Question
What is a function of the integumentary system?
Responses
absorbs water
absorbs water - no response given
breaks down chemical bonds in food
breaks down chemical bonds in food - no response given
forms blood clots
forms blood clots - no response given
grows new tissue
Responses
absorbs water
absorbs water - no response given
breaks down chemical bonds in food
breaks down chemical bonds in food - no response given
forms blood clots
forms blood clots - no response given
grows new tissue
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The integumentary system has several functions, including:
1. **Protection**: It serves as a barrier against pathogens, chemicals, and physical damage.
2. **Temperature Regulation**: It helps regulate body temperature through sweat glands and blood vessels in the skin.
3. **Sensation**: The integumentary system contains sensory receptors that allow the body to perceive touch, pain, temperature, and pressure.
4. **Vitamin D Synthesis**: The skin plays a role in synthesizing vitamin D when exposed to sunlight.
5. **Water Resistance**: It provides a waterproof barrier that helps prevent water loss from the body.
Among the options you provided, "forms blood clots" relates more specifically to the function of platelets and clotting factors in the blood rather than directly to the integumentary system. However, the integumentary system does play a role in healing and protecting wounds.
In summary, while some options are related indirectly to the integumentary system, the most relevant roles are the protection, sensation, temperature regulation, and synthesis of vitamin D. The integumentary system does not primarily absorb water or break down chemical bonds in food.
1. **Protection**: It serves as a barrier against pathogens, chemicals, and physical damage.
2. **Temperature Regulation**: It helps regulate body temperature through sweat glands and blood vessels in the skin.
3. **Sensation**: The integumentary system contains sensory receptors that allow the body to perceive touch, pain, temperature, and pressure.
4. **Vitamin D Synthesis**: The skin plays a role in synthesizing vitamin D when exposed to sunlight.
5. **Water Resistance**: It provides a waterproof barrier that helps prevent water loss from the body.
Among the options you provided, "forms blood clots" relates more specifically to the function of platelets and clotting factors in the blood rather than directly to the integumentary system. However, the integumentary system does play a role in healing and protecting wounds.
In summary, while some options are related indirectly to the integumentary system, the most relevant roles are the protection, sensation, temperature regulation, and synthesis of vitamin D. The integumentary system does not primarily absorb water or break down chemical bonds in food.