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Integumentary Study Guide Questions

The document contains a series of questions related to the integumentary system, including the modes of skin gland secretion, differences between lamprey and shark denticles, and the function of various anatomical features such as arrectores pili muscles and chromatophores. It also addresses the distinctions between osteoderms and scutes, as well as the misnomers associated with terms like 'whalebone' and 'giraffe horn.' Additionally, it explores the functions of mammalian hair variants and the significance of hairless areas in primates.

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Integumentary Study Guide Questions

The document contains a series of questions related to the integumentary system, including the modes of skin gland secretion, differences between lamprey and shark denticles, and the function of various anatomical features such as arrectores pili muscles and chromatophores. It also addresses the distinctions between osteoderms and scutes, as well as the misnomers associated with terms like 'whalebone' and 'giraffe horn.' Additionally, it explores the functions of mammalian hair variants and the significance of hairless areas in primates.

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Integumentary

1. Describe the 3 major modes of skin gland secretion and give examples for each one.

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2. Distinguish the denticles of a lamprey from those of a shark.

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3. Based on the figure shown, distinguish the pterylae from the apteria.

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4. What is the function of the arrectores pili muscle?

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5. Give the function of the mammalian hair variants shown in the righthand images.

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6. Note the hairless state of the backside of the primates shown in Slide 25. Explain why
this is the case.

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7. The baleen of a whale is sometimes called whalebone. Why is this term and the egg
tooth (of a chick) considered misnomers?

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8. Distinguish an osteoderm from a scute.

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9. What is effect of chromatophore dilation or constriction on the external appearance of an


animal?

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10. What pigment is found in each of the four examples of chromatophores given in the text
of the slide? Which chromatophores are associated with each animal in the slide?

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11. Distinguish the caribou antler from deer horn.


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12. Explain why the term “giraffe horn” is a misnomer.

a. The term "giraffe horn" is a misnomer because a giraffe's "horns" are skeletal
structures rather than keratinized ones. Ossicones is the proper term for this.

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