When people experience conditions of high

44) When people experience conditions of high environmental temperatures and humidity,
A) even if they do not overexert they will have sore muscles and feel tired.
B) they can become hydrated from absorbing water vapor from the air.
C) their bodies are cooled primarily by the merocrine sweat glands.
D) they feel increasingly energetic as their skin surface becomes warmer.
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: C
Section Title: Local Control of Integumentary Function
Learning Outcome: 4.11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
45) The physical mechanism responsible for blushing is
B
Section Title: Local Control of Integumentary Function
Learning Outcome: 4.11
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
46) Why is the skin capable of repair, even after serious damage?
B
Section Title: Local Control of Integumentary Function
Learning Outcome: 4.12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
47) Which step comes first in the healing process?
C
Section Title: Local Control of Integumentary Function
Learning Outcome: 4.12
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

48) Which of the following skin cancers is the most common?
A) basal cell carcinoma
B) squamous cell carcinoma
C) malignant melanoma
D) sarcoma
E) cuboid cell carcinoma
Answer: A
Section Title: Aging and the Integumentary System
Learning Outcome: 4.13
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
49) Which of the following effects of aging is most vital to a person living in a hot, humid
climate?
D
Section Title: Aging and the Integumentary System
Learning Outcome: 4.13
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
50) In older individuals, wrinkling of the skin occurs because of
D
Section Title: Aging and the Integumentary System
Learning Outcome: 4.13
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
4.2 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
1) The structure in the epidermis that allows humans to detect very light touch, especially in the
finger tips is the ________.
Section Title: The Epidermis
Learning Outcome: 4.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

2) Thick skin can be found on the sole and the ________.