Skin Facts and Figures

Front

The thinnest skin is found on

Back

The eyelids

Front

The skin averages an area of about

Back

22 square feet

Front

The skin of an average adult weighs

Back

6 to 9 pounds

Front

The skin accounts for about _________________ body weight.

Back

15%

Front

The skin has ___________layers.

Back

3

Front

The skin is thickest_________

Back

On the palm of the hands and the soles of the feet.

Front

Every minute your skin sheds _________dead skin cells.

Back

30,000

Front

Everyone has the same amount of ____, the cells that produce skin color.

Back

Melanocytes

Front

There are _________functions of the skin.

Back

6 functions

Front

The epidermis is much thicker than the dermis

Back

False