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KWilfred

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What role does the integumentary system play in respiration?
 
 The tonsils in the pharynx produce immunity.
  All of these answers
  The brainstem regulates the respiratory rate.
  The ribs and sternum protect the lungs and bronchi.
  Receptors in the skin can alter the respiratory rate.

Question 2

Copper-colored skin, anorexia, and weight loss are symptoms of:
 A) diabetes insipidus
  B) diabetes mellitus
  C) Graves' disease
  D) Addison's disease


C.mcnichol98

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Receptors in the skin can alter the respiratory rate.

Rationale: While all of these statements are true statements, only the receptors in the skin are part of the integumentary system.

Answer to Question 2

D


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