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?

Torpor Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of melanin in the epidermis?

To produce pigment Signup and view all the answers

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

Vasoconstriction Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of keratin in the skin?

To provide abrasion resistance for cells Signup and view all the answers

What is unique to each individual?

Fingerprint pattern Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of arrector pili?

To contract and pull on hair follicles, causing goosebumps Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of sebaceous glands?

To produce sebum for hair and skin Signup and view all the answers

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

Apocrine glands Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of Pacinian corpuscles?

To detect pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a first-degree burn?

Destruction of the epidermis only Signup and view all the answers

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

Papule Signup and view all the answers

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

Plaque Signup and view all the answers

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

Vesicle Signup and view all the answers

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