Structure of the Integumentary System

​6.1 Essential Question

​How are tissues that perform common functions organized?

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​Learning Targets

​Describe what constitutes an organ.

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Success Criteria:

• I can define organ

• I can give examples of organs in the human body

• I can explain how skin is an organ​

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​Definition

​Organ: Two or more tissue types that are structurally connected and perform shared specialized functions.

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​How is skin an organ?

​Identify the tissues that make up skin.

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Epidermis?

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Dermis?

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Subcutaneous?​

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​Tissues of Skin

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Multiple Choice

An organ is a structure made of

• two or more cell types within a tissue

• connective and eptihelial tissue only

• two or more tissues that are structurally connected and perform a specialized function

• a single tissue that performs a generalized function

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tissue types is not found in the skin?

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Muscle

• Nervous

• all of these are in the skin

Multiple Choice

The epidermal layer is made of

• Epithelial tissue

• Connective tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Nervous tissue

• all of these

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not found in the dermal layer of skin.

• Epithelial tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Nervous tissue

• Connective tissue