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Is the human integumentary system best adapted for hot or cold climates?


A) warm, because sebaceous glands aid us in hot climates but evaporative cooling would kill us in cold climates
B) warm, because sweating cools us in hot climates but we would die in cold climates without clothing
C) cold, because we have many skin features that keep us from overheating
D) cold, because we have a thick hypodermis

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Soft keratin is present in the


A) dermis.
B) hair cuticles.
C) epidermis.
D) body of the nails.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Chemotherapy causes hair loss because these drugs specifically target rapidly dividing cells in the hypodermis.

A) True
B) False

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  Figure 5.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the integument layer that has no vascularization? A)  A B)  B C)  C D)  D E)  E Figure 5.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the integument layer that has no vascularization?


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The integumentary organs that are derived from mesoderm and function in thermoregulation are


A) hair.
B) arrector pili muscles.
C) sebaceous glands.
D) nails.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The type of skin cancer that is most common and has the lowest metastasis rate is


A) leukopenia.
B) squamous cell carcinoma.
C) malignant melanoma.
D) basal cell carcinoma.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The thickness of skin is determined by the presence of the stratum lucidum and the thickness of the


A) stratum basale.
B) reticular layer of the dermis.
C) stratum corneum.
D) papillary layer of the dermis.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The most external layer of a hair shaft is the


A) cuticle.
B) cortex.
C) medulla.
D) epidermal root sheath.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is not a current hypothesis proposed for the evolution of skin color?


A) preventing damage to DNA
B) protecting the level of vitamin D
C) protecting the level of folic acid
D) preventing damage to elastin

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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