The Integumentary System Cr test
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Your skin protects your body against _____, maintains your balance
of fluids, and even synthesizes vitamin ___ for your own personal use
- answer infection and extreme temperatures, D
If you could spread it out, your skin would cover an area of - answer
your bed
The key to your integumentary system is - answer layers
You lose enough cells from your epidermis every day to completely
replace it ever ___ to ___ weeks - answer 4 to 6
Your skin, being your outer defenses, contains a lot of ____ system
cells - answer immune
Your ___ skin can be found on the palms of your hand and the
bottom of your feet and contains ___ layers of skin - answer thick, 5
The epidermis is avascular, which means that all the oxygen and
nutrients that its cell need come from the ___ below it - answer
dermis
The ___ radiation in sunlight can damage the epidermis, causing the
elastic fibers to clump up, leading to leatherface condition - answer
ultraviolet
It can also suppress your ___ system - answer immune
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