is the function of the eccrine sweat glands?
What is the function of the eccrine sweat glands?
Which part of the nail is identified as the lunula?
Which part of the nail is identified as the lunula?
What characteristic is associated with long bones?
What characteristic is associated with long bones?
What is the primary function of the cuticle, or eponychium, in relation to the nail?
What is the primary function of the cuticle, or eponychium, in relation to the nail?
Which bones are classified as long bones in the lower limbs?
Which bones are classified as long bones in the lower limbs?
What is the primary function of short bones?
What is the primary function of short bones?
Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
What type of bone is primarily found in the wrist and ankle joints?
What type of bone is primarily found in the wrist and ankle joints?
Which of the following accurately lists the bones in the upper limbs classified as long bones?
Which of the following accurately lists the bones in the upper limbs classified as long bones?
Which function is NOT associated with the skeletal system?
Which function is NOT associated with the skeletal system?
What type of bone is most likely to store yellow bone marrow?
What type of bone is most likely to store yellow bone marrow?
Which of the following glands produces sebum?
Which of the following glands produces sebum?
What is the total number of bones in an adult human?
What is the total number of bones in an adult human?
Which type of bones primarily protects internal organs?
Which type of bones primarily protects internal organs?
How many cranial bones are present in the human skull?
How many cranial bones are present in the human skull?
Which of the following bones is classified as an irregular bone?
Which of the following bones is classified as an irregular bone?
Which bones in the body are NOT classified as flat bones?
Which bones in the body are NOT classified as flat bones?
What role do sesamoid bones primarily serve in the body?
What role do sesamoid bones primarily serve in the body?
Which of the following bones is included in the axial skeleton?
Which of the following bones is included in the axial skeleton?
What distinguishes irregular bones from other categories of bones?
What distinguishes irregular bones from other categories of bones?
Study Notes
Integumentary System
- Largest organ: skin, forming outer protective covering; continuous cutaneous membrane.
- Functions: protection (UV rays, sunburn via melanin); waste excretion; body temperature regulation; vitamin D synthesis; sensation (heat, cold).
- Layers: epidermis (superficial, keratinized stratified squamous epithelium) and dermis (deeper, irregular fibrous connective tissue; collagen and elastic fibers).
- Epidermis Layers: stratum basale (deepest, dividing cells); stratum spinosum (multilayered, distorted cells); stratum granulosum (flattened cells, protein granules); stratum lucidum (translucent, in thick skin); stratum corneum (dead, keratinized cells).
- Dermis: Provides blood supply to epidermis.
- Hypodermis/Superficial Fascia: Subcutaneous tissue connecting skin to muscle/bone; contains areolar and adipose tissue.
Accessory Structures of Skin, Nails, and Hair
- Hair follicle: sheath-like indentation of epidermis.
- Hair papilla: at follicle base; produces hair.
- Hair root: within follicle.
- Hair shaft: extends from follicle.
- Arrector pili muscle: connects follicle to dermis; causes goosebumps.
- Matrix: modified stratum germinativum in hair/nail.
- Nail bed: skin under nail.
- Lunula: pale crescent of matrix visible through nail.
- Nail body: visible portion of nail.
- Cuticle/Eponychium: extends from fold to nail body.
Glands
- Sudoriferous glands (sweat): eccrine (open to skin surface); apocrine (open into hair follicles).
- Sebaceous glands: oil (sebum) secretion.
- Ceruminous glands: ear wax production.
- Mammary glands: milk production.
Skeletal System
- Total bones: 206 in adults; 270-350 in newborns.
- Divisions: axial (80 bones) and appendicular (126 bones).
- Axial Skeleton: cranium (8), facial bones (14), hyoid (1), auditory ossicles (6), vertebral column (26), sternum (1), ribs (24).
- Appendicular Skeleton: upper extremities (64 bones), lower extremities (62 bones).
Bone Types
- Long bones: longer than wide; support weight, facilitate movement (e.g., femur, tibia, fibula, humerus, radius, ulna).
- Short bones: cube-shaped; provide stability and movement (e.g., carpals, tarsals).
- Flat bones: protect internal organs (e.g., skull bones, ribs, sternum, scapulae).
- Irregular bones: complex shapes; protect internal organs (e.g., vertebrae, pelvic bones).
- Sesamoid bones: embedded in tendons; reinforce tendons (e.g., patella).
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Explore the comprehensive functions and structures of the integumentary system, including the skin, its layers, and accessory structures. This quiz highlights the protective roles of the skin, its regulation of temperature, and its processes for sensation. Test your knowledge on the anatomy and physiology related to this vital organ.
