Thermoregulation and Integumentary System: Body Temperature Regulation
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What is the primary function of the hypodermis layer in the skin?

  • To offer chemical protection
  • To provide sensation
  • To facilitate exchange in simpler organisms
  • To regulate body temperature through insulation (correct)
  • What is the term for the regulation of solute and water balance in the body?

  • Osmoregulation (correct)
  • Excretion
  • Homeostasis
  • Thermoregulation
  • What is the process of heat transfer through the movement of water or air across the body surface?

  • Conduction
  • Radiation
  • Evaporation
  • Convection (correct)
  • What is the term for the period of low activity and decreased metabolic rate in response to environmental extremes?

    <p>Torpor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of melanin in the epidermis?

    <p>To produce pigment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the narrowing of blood vessels to conserve heat?

    <p>Vasoconstriction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of keratin in the skin?

    <p>To provide abrasion resistance for cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is unique to each individual?

    <p>Fingerprint pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of arrector pili?

    <p>To contract and pull on hair follicles, causing goosebumps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of sebaceous glands?

    <p>To produce sebum for hair and skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of glands are found in the armpits and genital areas?

    <p>Apocrine glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of Pacinian corpuscles?

    <p>To detect pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a first-degree burn?

    <p>Destruction of the epidermis only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a firm, raised lesion less than 1cm in diameter?

    <p>Papule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a large, raised lesion greater than 1cm in diameter?

    <p>Plaque</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a thin-walled blister filled with fluid?

    <p>Vesicle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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