Skin & Hair

Front

What is the top layer of skin called?

Back

epidermis

Front

What layer of skin senses pain?

Back

dermis

Front

What is the oily substance that protects the skin against water called?

Back

sebum

Front

The coloring in the skin; found in the epidermis.

Back

Melanin

Front

The skin serves as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection.

Back

True

Front

Structure in the dermis of the skin from which a strand of hair grows.

Back

Follicle

Front

Skin protects the body by keeping harmful substances outside the body and keeping important substances inside the body. True or False?

Back

True

Front

Your hair grows out of special tubes called---

Back

follicles

Front

Sweating and shivering are your body's way of regulating ______________.

Back

temperature

Front

Both hair and nails are made up of the same protein.

Back

True