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What is the main component of the integument?
What is the main component of the integument?
- Dermis
- Blood vessels
- Subcutaneous tissue
- Epidermis (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin?
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skin?
- Excretion of glucose (correct)
- Synthesis of vitamin D
- Protection against injury
- Regulation of body temperature
Which of the following is NOT considered a skin appendage?
Which of the following is NOT considered a skin appendage?
- Sebaceous glands
- Sweat glands
- Blood vessels (correct)
- Hair follicles
What is the approximate weight of the integument in a person weighing 70 kg?
What is the approximate weight of the integument in a person weighing 70 kg?
Which structure covers the external surface of the tympanic membrane?
Which structure covers the external surface of the tympanic membrane?
What determines the color of the skin?
What determines the color of the skin?
Which layer of the skin contains cells that are mitotically active and cuboidal to low columnar in shape?
Which layer of the skin contains cells that are mitotically active and cuboidal to low columnar in shape?
In which type of skin is the stratum lucidum present?
In which type of skin is the stratum lucidum present?
Which type of skin lacks hair follicles, arrector pili muscles, and sebaceous glands?
Which type of skin lacks hair follicles, arrector pili muscles, and sebaceous glands?
What is the main component of the epidermis, composing of keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells?
What is the main component of the epidermis, composing of keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, and Merkel cells?
Which layer of the epidermis consists of several layers of flat cornified, keratinized dead cells with a thickened cell membrane?
Which layer of the epidermis consists of several layers of flat cornified, keratinized dead cells with a thickened cell membrane?
What is the thickness range of the epidermis in thin skin?
What is the thickness range of the epidermis in thin skin?
Which cell type in the epidermis is responsible for detecting light touch and superficial pressure?
Which cell type in the epidermis is responsible for detecting light touch and superficial pressure?
What is the main function of the stratum granulosum in the epidermis?
What is the main function of the stratum granulosum in the epidermis?
Which layer of the epidermis is most superficial but still contains cells with nuclei?
Which layer of the epidermis is most superficial but still contains cells with nuclei?
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