Q: What provides a protective covering for the body and helps maintain homeostasis?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Because the organs of the integumentary system are external to the body, you may think of them as little more than “accessories,” like clothing or jewelry. But the organs of the integumentary system serve important biological functions. They provide a protective covering for the body and help the body maintain homeostasis.

 Choices:

- unadorned system

- endorcrine system

- lysogenic system

- integumentary system


A:
integumentary system